Sabbatical Officers
A student union sabbatical officer is a full-time, salaried, executive union position.
The officer roles are elected each year by other students to advocate for, and represent the views of the students within the university.
President
The role of the President includes:
- Representing students and ensuring the student voice is heard.
- Contribute to the development of the Union strategy.
- Upholding the SU democratic system and ensuring student demographics and interests are recognised and reflected.
- Generating and overseeing the SU events programme and commercial activity.
- Overseeing and supporting Clubs and Societies.
- Chairs the Trustee Board as well as sitting on a number of other university committees.
- Member of the University Board of Governors.
Vice President
The role of the Vice President includes:
- Representing students and ensuring the student voice is heard.
- Advance and promote the agreed Union strategy
- Uphold the democratic system of the SU and be accountable to the membership (the students!)
- Attend all relevant academic and education committees within the university
- Be the Full Time Officer link for the Part Time Officers
- Oversee the student networks
- Work in conjunction with other officers on issues of student welfare
- Develop and run campaigns relating to wellbeing and diversity