The RSU Vice President Education will:
- Present ideas to the University on how the academic experience and student outcomes can be improved based on evidence-based feedback from students and academic representatives.
- Sit and represent students on university education, academic, and other relevant committees to ensure the student voice is heard.
- Chair focus groups as necessary to support the collation of informed student feedback relating to students’ academic experience and student outcomes.
- Work to improve and support student academic representation systems and set up initiatives to keep them engaged Lead campaigns relating to academic issues, improving the academic experience, and improving the University of Roehampton.
- Be the lead Officer Trustee responsible for academic-based campaigns, academic quality, and standards-based initiatives, such as National Student Survey (NSS), Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), and other education student voice initiatives.
- Act as the Deputy Chair of Presidents’ Committee.
All sabbatical officers will:
- Work at all times within relevant legislation as well as structures, policies and procedures.
- Work co-operatively with other Union staff and Officers, as well as relevant external organisations.
- Adhere to the highest standards, especially of customer service and safety.
- Seek to continually develop and improve Union facilities and services.
- Keep up to date with sector developments, developments in the local community, and students' views/needs, where necessary undertaking market research to generate such information.
- Undertake necessary training and to attend all meetings as requested.
- Promote a positive and professional image of the Roehampton Students’ union (RSU) to its members, customers, stakeholders and other external people.
- Positively contribute to the organisation’s ethical and environmental ethos.
- Perform any other additional reasonable duties as deemed appropriate.
This list is not exhaustive and is a general indication - the role holder will be expected to complete any reasonable task requested of them.
Note: This is a full time sabbatical role which is £27,169 per annum