It is an exciting time to join us! We have recently achieved Quality Students' Union accreditation from the National Union of Students, and we are currently going through a Democracy and Governance Review to revitalise the way our students interact with the Democracy and Governance of the organisation. This includes the election of a President: Sunderland and President: London taking place in March 2025.

Our permanent staff team works alongside them to ensure that you receive the support you're looking for from Your Students' Union. As a registered charity, the Union is governed by the Board of Trustees, comprising Officer, Student and External Trustees. Our Chief Executive and staff work alongside the Officer Trustees and other Elected Officers to run the Union.

Our purpose is centred around our five key principles that shape how we work for you: Passionate, Integrity, Empowering, Success and Inclusive.

Purpose of the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our SU Crew, a team of student staff who contribute to our organisational aims by:

• Help us deliver exciting, impactful activities to our members throughout the year.

• Create an approachable and friendly help point for all students and boost the sales of our SU merchandise in our store.

• Help us gather valuable feedback and create vibrancy on campus through engagement.

• Act as an ambassador and role model to the Sunderland student community.

You must be a current student to apply, studying in the academic year 25/26; no further experience is required, and training will be provided.

Your role will be for two years, with the opportunity to extend this by another two-year term (as long as you continue to be a student for the duration of the role). You will no longer be able to be a trustee once you graduate.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Prince Ikechi, the Chair, or Kayleigh Tague, External Trustee via centralservices@sunderland.ac.uk

To apply for this role, please provide:

• A covering letter (max 1 side of A4) that sets out your motivating factors in your application. Please include what course you are studying and your start and finish date of your university course.
• A personal statement (max 2 sides of A4) that demonstrates how you meet the experience requirements set out in the Person Specification.
• An up to date, detailed CV including all relevant employment history and expertise.
• A completed EDI Monitoring form (see below).

Please send this documentation to centralservices@sunderland.ac.uk, either by clicking on the 'Apply Now' button below or emailing directly.