SU President - Affairs & Community:
This role concentrates on the day-to-day management of the SU and ensuring all SU members are aware of the services we provide.

Job responsibilities include:

• Chair of SU Board of Trustees and AGM as stated in the Comstitution
• Student Governor of the University
• SU Visibility Campaigns
• Responsible for the Financial position and performance of the SU
• International Partner Event
• Awareness campaigns – based upon the SU’s Diversity and Inclusion Statement
• Report structure with SU Part Time Officers
• Involvement in SU disciplinary processes


SU Vice President - Student Voice:
This role concentrates on the development and maintenance of the Student Voice structure in the SU.

Job responsibilities include:

• SU Trustee
• Student Governor of the University
• Opportunity to chair SU general meetings
• Head of SU Representation structure and student voice lead
• Manage and train SU School Rep team
• Manage and train School Rep team
• Act on student feedback to make meaningful change for students
• Develop relationships with ADSE’s and Schools
• Support SLTA and SAA awards
• Guide student wellbeing campaigns and activities

To become a SU Sabbatical officer you must nominate yourself with support of another Cardiff Met student. Nominations open on 28th February 2022 (12:00) and close 7th March 2022 (12:00). 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- Affairs & Community and SU Vice President- Student Voice.

Elections Officer - – Naomi Wrigley – nawrigley@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Elections are open to all Cardiff Met students who have undertaken at least one year of study at one of our home campuses. 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.

Nomination forms will be available from the SU website here from Monday 28th February 2022, 12:00. Once you have completed your nominations form and had it seconded by a fellow student, it needs to be returned in person to either Cyncoed or Llandaff SU office, or by email to the Elections Officer, Naomi Wrigley via nawrigley@cardiffmet.ac.uk by 12:00 on 7th March 2022. You will recieve a confirmation email in return.

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
 

As outlined in the 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

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.