Sexual Assault and Harassment Adviser (SAHA)

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Poole House (Bournemouth - Talbot)

Health and Wellbeing

Salary from £29,959 - £34,132 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to £37,174

Permanent

Professional and Support

02 Jul 2025

Full Time

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Sexual Assault and Harassment Adviser (SAHA)

About the role

Bournemouth University is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters the academic and personal success of our students.

We're looking for a Sexual Assault and Harassment Advisor or equivalent worker (SVLO, ISVA, IDVA) who is empathetic, knowledgeable, and approachable, with expertise in supporting survivors of sexual assault, harassment, or abuse.

This new role within Student Services will provide confidential advice and guidance for any students who have experienced sexual assault or domestic abuse. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, a flexible approach, and a demonstrable understanding of the impact of sexual assault and abusive relationships across our diverse student body.

Working closely with colleagues across the university, you will play a key role in activities relating to prevention, culture change, and our institutional response to sexual violence. Supporting BU's responsibilities to the Office for Students in preventing and addressing harassment and sexual misconduct is a crucial part of the role.

We are committed to providing a safe environment for all students and staff. This position is subject to a satisfactory DBS Disclosure and further information on BU’s safeguarding policies can be found online.

The interview dates for this is Thursday 17^th July 2025. Successful shortlisted candidates will be contacted with more information nearer the time.

Please contact Jacquie O'Brien, Achieve@BU Manager via [email protected] if you would like an informal chat about this vacancy.

About the department

Student Services is made up of a variety of different departments, all of whom provide a wide range of support to our students. Our goal is to provide students with the opportunity to reach their full potential by ensuring that their personal and social needs are met, and that they are well placed to make the most of their future career prospects through skills support and careers development. Every individual is different, and we understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to bolster creativity and innovation.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at [email protected].

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