Union Elections

The 4 Full-Time officers:

Academic Officer - watch the video here 

Communications Officer - watch the video here

Community and Student Rights Officer - watch the video here

Finance Officer - watch the video here

The 12 Part-Time Officers:

Four Non-Portfolio Officers

Environment Officer

Ethical Issues Officer

LGBT Officer

Students with Disabilities Officer

Mature Students Officer

International Officer

Ethnic Minorities Officer

Women’s Officer

There are four paid Full-time officers who are elected to work for the Union full-time for a year. These officers can be students who are in the final year of their degrees or students who wish to take a year out of their studies. The full-time officers form the Management Committee of the Union and are at the forefront of an organisation with an £11 million pound turnover, making decisions and working to improve the student experience at UEA. The full-time officers are part of the Student Officer Committee and work to implement policy passed at Union Council, as well as campaigning on issues that affect students, whether that’s on a local level or as part of a national movement.

The Union of UEA Students is a charity and the full-time officers act as four of its trustees. The Union also has two subsidiary companies and the full-time officers are appointed directors of these businesses.



Part-time Officers are students who volunteer alongside their degrees to form the rest of the Student Officer Committee. There are six part-time officers elected via cross-campus ballot and six equal opportunities officers who are elected by the groups that they specifically represent. Part-time officers also have the opportunity to become trustees of the Union.

Part-time officers help to campaign on student issues and implement Union Council policy as well as providing valuable support for the full-time officers. Being a part-time officer is a great way to get involved in the students’ union, gain some volunteering experience, gain new skills and improve your C.V.



Nominations for elections open on January 16th, 2012. If you’re interested in standing, all you have to do is pick up a nomination pack from Union House reception. All you have to is return it to Reception before 5pm on Friday 24th February.

 

If you’d like to find out more about a specific position, email the current officer (all their details are on the website) or come to the Student Officer Office upstairs in the Hive and we’ll be able to answer your questions. If you’d like to find out more about the elections in general, email Matt Myles, the Communications Officer on union.communications@uea.ac.uk. You can also always browse www.ueastudent.com to find out more about what the Union does and how you can get involved.