About us

King’s College London Students’ Union (KCLSU) is the oldest students’ union in the UK - we were founded in 1873! We are a union of students where individuals connect, have fun, build communities, share experiences, and make change. We’re a vibrant, energetic and fun organisation to be a part of – we’re looking talented people who are passionate about working in a student led environment, and want to make an impact for our diverse student body.

Welcome from our CEO

Welcome to KCLSU. We are delighted you’re interested in working with us.

Our vision is to create a future where every student has the opportunity to thrive. We’re seeking like-minded individuals to help achieve this goal. KCLSU is the oldest Students’ Union in the UK and together with the expertise of our people, we work so that our members feel a sense of belonging and have a platform to raise their voices.

So, if you’re up for a challenge and you’re committed to making a difference to the lives of Kings students, join us. We’d love to hear from you.


Denis Shukur Chief Executive Officer

Our Vision

A future where every King’s student belongs and has the opportunity to thrive

Our Mission

To support our membership to actively lead their student experience and education

Our Values

Our work is informed by our four values:

We work with honesty, clarity and integrity.

We work together and support each other.

We empower and respect each other.

We dare to push boundaries.

These are the behaviours that we display as people, and how we go about our work.

Our Benefits

We value our people at KCLSU. Here are just a few of the ways we thank them for the amazing work they do:

KCLSU will match your pension contribution up to 6%

We offer 25 days of annual leave (rising to 26 days after 2 years of service), plus bank holidays and 8 additional closure days per year (at Easter and Christmas). We will also give you an extra day off for your birthday, and 2 paid days off per year for volunteering or personal development.

Our staff receive a 50% discount on food and drink in KCLSU bars and cafes on our campuses

A lump sum of three times your annual salary, tax free, paid to your nominated beneficiary, should you pass away while employed by us

KCLSU Staff have access to all KCL Libraries, as well as the KEATS online learning platform and a LinkedIn learning subscription.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Student Jobs

KCLSU offers a variety of roles for King’s students across many departments – including our bars, cafes, the Union Shop or within one of our office based teams. If you already have experience in a similar role that’s great, but we’ll provide all the training you need to succeed in your role.


You’ll share our values, be customer focussed, friendly and always go the extra mile.


We’ll provide a fun, safe, supportive and exciting place to work. KCLSU is proud to be a London Living Wage employer, and offers competitive rates of pay. We’ll also give you some great experience to put on your CV!

non-Student Jobs

KCLSU is all about making sure King’s students have the best possible experience and can thrive. We’re a vibrant, energetic and fun organisation to be a part of.


Working for us is rewarding and we offer a competitive benefits package. Our values are to be inclusive, collaborative, open and brave . If you share our values, apply for one of our roles.

Our Teams

The Community Engagement Directorate strives to build students’ sense of belonging, community voice and leadership potential at university by supporting 400 student-led clubs, societies and communities; 3000 volunteers, representatives and community leaders; and 14,000 active student participants through community development, events management, community volunteering, policy and research, facilitation of community voice, campaigning, community leadership training, our peer mentoring buddy scheme, and democratic practices.

KCLSU Advice provides free, confidential and impartial academic advice to students about issues affecting their studies. We’re here to help students in a way that is non-judgmental, straightforward and empowering. Wellbeing has become a pivotal part of KCLSU, providing students with the best support in collaboration with King’s University. We have various support groups like Positive Peers, Black Student Talk support group and a Wellbeing Hub that helps students cope with their new transition into university life.

The Communications, Marketing and Insights (CMI) Directorate supports the organisation in implementing strategy to effectively amplify, communicate and showcase the work KCLSU does in maintaining students’ collective vision. CMI offers guidance and expertise to the organisation on specific focal points of communications, messaging, brand, and delivery aiming for best practice across all our print and digital channels.

Our support services teams are our Human Resources (HR), Governance, Payroll, IT & Facilities, and Finance departments. We are here to assist you with the day to day effective functioning of your role at KCLSU. One of the most important aspects of any business is servicing their workforce, meeting their requirements or addressing queries surrounding terms of recruitment, learning and development, wages, pension schemes, policies, employee relationships, employee engagement, legal & compliance management, financial support and anything else relevant to the above during their time at KCLSU.


We also provide managers, supervisors, and senior management with comprehensive support services focused on their specialised needs. Our IT and Facilities team ensure that student and non-student staff can work in their core areas as smoothly as possible. They assist in the onboarding process, helping to set up equipment and technology access, whilst keeping Health and Safety in check.

Our Commercial teams work in our venues and student facing services – The Vault, Guy’s Bar, The Shack, Guys Café, Union Shop and our Hubs Desks across 4 campuses. Any profit generated goes back into KCLSU to benefit our members.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. The diversity monitoring form will be treated as confidential, used for statistical purposes only, and will not be treated as part of your application.


We shortlist applicants for interview by matching the details given on the completed application form against both the role description and the person specification. We’ll be looking for clear evidence to show that your potential, experience, skills and knowledge match those set out in the person specification and role description.


We’re interested in all relevant experience, wherever you have gained it, as well as beyond paid employment, that may contribute to your ability to meet the requirements of the job.


If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please let us know in the relevant section on your application, or email us at HR@KCLSU.org and we can talk this through with you.

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