Welcome to your application form. StaffSavvy is a service that helps us (The Union, Manchester Metropolitan University) manage your employment application with us. StaffSavvy will be collecting and processing your personal data on our behalf.

We strongly recommend that you read our statement about your personal data before you provide any information:

We ("Manchester Metropolitan University Students' Union") will be what is known as the ‘Controller’ of the personal data you provide to us in respect of StaffSavvy. For StaffSavvy, we only collect basic personal data about you that we as your potential employer need to know. All the personal data we process via StaffSavvy is either processed by or on our behalf (including the third party hosting company for the service) in the UK. No other third parties have access to your personal data provided for StaffSavvy (unless the law allows them to do so).

Details of the retention period and the lawful basis for our processing of your personal data are as set out in our full privacy policy which is available on our website.

If at any point you wish to have access to this personal data or believe the information we process on you is incorrect or incomplete you can request to see this information and have it corrected or deleted. You also have the right to restrict our processing of your personal data or to object to our processing of it. Further details of your rights in respect of your personal data are also set out in our privacy policy. Details of who to contact if you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data are set out in the privacy policy.

For further information, or if you have any other issues in respect of the use of your personal data, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office. Our Data Protection Officer is Steph Taylor-Wren and you can contact them at s.b.taylor-wren@mmu.ac.uk.

If you are happy to continue then please complete your email address and click start. We'll check and save each question as you go and will display a green tick to the right of the question when this is complete. As soon as you provide your email address, we'll email you with a link so you can return to this application at any time.

Welcome and thank you for applying for a job with The Union, MMU.

Please complete all sections of this form using the boxes provided. We use a blind shortlisting process as part of this recruitment. This means that personal details such as your name and other identifying information will not be shared with shortlisting panels. Applications are assessed solely on the information you provide in response to the role requirements, helping us to ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for all applicants.

Use of AI Tools
We recognise that applicants may choose to use AI tools when completing this application, for example to support structure, clarity, or proofreading. If you do so, we encourage you to be open and transparent about how AI has supported your application. All responses must remain your own work and clearly reflect your own skills, experience, and understanding. We may explore your application further at interview, and all information provided must be accurate and honest.

If you have any questions about the form or need support at any stage, please get in touch with us at jobs.theunion@mmu.ac.uk.

Good luck with your application!