Leadership Elections Now Open at University of Southampton
Nominations for 2020-2021 Sabbatical Officers at the University of Southampton are now open. The available rolls include:
Union President, VP Education & Democracy, VP Welfare & Community, VP Activities, VP Sports, Trustee, Senator, Chair of Senate, Faculty Officer, and Postgraduate Research Officer.
A recent announcement from SUSU affirms that:
These roles are paid £21,814 per annum to represent students full-time for the year. All our Sabbatical Officers receive training in key skills such as project management, communication, leadership, governance and more. Each Sabbatical is supported by full-time staff at SUSU.
This announcement also observes that there is a difference between a paid role as a Sabbatical Officer and a voluntary position. The roles of Union President, VP Education & Democracy, VP Welfare & Community, VP Activities, VP Sports are all paid, full-time positions. By contrast, roles such as Trus