Find which role suits you
The Postgraduate Officer will be elected in October.
Campaigns Officer
The Campaigns Officer leads on coordinating campaigns done by the SU, making sure they have ‘making life better for students’ at the heart. Pitching relevant campaigns to the officer team and to student council members, in response to student feedback.
The Campaigns officer will be expected to:
- Keep up to date with the NUS’s campaigns.
- Support the inclusion officer in communicating with inclusions reps, and listening to feedback from these reps
- Promote campaigns through the appropriate media and social media channels
- Listen to student feedback on what campaigns are needed
- Work with relevant staff to make sure the campaigns are creating the change or awareness they are supposed to
- Be jointly responsible for working events with the other elected officers
- Work towards their manifesto goals
This role will receive a stipend of £1,200 per year to recognise the work done for the union, subject to approval.
Events Officer
The Events Officer works to arrange regular SU events, based on feedback from students. These might be events in the Backstage Bar or other spaces on and off campus. They will work with the President and Union staff on the planning for Freshers and Summer Ball.
Being outgoing and full of ideas is a key strength and being organised and able to manage your time is always important.
The events officer will be expected to:
- Support with the organising of Freshers
- Organise and attend regular events both in the Backstage Bar and elsewhere on campus
- Promote events to students via multiple communication channels
- Take event requests and feedback from students and reps
- Make sure everything required for each event is ready in enough time
- Lead on organising end-of-year events
- Be jointly responsible for working events with other elected officers
- Work towards their manifesto goals
This role will receive a stipend of £1,200 per year to recognise the work done for the union, subject to approval.
Inclusion officer
The Inclusion Officer is dedicated to improving the experience of students through an inclusive and accessible lens. They will meet the Inclusion Reps regularly to make sure everyone’s voice is heard by the union and by Central.
Being good at listening and understanding people’s experiences and positionalities will be key. This role is about making things better for everyone at Central by sharing student experiences with the school.
The inclusion officer will be expected to:
- Lead and coordinate the inclusion reps, keeping in regular communication and meeting with them at least once a month
- Liaising between the SU and the Inclusion Reps
- Work with the Events Officer and Inclusion Reps to recognise and celebrate national and international days of importance
- Work with the Campaigns Officer to organise campaigns suggested by the Inclusion Reps
- Be jointly responsible for working events with the other elected officers
- Work towards their manifesto goals
This role will receive a stipend of £1,200 per year to recognise the work done for the union, subject to approval.
President
The President is the ultimate representative of students at Central, representing them at committee’s and events, and making sure students are at the heart of all work done at Central. They work full-time in the Union, overseeing all SU activities day-to-day, and leading the officer team.
The President will sit on a number of school committee’s, student procedure meetings, and liasing with external groups like CUKSN, ALCOPA and NUS.
Experience leading a team will be helpful, as will confidence speaking publicly in committees or at events. The president needs to be a quick learner to adapt to the many parts of the role, from event management, to report writing, speaking on committees to supporting students, and every day can bring new challenges. Being able to manage your time effectively while being pulled in different directions will be essential.
This is a full time job role. If you’re not graduating, you will need to take a break in studies to do this role.
Undergraduate Officer
The Undergraduate Officer focuses on the educational experience of undergraduate students. Working with the faculty office and the Postgraduate Officer to support students with any academic matters, amplifying student feedback mechanisms and taking feedback to the relevant staff members.
The ability to listen to feedback and know where to take it will be helpful. Confidence when speaking to academic staff or chairing meetings will be useful.
The Undergraduate Officer will be expected to:
- Meet at least once a term with students from each undergraduate programme to hear any feedback
- Actively seek feedback from all undergraduate students and take action
- Attend Course Committee’s for all Undergraduate courses
- Be jointly responsible for working events with the other elected officers.
- Work towards their manifesto goals
This role will receive a stipend of £1,200 per year to recognise the work done for the union, subject to approval.