There are six Full-Time Sabbatical Positions available. Find out more by clicking on the one you're interested in:
- President
- Vice President Activities & Development
- Vice President Education & Representation
- Vice President Equality & Diversity
- Vice President Services
- Vice President Sports, Physical Activities & Wellbeing
Find out about the Part-time Positions Available
Type: Full-time Sabbatical (Paid)
The Role: "The Chief Representative of Strathclyde Students"
Duties:
- Be the overall chief representative and spokesperson of USSA; to the university, media, and external agencies and ensure that the Association maintains close links with the local and national community on issues of mutual concern.
- Be responsible for the smooth running of the Association, including working with the Vice Presidents to ensure licensing matters are dealt with, liaising with the General Manager on issues of staff concerns and policy, and liaising with Human Resources Manager to ensure that all appropriate legislation is adhered to.
- Chair the Communities’ Engagement Forum and via this, ensure the organisation and implementation of communities campaigns, events, and materials
- Be the chair of the Trustee Board, Executive Committee and Financial Oversight Committee.
- Along with the appropriate groups, work on a fundraising and community engagement strategy, and ensure that the Association maintains a place of high esteem within the community.
- Be responsible for overall financial and political management of the Association, including the presentation of the budget to University committees, signing cheques and contracts on behalf of the Association as appropriate, and coordinating the work of the Executive.
- Coordinate the work of the Executive in setting the yearly strategic goals and objectives of the Association, along with USSA management.
- Promote the Association positively to current and prospective students.
- Ensuring that the appropriate policies are implemented and adhered to for the effective and safe running of the Association.
- Oversee the organisation of Fresher’s Week and other such events in conjunction with the relevant officer.
- With the General Manager, assist in the recruitment of Association staff as appropriate.
Position: Vice President Activities & Development
Type: Full-time Sabbatical (Paid)
Role: "Helping Students get the most from their Uni experience by doing things they enjoy!"
Duties:
- Act as Clubs & Societies Convenor
- Be responsible for the promotion of societies and student activities amongst the student body and ensure widened access, with the aim of encouraging increased participation.
- Chair the Activities and Development Forum, and through this ensure the effective organisation and delivery of campaigns, events and materials to its ends.
- Provide assistance, support and guidance to USSA volunteers, and provide them with the means to effectively carry out their roles.
- Lead on policy development and implementation with regards to volunteering and involvement.
- Ensure that an effective strategy is in place for recruitment, retention, and reward, of student volunteers.
- Actively promote the benefits of student activity and volunteering, and be responsible for its strategic direction.
- Promote opportunities for personal development of members through extra and co-curricular activities
Position: Vice President Education & Representation
Type: Full-time Sabbatical (paid)
Role: "Helping students improve the Strathclyde learning experience"
Duties:
- Be responsible for representing students on all academic matters to the university and other such bodies as appropriate.
- Provide advice and support to students on matters of an academic nature as and when required.
- Engage with national education agencies on areas of policy development and implementation.
- Be responsible for Association policy on academic matters and education.
- Chair the Education forum, and via this, ensure the organisation and implementation of education related campaigns, events, and materials.
- Be responsible for the provision, training, and running of an effective class representative system, and work
with the appropriate bodies to this end. - Be responsible for the organisation and running of Student Congress.
- Work with the appropriate bodies and agencies to formulate and implement effective widening participation and access strategies.
- To empower students to enhance the quality of their learning & teaching experience.
- Promote opportunities for members to improve their future prospects through their academic experience.
Position: Vice President Equality & Diversity
Type: Full-time sabbatical (paid)
Role: "Promoting & celebrating diversity"
Duties:
- Provide a lead on issues of students’ rights and welfare, and represent these issues to the university as appropriate.
- Ensure that all students receive the necessary advice, support and representation, regardless of background.
- Ensure the implementation of, and adherence to, an effective equal opportunities policy.
- Oversee, and provide support to, the work of liberation groups, and ensure the provision of appropriate events for these groups and students throughout the year.
- Chair the Equality and Diversity Forum, and through this provide a lead on such appropriate campaigns, events, and materials.
- Ensure that the Association, its services, and publications are accessible to all students.
- Ensure familiarity with current issues in students’ welfare and rights, and provide materials on such issues to the general student body.
Position: Vice President Services
Type: Full-time Sabbatical (paid)
Role: "Improving the commercial and support services that the Union provides"
Duties:
- Effective management and development of Association trading concerns and with the President ensuring licensing matters are dealt with appropriately.
- Responsibility for the output of all support, media and commercial Association services.
- Development and implementation of a commercial strategy which ensures wide access to commercial activity for all student groups and appropriate demographics.
- Be responsible for all commercial events and publicity.
- Development and implementation of an effective communications strategy, and ensuring that all relevant information and opportunities are communicated to students through the appropriate channels.
- Attend appropriate and relevant internal and external events and committees.
- Be the USSA point of contact for relevant external organisations.
- Act as prosecutor in Student discipline cases.
- Chair the Services Forum, and assume overall responsibility for the organisation of services related campaigns and events.
- Be responsible for the development and production of all Association publications.
Position: Vice President Sports, Physical Activities & Wellbeing
Type: Full-time Sabbatical (paid)
Role: "Helping students get the most from their Uni experience by promoting sports & healthy lives"
Duties:
- Act as President of the USSA Sports Union, and promote the profile of the Sports Union, and general sporting activities, amongst the student body
- Prepare and implement an effective strategy for increasing participation in, and widening access to, all sporting and physical activities.
- Convene relevant Sports Union committees, and the Association Sports, Physical Activities & Well-being Forum.
- Oversee the financial management of the Sports Union, including the drafting of a Sports Union budget, and ensuring that club budgets are adhered to.
- Represent Strathclyde sporting interests to the university and national student sports bodies.
- Ensure that the Sports Union implements, maintains, and adheres to appropriate and relevant policy for the purposes of health and safety within sport.
- Coordinate the work of Sports Union committees, and ensure the efficient and effective organisation of a sports’ AGM.
- Be responsible for the promotion and awareness raising of relevant health and wellbeing issues, and organise events, campaigns and materials to this end.
- Organise and coordinate the annual Sports Fair, and other appropriate events throughout the year
If you have any queries about the elections, please get in touch with Al Wilson, Democratic Services Coordinator at elections@theunion.strath.ac.uk