The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.
The main purpose of this role is to provide support to colleagues in the Marketing International Business and Tourism department and Manchester Institute of Fashion (MIF) to run a workshop with practitioners titled 'Managing Disruption'. The work involves identifying, communicating and inviting managers from fashion retail and textile industry, organising the workshop and creating a mini-report. This is a part-time job that requires coordination between the Business School and Manchester Fashion Institute academic staff. The work is expected to start from 10th March and end by 15 July 2026 and involve 25-30 hours of work (including a half a day workshop).
Dates: 10 March 2026 - 15 July 2026
Hours: 25 - 30 hours between the above dates
Location: Online and in Manchester Metropolitan University's campus
Key Tasks
- Identify and contact managers of businesses in the fashion/retail/textile industry
- Invite businesses for the workshop
- Generate ideas for running the workshop effectively
- Coordinate activities between the Business School and the Fashion Institute for the workshop
- Manage preparations for the day of the workshop (catering, facilities etc)
- Support the workshop during the day (e.g Recording discussions and results)
- Coordinate preparation and dissemination of the mini-report after the workshop
Miscellaneous
You have a legal duty, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that you do not endanger yourself or anyone else by your acts or omissions. In addition, you must cooperate with the University on health and safety matters and must not interfere or misuse anything provided for health, safety and welfare purposes.
You are responsible for applying the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy in your own area of responsibility and in your general conduct.
You have a responsibility to promote high levels of customer care within your own areas of work.
Such other relevant duties commensurate with the grade of the post as may be assigned by the Manager in agreement with you. Such agreement should not be unreasonably withheld.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to Environmental Sustainability in order to reduce its waste, energy consumption and carbon footprint.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to delivering value for money services that optimise the use of resources and therefore should consider this when undertaking all duties and aspects of your role.