Election Posts

RSU By-Election Autumn 2020

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Digby Stuart College President

The College President responsibilities include:

  • Be the prime college representative within the Union and seek to involve as many students with the Union and College as possible;
  • Attend and contribute to meetings of Presidents’ Committee, which includes receiving campaign ideas, identifying student groups to gather feedback, and determining if ideas have insight-backed student interest;
  • Establish and maintain relationships with members of staff within their respective college, including the Head of College, College Life Development Officer, and Student Wellbeing Officer;
  • Strengthening the partnerships between their respective college with the Union and other colleges;
  • Work closely with college management to ensure that the student voice is represented in all college-based discussions and decisions;
  • Support the creation and maintenance of the respective College Network
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Gender Equality Officer

  • Ensure the interests of students of all genders are represented to the university, at Student Senate and at the Students’ Union Council (SUC).
  • Liaise with Vice President (Welfare & Community) to ensure that students of all genders are represented and supported during their time at the University of Roehampton.
  • Establish effective methods of communication between the RSU with students of all genders.
  • To support (wherever appropriate) the work of the Trans Students’ Of?cer, in the knowledge that the road to transgender equality is the same road that leads to gender equality.
  • To acknowledge that the interests of all genders include those who identify outside of the gender binaries.
  • Collect written and verbal feedback from female students to inform campaigns and identify students who wish to support with the remit.
  • Meet regularly with your Sabbatical Officer link and the Student Voice & Insights Coordinator and liaise with the trans students officer to discuss ideas and provide updates on campaigns, activities or events.
  • Provide regular updates to all students, by attending the SUC and communicating with the wider membership using the RSU’s social media and online communication methods.
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RSU Officers - Inter-faith Officer (Female)

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Inter-faith Officer (Male)

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LGBTQ+ Students' Officer

  • Ensure the interests of LGBTQ+ students are represented to the university, at Student Senate and at the Students’ Union Council (SUC).
  • Liaise with Vice President (Welfare & Community) to ensure that LGBQT+ students are represented and supported during their time at the University of Roehampton.
  • Establish effective methods of communication between the RSU with LGBTQ+ students.
  • Support the Trans Students Of?cer and LGBTQ+ Society in order to promote trans students as equal partners in the broader LGBTQ+ community.
  • Collect written and verbal feedback from LGBTQ+ students to inform campaigns and identify students who wish to support with the remit.
  • Meet regularly with your Sabbatical Officer link and the Student Voice & Insights Coordinator to discuss ideas and provide updates on campaigns, activities or events.
  • Provide regular updates to LGBTQ+ students, by attending the SUC and communicating with the wider membership using the RSU’s social media and online communication methods.
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Postgraduate Students' Officer

  • Ensure the interests of post-graduate students are represented to the university, at Student Senate and at the Students’ Union Council (SUC).
  • Liaise with Vice President Education to ensure that Postgraduate students are represented and supported during their time at the University of Roehampton.
  • Establish effective methods of communication between the RSU and Postgraduate students.
  • Collect written and verbal feedback from postgraduate students to inform campaigns and identify students who wish to support with the remit.
  • Meet regularly with your Sabbatical Officer link and the Student Voice & Insights Coordinator to discuss ideas and provide updates on campaigns, activities or events.
  • Provide regular updates to postgraduate students, by attending the SUC and communicating with the wider membership using the RSU’s social media and online communication methods.
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Students With Caring Responsibilities Officer

  • Ensure the interests of students with caring responsibilities are represented to the university, at Student Senate and at the Students’ Union Council (SUC).
  • Liaise with Vice-President (Welfare & Community) and the NUS to ensure that students with caring responsibilities are represented and supported during their time at the University of Roehampton.
  • Establish effective methods of communication between the RSU and students with caring responsibilities.
  • Collect written and verbal feedback from students with caring responsibilities to inform campaigns and identify students who wish to support with the remit.
  • Meet regularly with your Sabbatical Officer link and the Student Voice & Insights Coordinator to discuss ideas and provide updates on campaigns, activities or events.
  • Provide regular updates to students with caring responsibilities, by attending the SUC and communicating with the wider membership using the RSU’s social media and online communication methods.
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Students with Disabilities Officer

  • Ensure the interests of students with disabilities are represented to the university, at Student Senate and at the Students’ Union Council (SUC).
  • Liaise with Vice-President (Welfare & Community) and the NUS to ensure that students with disabilities are represented and supported during their time at the University of Roehampton.
  • Establish relationships and effective methods of communication between the RSU, Disability Services and with disabled students.
  • Collect written and verbal feedback from students with disabilities to inform campaigns and identify students who wish to support with the remit.
  • Meet regularly with your Sabbatical Officer link and the Student Voice & Insights Coordinator to discuss ideas and provide updates on campaigns, activities or events.
  • Provide regular updates to students with disabilities, by attending the SUC and communicating with the wider membership using the RSU’s social media and online communication methods.
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Whitelands College Deputy President

The College Deputy President responsibilities will include:

  1. Work together with the College President, as a college representative within the Students’ Union and seek to involve as many students with the Students’ Union and College activities and events as possible.
  2. Work together with College President to represent the voice of students, which includes receiving campaign ideas, identifying student groups to gather feedback, and determining if ideas have insight-backed student interest, which the College President will then present at Presidents' Committee.
  3. Be the lead representative of the College student network.
  4. Be the lead representative for College based events & activities such as College Cup and other initiatives
  5. Work in partnership with the RSU by promoting RSU events & activities (both student and organisation led); encouraging students to engage with RSU Societies and encouraging student participation in Student Networks.
  6. Alongside the College President, build partnerships and develop relationships with other Colleges to form an inter College community.
  7. Meet regularly with your College President and the Student Voice Coordinator to discuss ideas and provide updates on campaigns, activities, or events.
  8. Provide regular updates to students by writing blogs, articles and creating posts for the RSU’s social media and website to communicate with students within their respective college and the wider membership to close the feedback loop.
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