Social Sciences Convenor
Listed by Essex Students' Union
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Application deadline: Thu 26 Apr 2018 23:59
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Social sciences convenor
this is no normal job.
We're on a journey to become the world's most student-centred organisation and this is your chance to join us.
The focus for our department is meeting the first of the Students Union Promises,"to help me get an amazing degree (qualification)". We need a committed student who wants to motivate students to get involved with the structures in the institution to make positive changes in education provision at the University.
This is genuinely ground-breaking work that's at the heart of our ambition to become the worlds' most student-centred organisation, so you'll be expected to work closely with our members in planning and delivering all elements.
WHAT YOU'LL DO.
THE DAY TO DAY.
The faculty convenor is prime student representative for the students within the Social Science faculty. The faculty convenor will liaise with the faculty coordinator (staff member), collect feedback from them and represent the views of students in their faculty at all required university meetings. The faculty convenor will engage in research to ensure that they are aware of wider issues that may affect students in their faculty. This will principally be through the SSLC process, but will also include through on-line surverys, focus groups and casework.
What we stand for
Our promises.
Our mission can be easily summed up in four promises we make to all of our members. Every single thing we do falls under one of these promises.
1: We promise to get you an amazing degree and job
We'll fill up your CV, make sure you course is great, and even give out fruit and water before exams. We'll give you all the tools you need to destroy the competition in interviews.
2: We promise to give you a kick-ass membership
Bars, coffee shops, restaurants, a nightclub, hair salon, even a cinema, all on campus. And hundreds of clubs and societies too. You'll never be bored at Essex.
3: We promise to let you shape everything
You're in charge of what we stock in our venues and how we work. You can vote by dropping a token in a box, and write on our walls. You control everything we do together.
4: We promise to be here for everyone
We're a mix of students from 135 different countries of every age, gender, sexuality, religion, year of study and shoe size. We'll look after you whatever.
Your Responsibilities
- Represent students through the Students Union in your local faculty through SSLC process and university committees.
- Communicate regularly with the VP Education, lead reps and report back regularly as directed by your line manager (Faculty Convenor).
- Working with faculty representatives, lead department reps and course reps to gauge student opinion using different mediums on a wide variety of issues prior to university meetings and as instructed by the faculty Coodinator.
- Feedback regularly to student’s union education team through any prescribed structure. This will include feedback to different stakeholders including students, department leads, student’s union executive officers and line manager (Faculty Coordinator).
- Work to and with the education team through attending team meetings, 121 and briefings as appropriate
- Develop an excellent working relationship with your Head of Departments, Directors of Education, Deans and Deputy Deans relevant to your Faculty.
- Ensure that you take an active part in other SU educational campaigns such as the Faculty Student Voice Reports and exams campaign.
- Liaise with the Southend Convenor and E15 representatives to ensure that students feedback is communicated to the appropriate faculty committee
- Communicate with the executive officer team as appropriate
- Any other duties, as may be reasonably required, from time to time.
Who you are
The kind of person you'll need to be
the perks
As well as a competitive salary, you'll also get all this great stuff too.
Working on campus
If you live on campus, you're a quick walk away from work, and it's super easy to make it in time for your lecture or class.
staff discounts
You’ll get 10% off food in some SU venues.
Flexibility
We're the Students' Union, so we're all students. We understand that if you've got a deadline next week, you might not want shifts this week.
Free Safety Bus
If you're working on a late shift you'll be able to get the Safety Bus back home for free.
Access to great training
You'll get access to a huge range of training courses to make your CV stand out.
Socials
You'll be part of a great group of people who work hard and play hard. All of our departments have regular nights out and
So that's a bit about us.
what about you?
Sounds like the dream job for you? Good, now it's time to show us why you're the person we're looking for.
I'm ready to apply, let's do this.
Campus
Colchester
Job type
Student
Student/Career
Student