To become a SU Sabbatical officer you must nominate yourself through the online nomination form. Nominations open on 13th February 2023 (09:00) and close 10th March 2023 (17:00). Following this there will be campaigning period and an online election where students will vote for their preferred candidate. Prior to submitting a nomination form you are required to meet with the Elections Officer for a briefing about the process and the roles of SU President and SU Vice President.

Deputy Returning Officer - – Ondrej Kucerak – OKucerak@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Elections are open to all Cardiff Met students who are currently enrolled at Cardiff Met university in the current academic year. If successful you would need to take a sabbatical (period of leave) year from your studies to undertake the role. You can also undertake these roles in the year after you have graduated. If you have any concerns about taking a sabbatical, please contact your course leader

The election nomination form will be available on this page from the 5th February 2024, 10:00 untill 1st March 17:00. Once you have completed your nominations, you then need to submit a manifesto through the same page. You will also need to attend a candidate briefing, we will be in touch with the detail of those once you have nominated yourself. For any support nominating yourself please get in touch with Ondrej Kucerak Okucerak@cardiffmet.ac.uk. You will recieve a confirmation email to clarfiy the status of your nomination.

Winning one election does not mean that you will win another; every candidate is in with a chance of winning as it is up to the students who vote to decide who is successful.

A manifesto is a public declaration of policy and aims, especially a manifesto that has been issued before an election by a political party or candidate. In the context of Cardiff Met SU elections your manifesto is the document where you get to show your fellow students (the voters) why you’re the best person for the role and what you aim to do on their behalf, if successful. Manifesto guidance will be available to all candidates.

In the context of the SUelections, campaigning is what candidates do to get votes. However it’s not just handing out leaflets! Successful candidates take time to listen and speak to students, find out what the current issues are that are affecting the student experience and what students would like to see from their new officers.

How will this benefit my future career?

As outlined in ‘What roles are available?’, the role of a Cardiff Met SU Sabbatical Officer is a hugely diverse one, and this means that it gives the successful candidate the opportunity to develop a unique set of skills to use in the future.

These skills include:

• Time management
• Organisation
• Leadership
• Project management
• Research
• Public speaking
• Reading and creating high level papers for committee
• Chairing meetings
 

Yes, but you will need to explore the implications for extending or changing your visa. You should contact the Global Advice team through intstudentadvice@cardiffmet.ac.uk. Please bear in mind you will be responsible for paying any additional costs yourself.

As it is a 35.5 hour job, with a standard 9-5 day, we cannot be flexible in supporting full-time study alongside this position. You can either pause your studies through a sabbatical, which you can discuss with your course leader OR if you are a final year you can undertake this role as a graduate position.

All SU elections give the option for voters to express their wish that nominations for a role be re-opened. Voting R.O.N is usually taken when voters do not feel any of the candidates offer viable or credible policies.

Should R.O.N win an election, the post would not be filled, and a bi-election would be organised at a further time deemed suitable.

All Cardiff campus based students who have completed the enrolment process with Cardiff Metropolitan University within this academic year, and have had their details provided to the SU will be deemed as eligible to vote in the SU Election. The MSL database will be deemed as the default membership database for the purposes of the SU elections.

The SU is an independent, student led, democraticly run organisation. The newly elected SU Sabbatical Officers will be the people representing you for the next year, you should have a say in who is representing you at the highest level of the University. Even if you are graduating this year and leaving Cardiff Met, think who would I have liked to represent me this year? Make sure you make your voice heard by voting in the SU Election.

Your vote is unique to you! No one can tell you who to vote for but we can ask you to use your vote wisely. Make sure you take some time to read up on candidates manifesto points, speak to the candidates and make an educated decision when you’re ready.

All SU elections give the option for voters to express their wish that nominations for a role be re-opened. Voting R.O.N is usually taken when voters do not feel any of the candidates offer viable or credible policies.

Should R.O.N win an election, the post would not be filled, and a bi-election would be organised at a further time deemed suitable.