Department Representatives

Department Representatives 

 Fixed term until June 2025 

16 hours a month; £12 p/h

Who we are:

We are Hallam Students’ Union: we champion student rights, and work to enhance the student experience at Sheffield Hallam. We're looking for engaging and enthusiastic students to join the Students' Union team as Department Representatives for each Department at Sheffield Hallam (soon to be called Schools and Institutes).

What’s the job?

Department Reps work alongside the Students' Union Representation and Officer teams, plus staff within their Academic Department at the University, to present a genuinely representative perspective of students' opinions on their student and academic experience and help to ensure that students can influence decision-making at all levels. This role involves working closely to support the Course Reps within your Department to ensure they can escalate feedback and be supported to resolve issues. The role includes gathering feedback, attending key meetings, building relationships with staff and Course Reps, and asking challenging questions where necessary to ensure the best changes are made for students. Your work will result in students in the Department feeling more strongly that their feedback is taken on board and acted upon, and you will help other Reps feel a part of a community with a common purpose to improve quality for students.

Please note: The University is currently undergoing a restructure process – one of the outcomes of this restructure is that Departments will be renamed to Schools (or Institutes in the College of Social Sciences & Arts). As a result, we will be renaming the Department Rep role in time for the 2024/25 academic year. 

Who you are:

We're looking for a student who has experience of doing well in a role that requires proactive communication with others, experience of working with students or student groups, and who can work flexibly and independently alongside their studies. Full training is provided to any successful candidates.

Why apply?

You'll gain an understanding of how both the University and Union run, and gain experience of working on diverse projects, and working with senior staff. You'll develop skills which are vital in the modern workplace, such as problem solving, collaboration, and relationship building, plus have the opportunity to lead on projects in areas specific to your Department! 

We want to make sure that our Representation System is truly representative of the student body within Sheffield Hallam University. We strongly encourage applications from students with a disability, from a BAME background or with experiences of facing discrimination, to apply. If you would like any further information or an informal enquiry about the role please contact Joanne Andrew, Representation Coordinator Joanne.Andrew@shu.ac.uk

For further information and an application pack please visit the Sheffield Hallam Students' Union website https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/jobs-with-shusu/.

Closing date for receipt of all applications is 10am on 6th May 2024

Interviews are currently planned to be held from 20th May to 31st May 2024