At the end of April, we will be launching our Part-Time Officer by-elections to fill our vacant positions. Students will have the opportunity to stand for a variety of roles:

A by-election is held when the resulting outcome for a position is left unfilled. It is a continued election from the main election that happened in March.

The Part-Time Officer (PTO) positions are voluntary roles, with a term of office that starts in mid-June 2020 until June 2021. these new leaders will join the current elected leaders for 2020/2021. You can see your future representatives here. Any student may run and vote for these positions. All of the PTOs:

Are voting members on the Student Senate

Attend meetings with the full-time Executive Officers

Create and manage projects

Represent and advocate for their group of students

All of these positions are part-time, voluntary roles that you can carry out alongside your studies. These roles last for one academic year, starting in June 2020. For most of these groups, you may only run for positions if you are part of the relevant student group (for example, if you are part of that Faculty).

Liberation Officers

LGBTQ+ Officer (reserved women's place)

Liberation Officers will direct their respective campaigns through creating policy, hosting events and consulting with their members.

Faculty Officers

Biology, Medicine and Health Faculty Officer: Undergraduate (UG)
Biology, Medicine and Health Faculty Officer: Postgraduate Taught (PGT)
Biology, Medicine and Health Faculty Officer: Postgraduate Research (PGR)

Humanities Faculty Officer: Postgraduate Research (PGR)
Humanities Faculty Officer: Postgraduate Taught (PGT)

Science and Engineering Faculty Officer: Postgraduate Taught (PGT)
Science and Engineering Faculty Officer: Undergraduate (UG)

Each Faculty has two undergraduate and two postgraduate (PGT and PGR) Officers. They will influence and make key decisions on Faculty committees. They run faculty-specific campaigns and work with a wealth of students reps to effect necessary change.

Student Community Officers

Student Community Officer - Fallowfield and Withington
Student Community Officer – City Centre
Student Community Officer – Rusholme and Whitworth Park

These roles are designed to represent students outside in the wider community. They will campaign on issues such as environment, transport, housing and safety.

Access Officers

Student Carer Officer
Student Parent Officer
Widening Participation Students Officer

These positions work specifically on issues of concern to a particular section of the student community, to remove barriers and boundaries to learning these students are more likely to face.

14 posts are up for election.

Nominations open at 12:00 on Monday 27 April 2020 and close Sunday 3rd May at 11:59 (7 days)

The polls open at 12:00 on Monday 4 May until Thursday 7 May (4 days).