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Activities President Role

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Activities President

This role serves as the main representative of Strathclyde students as community members who participate in societies, events, and volunteering opportunities.   

The Activities President will be responsible for developing, expanding, and promoting social and community-based offerings for students, including societies, events, and volunteering opportunities.   

Salary: £28,031

Term: 1st June 2026 to 12th June 2027

Working Hours: 35 hours per week (Full Time)

Annual Leave: 31 days plus 11 public holidays

Newly elected Full Time Officers are required to be available for handover and induction between 1st and 12th of June.

Useful Skills

Public speaking, facilitation, and communication skills

The ability to work as a part of a team

Time management skills and the ability to manage multiple, ongoing projects

The ability to listen to, and advocate for, the concerns of students

An interest in Education, Higher Education, or Education Policy

Experience of participating in Strath Union societies, volunteering, and/or events

Community engagement skills and the ability to build relationships with people from a variety of backgrounds, and who hold a variety of roles (from undergraduate students to university leadership)

The ability to navigate sensitive political, professional, and personal issues with impartiality and confidentiality

Relationships and Committees

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Key Relationships
  • Work closely with other Elected Officers to speak collectively and represent Strath Union at meetings and events.
  • Liaise between the Societies executive and Societies Team
  • Build relationships with Societies, field enquiries and signpost them to appropriate support and resources.
  • Advocate for societies’ needs at both the University and Union levels.
  • Build relationships with other students' unions across Glasgow, and Scotland.
  • Be accessible to students, field student enquiries and signpost them to appropriate resources and services.
  • Work in partnership with relevant Strath Union staff, including the CEO, Deputy CEO, and Senior Management Team, Commercial, the Activities Team, Voice Team and the Advice Hub.
Key Committees
  • Chair Societies Executive, the student-led body responsible to for making important societies-related decisions.
  • Serve on a variety of University Committees which may include the Student Experience Committee, Alumni Fund Board, Careers & Employability Working Groups, the Student & Campus Support Service Group.
  • Partner with Strath Union Societies Team to lead Societies General Meetings.
  • In advance of committee meetings, review papers, prepare agendas, and provide Student Union updates as required.
  • Attend other committees whose participation is shared by all Elected Officers.

Capacity Building

  1. Identify and work to fill gap areas to strengthen student societies, groups, and events.
  2. Identify and work to establish opportunities for collaboration and community building within Strathclyde .
  3. Engage with external stakeholders to further opportunities for students.
  4. Facilitate input to university strategic initiatives and ensure student voice is heard in in corporate governance meetings.
  5. Support and liaise between sustainability initiatives across the Union and University.

Events and Activities

  1. Contribute to the organisation and delivery of Freshers' Week and support the Welcome Team  
  2. Contribute to the organisation and delivery the of STAR Awards and other volunteer recognition initiatives 
  3. Amplify and promote Union and Societies events, attending when possible.

All Executive Officers:

  • Sit on and fulfil the legal requirements of a Trustee on the Board of Trustees for Strath Union, which is responsible for the management and administration of Strath Union, and is made up of Sabbatical Trustees, Student Trustees and External Trustees.
  • Sit on the Senate, the academic governing body for the University.
  • Represent students at the Senate Disciplinary Committee, which considers individual disciplinary cases as well as makes recommendations on matters of disciplinary policy.
  • Attend and provide reports to Student Parliament.
  • Promote sustainability, entrepreneurship, and student welfare in their role, through their respective areas of influence.
  • Amplify and promote Union events, attending when relevant and possible.
  • All Executive Officers are required to meet eligibility criteria relating to employment and their suitability to serve on the Board of Trustees. Most students, including international students, are eligible, although there may be rare exceptions.

If you would like further clarification, please contact strathunion.dem@strath.ac.uk.

Role Specific Training

  • Extensive training and support will be provided to ensure you are fully equipped for the role.
  • Executive Officers are required to attend a handover and induction period between the 1st and 12th of June, during which annual leave cannot be taken.
  • The summer period also includes additional fixed training and conference dates, so Executive Officers should liaise with Students’ Union staff before confirming any summer holiday plans.
  • Further training and ongoing support will be provided throughout the academic year.

The perfect candidate for the Executive will be someone that wants to make a difference, but also recognises that you should be making a difference for the right reasons.

Dr Debbie Willison, Vice Dean (Academic), Faculty of Science

I wanted to improve the student experience and as a campaigner it felt right to put myself forward.

Gurjit Singh, Union President 2007/08

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