Role Descriptions

Part-Time Officers

There are 10 Part-Time Officer roles in total with five of them open for election.

A summary of each of the roles is outlined below.

Roles open for Election

Accessibility Officer

Campaigning for an accessible Union by championing inclusion and accessibility
Providing resources for students about support they can receive

Postgraduate Officer

Representing the interests of all Postgraduate students
Regularly talking and listening to Postgraduate students at the University of Leicester
Being responsible for communication to Postgraduate students
Sitting on the Academic Council

Ethnic Equity Officer

Providing students with information and advice about discrimination and racism
Celebrating different ethnic groups by running events and campaigning
Sitting on the Liberation Council

Women’s Officer

Being the key contact for Women within the Union and providing resources to them
Running appropriate campaigns specific to female students
Sitting on the Liberation Council

LGBT+ Officer

Being the key contact for LGBT+ students within the Union and sharing resources
Celebrating the LGBT+ community at the university by running events
Sitting on the Liberation Council

Mature and Part-Time Officer

Regularly talking and listening to Mature and Part-Time students at the University
Being responsible for communication to Mature and Part-Time students
Representing the interests of all Mature and Part-Time students

Other Part-Time Officer roles that are already filled

Trans and Non-Binary Officer

Being the key contact for Trans and Non-Binary students and circulating resources
Running appropriate campaigns specific to Trans and Non-Binary students
Sitting on the Liberation Council

Sustainability Officer

Encouraging students to engage with sustainability within the Union
Conducting campaigns to lobby and enhance sustainability within the Union
Supporting student groups related to sustainability with campaigns and projects
Sitting on the Sustainability Network

Distance Learning Officer

Campaigning for a positive student experience for distance learning students
Be responsible for communication to distance learning students
Enhancing the sense of belonging for distance learning students
Sitting on the Academic Council