NUS Conference Delegates (3 places)
*** Due to NUS Policy, the delegation that UWE sends to annual conference must be at least 50% self-defining women. Therefore once nominations close, we will be asking students to self-define and using this data to process the vote.***
Every year The Students' Union at UWE sends a delegation made up of the President and 8 elected students to the National Union of Students' (NUS) National Conference.
NUS is a national organisation that campaigns on issues that affect students across the UK. It is at conference that students from across the United Kingdom from a range of Higher Education and Further Education Colleges and Universities decide what issues NUS will campaign for and who its leaders will be for the upcoming year.
NUS is a democratic membership led organisation, which means it is run by students for students. This means all the positions that students hold are elected during conference so UWE Bristol delegates have a direct say in who is going to represent students nationally in the next academic year.
NUS National Conference Delegates will help to choose who will be running NUS and what it works on in the year ahead. It's a unique opportunity to be involved with the student movement at a national level, and meet students from other universities and take part in the conference debates and votes.
NUS National Conference takes place on the 28-29 March (you MUST be able to attend Conference on these dates).
Read the full role description here
Community and Welfare Officer
Part time voluntary role.
The Community and Welfare Officer cares for students.
Excellent listening, observation and communication skills are key to the role.
Finding out the issues that affect student’s welfare generally, in Bristol and specifically at UWE are one of the first things an Officer needs to do.
With that knowledge they are then able to work on improving the situation.
Having conversations with different members of The Students’ Union and meeting with University officials are methods that can lead to long standing changes.
Some issues require greater awareness in the student population. Running highly visible campaigns and working with their fellow officers to get messages out are important tools for an Officer to utilise.
Working with local and national charities, research, leading and supporting student campaigns and building networks are all ways in which Officer ensure they are successful.
Individuals can decide what they want to change and the legacy they want to leave.
Read the full role description here.
City Campus Officer (Bower, Arnolfini, Spike & Watershed)
***By standing in this election, you are self-defining as a Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island or Watershed based student.***
Part time voluntary role.
The City Campus officer is one of the eleven Part Time Officer roles who sit on the Executive in The Students’ Union at UWE.
Each campus has its own personality; physically none of them are the same, they are located in completely different areas and most importantly the students that attend them have very distinct needs.
City Campus Officers represent the creatives and freethinkers of UWE. Making sure their views are heard by The Students’ Union and the University is a big part of the role.
As learning takes place on four different sites making sure that the facilities students need are available wherever they’re studying often means meeting with different departments in the University and individuals in The Student’s Union to put forward cases as to why they should provide them.
City Campus students also have different tastes and interests to students on other campuses so running social events that students want, carrying out campaigns and lobbying the University are methods Officers use to make sure the City Campus students are catered for during their studies.
How the individual wants to do this is up to them.
Read the full role description here
Postgraduate Officer
***Please note, this position is only available to Postgraduate students.***
Part time voluntary role.
The Postgraduate Officer is one of the eleven Part Time Officer roles who sit on the Executive in The Students’ Union at UWE.
They listen to, speak up about and aim to solve the issues of UWE’s postgraduates.
Having their finger on the pulse of what’s affecting Postgraduate students and drawing on their own experiences is key to being successful.
They make sure UWE Bristol and The Students’ Union fit around the needs of postgraduate students by raising the issues and convincing then that solving them is a priority.
Putting on events, running campaigns, carrying out surveys and working with different student groups, fellow officers and The Students’ Union staff are all methods Officers can use to make sure postgrads enjoy their time at UWE Bristol.
It’s up to the individual what they want to achieve and how they want to go about it.
This role starts as soon as you are elected and finishes 30 June 2024.
Read the full role description here
Frenchay Campus Officer
***By standing for this position, you are self defining as a Frenchay based student.***
Part time voluntary role.
The Frenchay Campus Officer is one of the four campus representative positions in The Students’ Union at UWE.
Each campus has its own personality; physically none of them are the same, they are located in completely different areas and most importantly the students that attend them have very distinct needs.
Frenchay is the largest of the fours campuses, it has a huge variety of facilities, many subjects are studied there and thousands of students are live on site.
Officers work to find out what is important to students living and studying on campus, making sure they are visible and approachable so that students know that they can come to them with their views.
Working with The Students’ Union commercial team to provide the big events students want and meeting with departments in The University so that they are aware of the issues in accommodation and university facilities are important parts of the role.
With so many students on the campus at any one time Officers can have huge impacts on The Students’ Union by working to engage them with activities and carrying out and assisting on campaigns.
With so many different aspects to the role Officers can be flexible and it’s up to the individual how they approach the role.
Read the full role description here
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Officer
****By standing for this position, you are self-defining as a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender Student.****
Part time voluntary role.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) Officer role is one of the Part Time Officer roles who sit on the Executive in The Students’ Union at UWE.
The LGBT+ Officer is the face of the movement for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender students studying at UWE Bristol.
Officers give the LGBT+ community at UWE Bristol a strong voice in The Students’ Union and work with their fellow elected officials to make sure that voice is recognised by the University as well.The purpose of the post is the following:
A) To represent and seek the views of LGBT+ students at UWE Bristol
B) To communicate and liaise with the Students' Union Executive Team
C) To campaign on issues that affect LGBT+ students
D) To work alongside societies at UWE Bristol who represent the interests of LGBT+ students.
