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.
- Be one of the Union’s NUS Representatives and represent the Union at NUS conferences, events and activities.
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 £27,632 per annum