Officer By-Elections - April 2024

The Vice President (Education) position is one of the Union’s Executive Officer positions and is a full-time, paid role suitable for students for who will be graduating this year, or who will take a sabbatical year if elected. The ideal candidate would be passionate about education as a tool for personal development, for pushing the boundaries of knowledge, for supporting social mobility or as a vital part of our society, economy or arts. As Vice-president (Education) you will help to improve students’ academic experience and sit on the university’s most senior academic committee and agree policies that impact all students.

The Student Parents & Carers Officer will define as a parent or carer and will represent the needs of parent and carer students at the University of Derby. They will actively seek the views of other student parents & carers across all campuses to help shape the work they undertake and they will campaign and lobby the University on issues that may arise locally, regionally or nationally. The officer will run at least one relevant campaign and encourage student parents and carers to participate in the Union, whilst working with the Student Trustee to ensure activities undertaken within the Union are inclusive to student parents and carers. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Commuter Student Officer will identify as being a commuter student, and will actively seek the views of other commuter students at the University of Derby across all campuses to help shape the work that they undertake. They will campaign and lobby the University on issues that may arise locally, regionally or nationally that impact commuter students. They will run at least one campaign that is related to the issues affecting commuter students. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Disabilities Officer will identify as having a disability and will represent the needs of disabled students at the University of Derby on a local, regional and national scale. They will actively seek the view of disabled students at the University of Derby across all campuses to help shape the work that they undertake and campaign and lobby the University on issues that may arise. The Officer will run at least one campaign that is related to the issues affecting disabled students. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Postgraduate Research Chair will organise and chair the PGR Council and attend the UIRC and report back to the CRC (college research committee) reps within the PGR Council. They will represent the needs of PGR students at the University of Derby on a local, regional and national scale and actively seek the views of PGR students via the CRC reps at the University of Derby to help shape the work that they undertake. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The FE Student Officer will be a Derby student on an access course, a foundation year student, or a student on an FE Apprenticeship. They will represent the needs and issues facing Derby FE students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps within the FE courses and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position, excluding the NUS Rep. 

The Allied Health & Social Care Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs of students within Allied Health & Social Care at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities within the Department including but not limited to Student Forums, with the aim to improve the student experience. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Arts Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs of students within the Arts school at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities within the Department, including but not limited to Student Forums, with the aim to improve the student experience. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Engineering Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs and issues facing other engineering students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position, excluding the NUS Rep.

The Humanities & Journalism Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs and issues facing other humanities and journalism students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Institute of Education Officer will be a student within the school of Education and will represent the needs and issues of students within this school at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat of, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities, including Student Forums. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Postgraduate Taught Officer will be a student on a postgraduate taught course and will represent the needs and issues facing other postgraduate taught students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the postgraduate student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Psychology Officer will be a student within the school of psychology and will represent the needs and issues of other students within this school at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff.

The Sport and Exercise Science Officer will be a student within this school and will represent the needs and issues facing other sport and exercise science students at the University of Derby. They will lead a team of Student Reps and gather feedback on a regular basis with the aim of improving the student experience. The officer will contribute to meetings they have a seat on, including Student Officer Committees, and voice the student view at relevant opportunities. This role will be fully supported by a team of Union staff. Please note you can only nominate yourself for one position, excluding the NUS Rep.

As a Sports Councillor you will be responsible for ensuring that the student voice is heard both within the Union of Students and University of Derby.  You represent and are an extra support structure to the many students that engage with sport at the University and will play a big part in communicating what students need to further enhance their University experience. You will be responsible to the Union Sports Chair and the Vice President (Activities).

As a Societies Councillor you will be responsible for ensuring that the student voice is heard both within the Union of Students and University of Derby. You represent and are an extra support structure for all students that engage within our Union Societies and will help communicate what students need to further enhance their University experience. You will be responsible to the Union Societies Chair and the Vice-President (Activities).