Job Details

Duties 

To act as a lead representative for student voice within the school           

• To catapult school wide concerns to the top and promote student-staff engagement
• To attend college and school level meetings to present student opinion and student led ideas
• To feedback to staff and student reps to facilitate a successful university experience by amplifying the student voice

To research the student voice within the school and work with key staff and student reps

• To pro-actively listen to and seek student voice, working alongside elected Student Reps and School Reps to gain a picture of student opinion across the entire school ahead of meetings.
• To research any issues, themes or best practice that have a school relevance, using relevant research methods. The post holder will disseminate this research to key stakeholders and work with relevant parties on positive action.
• To research student opinion on university proposals or ideas, actively contributing evidence based student opinion and reporting in meetings.
• To work collaboratively with UWE Staff, Students’ Union Staff and Student Reps to make sure the Rep system works smoothly

To work with the Representation team to coordinate Student Reps 

• To act as a motivator to Student Reps and other Lead School Reps
• To attend Rep Committees, workshops and socials organised by the Representation Team in The Students’ Union

Experience/Skills

No prior experience necessary.

• Research
• Teamwork
• Listening skills
• Communication skills

We're ideally looking for Frenchay Humanities students or City campus students.Humanties includes History, Film Studies, Media Communications, CMCIm Creative & Professional Writing, English Language and Linguistics and English Literature.

The postholder will be required to undergo paid training. Occasional evening meet ups may be required.

Additional Information

Rate of Pay

This role is paid through an honorarium payment for each University meeting attended that is supported with evidence based research and where outcomes are reported back to Student Reps / The Students’ Union. This role does not have an hourly rate associated with it. The payment paid per meeting is -

• £40 for training
• £50 for each university meeting attended 

Hours

You will be required to attend the majority of the School Boards of Study meetings you are invited to. 

Location

Based at the primary Campus of your department (Frenchay, City Campus or Glenside/Gloucester).

The postholder will be expected attend meetings at Frenchay and conduct research with students at suitable physical or digital locations. 

How to Apply

Please note, these roles will start October 2026, so you must be continuing your studies for the 2026/27 academic year! 

Training will be the week commencing 26 October and Onboarding will be in October.

Please download The Students' Union LSR Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form

Please return the application and equal opportunities form to surecruit@uwe.ac.uk

Application Deadline- 1st October 2026 by 11:59pm

Applications after this deadline will not be considered. 

Interviews w/c 5th October 2026

Here at The Students’ Union we want our workforce to reflect the makeup of the community we serve.

Therefore we welcome all applications irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age or disability.

AI Statement

Here at The Students’ Union at UWE, we acknowledge that AI could be viewed as a useful tool to support you with completing an application form.

We also understand that AI can support accessibility and inclusion.

However, we’d like to take the opportunity to remind you that we are specifically looking for individuals who embody our organisational values and behaviours and align with our strategy.

Therefore, we would recommend that if using AI, you ensure that your application if still an authentic representation of your skills, experiences and attributes and that you have the skills, experiences and qualifications outlined within the  the position you are applying for.

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss further, please email surecruit@uwe.ac.uk