Wednesday 03-02-2021 - 15:52

Any Manchester Met student can put themselves forward to become part of our Student Officer team at The Union. These five roles are voted in the Student Officer Elections.

What are the Student Officer Elections?

There are lots of students at Manchester Met. We’re here to make sure the voices of all of our students are heard.​

Every year, five students are elected to lead The Union and represent the views, opinions and experiences of every Manchester Met student.​

These five students each have a different role.

 

What are the roles?

 

President

• Influences key decisions for students as a Governor at the University.
• Has a huge say on the direction we take on key issues and campaigns

 

Wellbeing Officer

Represents students on non-academic areas of student life, such as:

• Accommodation issues
• Mental health
• Financial support

 

Education Officer

Represents students on everything that affects their education, such as:

• Assessments
• Timetables
• Teaching

 

Sports Officer

Works on everything to do with students involved in sport, such as:

• Working with sports teams and committees
• Takes part in sports council
• Helping teams support themselves and the causes they’re passionate about

 

Societies and Development Officer

• Leads on the support and promotion of social, cultural, educational, religious and political activities in The Union

 

Why would you get involved?

If there’s things you’d like to change about life at Manchester Met, become a Student Officer and make the changes you want to see. Whether it's changing timetables or more mental health support for students, you can decide to focus on any campaign that matters to you.

 

Key Dates / Links

• Stand: 29 Jan to 28 Feb
• Prep: 1 March to 10 March
• Campaigning open: 11 March to 12 March
• Voting open: 12 March to 18 March

If you know someone who would make a great Officer, you can recommend them using this short form.

There’s also loads more info about the Elections on our website.