Election Posts

Full-time Officer Roles (Paid)

Each of the Officer roles have very different responsibilities. Read on for details on how your elected Officers work to lead the Students’ Union.

If you’d like to know more about any of these roles or want to chat with the Community Organising Team, you can contact them at communityorganising@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.

 
 
 
 

 

 

School Officers (Voluntary)

The Schools Officers are a new, voluntary (unpaid) role for this year.

PLEASE NOTE: For these roles, once you are logged in, you will only be able to see the role which you are eligible to stand for. This is determined by what School of Leeds Beckett University you are part of.

If you’d like to know more about any of these roles or want to chat with the Community Organising Team, you can contact them at communityorganising@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Collective Duties of all Full-time Officers

As well as fulfilling their individual role-specific responsibilities outline above, Full-Time Officers also have additional responsibilities collectively as a team, which include:

  • To be an Officer Trustee on the Board of Trustees – The Board of Trustees is collectively responsible for the management and administration of the Students’ Union, overseeing its governance, budget and strategy.
  • To be a member of the Executive Committee – The Executive Committee is comprised of the 4 Full-time Officers and is responsible for representation, campaigning and the interpretation, implementation and upholding of policy.
  • To support other student representatives in the fulfilment of their roles, including Course Representatives, SARAs, Student Community Organisers, Global Majority Reps and Post-graduate Research Reps.
  • To campaign and consult students on their views, speaking on their behalf to promote, defend and extend the rights of students at Leeds Beckett and ensuring they are kept up to date on your actions.
  • To steer the work of the senior management team to ensure the Union works for students.
  • To act as a spokesperson for the Union.

Leadership Elections 2025

The Leadership Elections are the most important democratic event on campus where students choose who they would like to see run their Students' Union as part of the Executive Committee. The candidates with the most votes are elected to represent their peers.

Nominations close at 15:00 on Friday 14 February 2025 (in 7 weeks and 5 days)

Undergraduate Officer

Are you passionate about representing students, building communities, and driving change? Want to earn £26,192 a year, all whilst improving the lives of your fellow students? Then you should consider standing for election to one of our Full-time Officer roles! No prior experience is necessary and full training will be provided, you simply need a passion for improving the experiences of others in order to make students' lives at Leeds Beckett the very best that they can be!

Undergraduate Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
Salary: £26,192
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: One year fixed term - from 1st July 2025


Are you passionate about representing students, building communities, and driving change? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new Full-time Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a Full-Time Officer, you’ll take on a vital leadership role within our Union, where you’ll:

  • Play a leading role in Community Organising, ensuring effective dialogue between our core student communities and the Executive Committee.
  • Represent students and advocate for their interests on key University committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Be our voice at a national level, acting as a representative to the National Union of Students (NUS) and other regional or national organisations, ensuring student concerns are heard on a broader stage.
  • Serve as a Trustee, playing a crucial role in overseeing the Union’s governance and strategic direction during your term of office.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

 

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Postgraduate Officer

Are you passionate about representing students, building communities, and driving change? Want to earn £26,192 a year, all whilst improving the lives of your fellow students? Then you should consider standing for election to one of our Full-time Officer roles! No prior experience is necessary and full training will be provided, you simply need a passion for improving the experiences of others in order to make students' lives at Leeds Beckett the very best that they can be!

Postgraduate Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
Salary: £26,192
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: One year fixed term - from 1st July 2025


Are you passionate about representing students, building communities, and driving change? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new Full-time Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a Full-Time Officer, you’ll take on a vital leadership role within our Union, where you’ll:

  • Play a leading role in Community Organising, ensuring effective dialogue between our core student communities and the Executive Committee.
  • Represent students and advocate for their interests on key University committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Be our voice at a national level, acting as a representative to the National Union of Students (NUS) and other regional or national organisations, ensuring student concerns are heard on a broader stage.
  • Serve as a Trustee, playing a crucial role in overseeing the Union’s governance and strategic direction during your term of office.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

 

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School Officer (Arts)

If you're a student in the School of Arts that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

 

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School Officer (Built Environment, Engineering & Computing)

If you're a student in the School of Built Environment, Engineering & Computing that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.
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School Officer (Business)

If you're a student in the School of Business that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.
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School Officer (Education)

If you're a student in the School of Education that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

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School Officer (Health)

If you're a student in the School of Health that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

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School Officer (Humanities & Social Sciences)

If you're a student in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

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School Officer (Law)

If you're a student in the Law School that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

 

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School Officer (Sport)

If you're a student in the School of Sport that wish to make a difference at Leeds Beckett to improve the uni experience for you and your coursemates, consider nominating yourself for the role of School Officer for the next academic year!

School Officer Role Description
 

Location: Leeds Beckett University (City campus and Headingley campus)
These are voluntary representative roles. To be eligible to stand, you must have student status for the first semester in September 2025, following your election.
 

Are you passionate about representing students and contributing to the big decisions made by your Students’ Union? Then why not consider standing for election to one of our brand new School Officer roles!
 

What you’ll be doing:

As a School Officer, you’ll play a vital role in connecting communities of students to the Union. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Your School: Acting as the voice of students in your School, bringing their views, ideas, and concerns to the Executive Committee.
  • Supporting Community Organising: Ensuring that different perspectives of communities within your School are integrated into decision-making processes.
  • Participating in Executive Meetings: Attending and contributing to meetings of the Executive Committee, helping to shape Union policies and initiatives.
  • Engaging with the Student Assembly: Actively participating in Student Assembly meetings, ensuring the voices of your School’s students are well-represented and championed.

You will also be part of the Executive Committee, which has collective responsibility for:

  • Promoting and facilitating LBSU’s Community Organising work.
  • Leading listening campaigns and engaging with student communities to gather valuable insights into their needs and aspirations.
  • Shaping proposals for Student Assemblies, based on feedback from student communities and listening campaigns.
  • Empowering student communities to campaign for the changes they care about.
  • Making timely decisions on urgent matters that require immediate attention.
     

Skills and experience you’ll need:

It is up to the students who will vote for you to decide if you’re the best person for the job, but the following skills and attributes will be useful if you are elected:

  • Leadership: confidence in representing student views on key committees, boards, and decision-making bodies.
  • Teamwork and collaboration: ability to positively contribute to and work with various stakeholders, including Students’ Union staff, University staff, students, and external partners.
  • Interpersonal Skills:
  • Engaging effectively with student communities, both in-person and online.
  • Actively listening to understand diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Communicating clearly and persuasively.
  • Problem Solving: ability to take a creative and proactive approach to challenges.
  • Student Engagement: experience in student activities such as community organising, sports teams, societies or course representation.
  • Time Management: ability to balance multiple responsibilities and projects.
  • Flexibility: willing to adapt to a dynamic environment.
     

Skills and experience you’ll gain:

These roles also offer the chance to grow personally and professionally. As well as the above areas, you’ll also develop the following skills and experience:

  • Financial management: oversight of the Union’s annual budget.
  • Community Organising: full training in key skills and approaches.
  • Governance expertise: participating in boards and committees and making strategic decisions.
  • Higher Education sector knowledge: exceptional insights and experience in student representation within HE.
  • Personal and Professional Development: opportunities to network, enhance public speaking, and chair meetings confidently.

 

 

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