Running events, lobbying the University, raising awareness and working in partnership with local organisations such as Bristol Pride are all ways in which an Officer can make their time a success.
When elected as the LGBT+ Officer you are also elected to represent UWE students at The NUS Liberations conference.
The issues that an individual decides to work on and how they go about doing it is entirely their choice.
Read the full role description here
Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Officer
**** By standing for this position, you are self-defining as a Black or Minority Ethnic student. ****
Part time voluntary role.
The BME Officer role is one of the eleven Part Time Officer positions that sit on the Executive at The Students’ Union at UWE.
The BME Officer is as a key figure in the movement for Black Minority Ethnic students studying at UWE.
They ensure that the BME perspective is taken into consideration by the rest of The Students’ Union by being part of the Executive and are in a position to meet with University officials to raise the issues that are important to BME students.
Bringing together the different BME groups that exist within The Students' Union is key to succeeding in this role and making positive changes in the University and local area.
Running campaigns such as Black History Month, lobbying the University, raising awareness and working in partnership with local organisations are all ways in which an Officer can make their time a success.
The issues that an individual decides to work on and how they go about doing it is entirely their choice.
When elected as the BME Officer you are also elected to represent UWE students at The NUS Liberation conference.
Read the full role description here
NUS Women's conference delegate (4 places)
****By standing for this position, you are self-defining as a woman student (including Trans women and those who have suffered oppression as women).****
The Liberation Conferences ensures the voices of those who are underrepresented are heard, the students within the campaigns work to gain equal rights or full social and economic opportunities for a particular group. Each exists to represent, extend and defend the rights of students from these Liberation Groups.
This Conference brings together delegates from students' unions affiliated to NUS UK to discuss, debate and vote on motions and elect the political leadership for the year ahead.
NUS Liberation Conference takes place 31 March - 02 April 2020 (you MUST be able to attend Conference on these dates).
Please note all the travel and accommodation expenses are paid for by The Students' Union at UWE.
Read the full role description here
NUS LGBT+ conference delegate
****Due to NUS policy, the delegation that UWE sends to LGBT Plus Students’ Conference must be 1 open place (open to any LGBT Plus student), 1 Trans place, 1 Black place (open to any LGBT Plus student of African, Arab, Asian, Caribbean heritage), 2 Women’s places (open to any LGBT Plus student who defines as a woman) and 1 Disabled place (open to any LGBT Plus disabled student).***
The NUS Liberation Conferences ensures the voices of those who are underrepresented are heard, the students within the campaigns work to gain equal rights or full social and economic opportunities for a particular group. Each exists to represent, extend and defend the rights of students from these Liberation Groups.
NUS Liberation Conference takes place 31 March - 02 April (you MUST be able to attend Conference on these dates).
Please note all the travel and accommodation expenses are paid for by The Students' Union at UWE.
Read the NUS Trans Conference Delegate role description here
Read the NUS LGBT+ Conference Delegate role description here
Gloucester Campus Officer
***By standing for this position, you are self defining as a Gloucester based student.***
Part time voluntary role.
The Gloucester Campus Officer is one of the twelve Part Time Officer roles who sit on the Executive in The Students’ Union at UWE.
Each campus has its own personality; physically none of them are the same, they are located in completely different areas and most importantly the students that attend them have very distinct needs.
Gloucester is the the furthest in distance from the operational centres of the University and The Students’ Union.
Because of this sometimes Gloucester gets overlooked which makes the Officers position so important.
They ensure that the interests of students studying at Gloucester are recognised by being a visible link between the campus, The Students’ Union and The University that students know they can approach with their issues.
Meeting with different University Departments and having conversation with individuals in The Students’ Union are way in which Officers make sure Gloucester students are looked after.
The role starts on 1 July 2020 and finishes 30 June 2021.
Both September and February cohort welcome to stand and vote.
Read the full role description here
Democratic Procedures Officer
Part time voluntary role.
The Democratic Procedures Officers are up to 4 students that make sure that democracy at The Students’ Union works by ensuring it's fun, engaging and inclusive.
In order to do this, they can propose changes to how the democratic systems work to ensure they continuously improve and are relevant to the students of UWE Bristol.
They also have to make important decisions on procedural matters and deal with complaints and problems that students raise about democratic processes.
Ultimately, the DPOs ensures Student Ideas and Union Meetings are open, transparent, and adhere to the letter and spirit of the bye-laws.
Read the full role description here
Disabled Students' Officer
***By standing in this election, you are self defining as a disabled student.***
Part time voluntary role.
The Disabled Students’ Officer role is one of the twelve Part Time Officer roles who sit on the Executive in The Students’ Union at UWE.
The purpose of the Disabled Students' Officer is the following:
A) To represent and seek the views of disabled students at UWE Bristol
B) To communicate and liaise with the Students' Union Executive Team
C) To campaign on issues that affect disabled students.
D) To work alongside societies at UWE Bristol who represent the interests of disabled students.
Additionally, raising awareness through events and campaigns as well as working with local and national charities are just a few ways in which Officers can further the cause of Disabled rights at UWE Bristol.
The issues that an individual decides to work on and how they go about doing it is entirely their choice.
When elected as the Disabled Students Officer you are also elected to represent UWE students at the NUS Liberation conference. The part of the role is optional.
Read the full role description here