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Vice President Community Job Role

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Vice President Community

Vice President Community is responsible for campaigning to widen development projects and opportunities for students. They will campaign to widen participation in extra-curricular activities and support the development of the clubs and societies. They lead on sustainability and environmental issues within the Union and University and foster collaboration between Strathclyde students, staff and local communities.

Salary: £23,144

Term: June 2024 to June 2025 (start date TBC)

Time Commitment: 35 hours per week (Full Time)

Useful Skills: Enthusiasm, Organisation Skills, Relationship Building, Team-player, Decision Making, Negotiation and Public Speaking

Newly elected Full Time Officers are required to be available for handover and induction in June.

This role will:

  1. Develop and promote extra-curricular activities within the University and the Glasgow community.
  2. Campaign to widen participation in extracurricular activities and improve the diversity of activities/opportunities offered.
  3. Identify and work to establish opportunities for collaboration and community building within Strathclyde, for example Halls Reps and RAG groups.
  4. Focus on sustainability and environmental issues.
  5. Engage with external stakeholders and developing partnerships and opportunities.
  6. Improve the services provided by Strath Union for societies and other student groups.
  7. Facilitate input to University strategic initiatives and ensure student voice is heard in in corporate governance meetings.

Board of Trustees

This position is also a member of the Board of Trustees, which holds overall financial, legal and strategic responsibilities for the Association. For more info on being a Trustee, read OSCR’s (the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator) guide.

Key Relationships

  • Strath Union: Full-Time Exec Officers, Non-Exec Officers, Staff including Senior Management, Advice Hub, Central Services, Commercial, Communications and Marketing, Sports Union and Student Engagement teams
  • University: The Principal, the Vice-Principal, the Associate Principal & Executive Dean of each Faculty, the Associate Principals, the Chief Commercial Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the University Secretary, the Director of Strategy and Policy, and the Director of HR.
  • External Organisations: National Union of Students’ (NUS), Public Officials, Full Time Officers at other institutions.

Key Meetings

These are not an exhaustive lists.

Union

  • Trustee Board
  • Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
  • Student Parliament
  • Exec
  • Executive Committee
  • Societies Exec

University

  • University Court
  • University Senate
  • Campus Identity Group
  • Student Experience Committee
  • Fairtrade Group
  • Halls Committee

Role Specific Training

  • Extensive training and support will be provided to ensure that you are fully equipped for the role.
  • Full Time Officers are required to attend the handover and induction period which takes place in June.
  • Newly elected Full-Time Officers should check with Student Union staff before making any summer holiday plans as a lot of training is scheduled over the summer period.
  • Additional training and ongoing support are provided throughout the academic year.
The perfect candidate for the Executive will be someone that wants to make a difference, but also recognises that you should be making a difference for the right reasons.

Dr Debbie Willison, Vice Dean (Academic), Faculty of Science

I wanted to improve the student experience and as a campaigner it felt right to put myself forward.

Gurjit Singh, Union President 2007/08

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