Being a PT officer

Union Governance
Companies Acts 2005

Education Act 1994

Charities Act 2006

Union

Board Structure
Membership

Executive Board
AGM/AMM Board of Trustees

Societies
Exec

Sports Exec

Executive Board

Basic Staff Structure

Union Exec
Director

Membership Services

Human Resources

Commercial Services

Socs/Sports/ Training/Comms

Rubix/Channies

What is the Union Executive?

The Union Executive is made up of 5 full time Sabbatical officers and 8 part time officers. The part-time officers are students who take a specific interest in a particular issue or section of the student population. Most importantly, they are part of a team of representatives and they are here to make sure the Union keeps a high profile around the campus, communicates properly with students and takes everyones interests into account. Being elected as a part time officer means being part of a team of individuals who share student feedback and make things happen. They are actively involved in managing projects, working with others, and shaping your Union.

Which positions are up for grabs?

Union Chair Communications Officer Events and Trading Officer Equality and Diversity Officer Community Officer Postgraduate Development Officer International Development Officer RAG Chair and Deputy (non-Exec position)

The National Union

Hackney College USSU

Exeter Guild

National President Vice-Presidents (Zones) Higher Education Further Education Welfare Society and Citizenship Union Development

Constituent Member (CM)

Block of 12 Liberation Groups (LBGT, Women, Black)

What to expect in the role

Handover Training Week Weekly Exec Meetings Involvement in Union Events
Moving In Weekend Freshers Fayre Ifestival Students awards

Things that nothing to do with your portfolio!

What do I get out of it!

You get what you put in Skills Training, Negotiation, Meetings Great team of people to work with (you hope!) Email account Oh and free Rubix entry!

Things to think about?

How achievable are your ideas? Where is your focus directed at? How much time you can put in? What skills to you have? What Societies and Sports clubs you are apart of?

Job Focus

Union University Wider Community

How would I get started?

Build relationships
Fellow Executive Officers Union Staff University Staff (in key areas) Societies and Sports club committees

Action Plan
Based on your Manifesto How are you going to get here?

But I havent Won Yet

 Firstly, its all up to you

Your Manifesto

Might want to continue work that currently in progress Or head in a completely different direction.

3 to 4 points on where you focus will be

What you want to achieve and why you think its important

Be realistic If you dont think something will be doable then it most likely wont be.

Election Timetable & Checklist

1) Submit the form and your manifesto (paper and electronic) by noon on Wednesday 18th May

2) Come to the candidates briefing at 6pm on Wednesday 18th May

3) Book and appointment to record your video statement 4) Voting Opens at midnight on Wednesday 25th May and closes at 5pm on Friday May 27th 5) Submit your election expenses (even if they are nil) by noon on Friday 27th May 6) Voting closes at 5pm and results are declared at (TBA) in Chancellors on Friday 27th May 7) Handover / Induction is 18th 22nd July 2011 8) Your term of office begins on August 1st for 12 months. If you fail to meet any of the deadlines in points 1,2 or 5 you may be excluded from the election

Campaigning
Have a campaign slogan
Short, sweet and catchy

Get out and speak to people

Talk about you and your ideas

Make sure people know what and HOW to vote!

vote.ussu.co.uk

Cross Campus Elections (now)

Chair Deputy (runner up)

RAG Chair
Deputy RAG Chair Rag Official Rag Official Rag Official

RAG General Meeting (next year) RAG Officials RAG Reps

Rag Official

Rag Official

RAG Reps