Esther Olaleye - Home Students Officer

Job Description

There are 12 Welfare and Equal Opportunities Officers elected to Council. It is the responsibility of Welfare and Equal Opportunities Officers to represent the concerns of all students that sometimes fall outwith academic representation.

Each Officer handles a particular portfolio, and all registered students of the University are eligible to vote and stand for these positions. The Welfare and Equal Opportunities positions are listed below, with a brief description of their portfolio:

Home Students Officer

Represents all students on issues pertaining to the home student experience. The Home Student Officer is expected to liaise with the VP Student Support and various home/commuting student groups across the university. They may also be expected to attend relevant University committees.

SRC Committees and Working Groups 

The SRC may establish sub committees or working parties to consider certain areas of its work and sometimes consider policy motions. College Convenors may participate in the work of such committees and groups (and can suggest the establishment of new groups or committees). 

University Committees 

Council votes in autumn to elect members to sit on a variety of University committees, including Library Committee, Museums and Galleries Committee, Senate, Senate Disciplinary and Student Support Development Committee. Please contact the PA to the Permanent Secretary for a full list of committees.