Top 5 Reasons to Run for Elections if you are a future leader!
Time is passing, there are only 6 days left to nominate yourself for this year’s elections. The hourglass is turning, but you can still beat it!
This is your chance to develop as an activist, a leader, and a professional – what better way to bring together your passion for change and career ambitions than to become an officer?
If you’re a future leader and keen to run, then take a look at our top 5 reasons.
You are a keen activist
Are you a keen activist that is always searching for the opportunity to drive change?
Being elected means you will often find yourself in unique spaces with experienced, higher-education community members. It’s in these spaces that you will be able to have real impacts by being the change you wish to see at the SU and wider uni!
You want to develop as a leader
Perhaps you’d like to learn a little bit more about how to be a leader so that you can truly create a positive, communal impact. Through an elected position, you will be able to gain unique leadership, organisation, and project management experience.
As a Full Time Officer, you’ll become the leader of a multi-million-pound organisation – making sure that it can do everything it can for its students. So not only is this a chance to have a great responsibility, but it is a chance to gain valuable insight to guide that responsibility – both for this role and into the future!
You want a great job after finishing at UoB
Bristol SU is a supportive environment, that will support you in a full-time role. 93% of our people would recommend Bristol SU as a great place to work.
And where better place to look for a first, full-time job – Full Time Officers are offered over £24.6K for their 1-year term. A competitive, supportive salary.
Whether it be the student representatives or over 70 full-time members of SU staff members, you’ll get loads of help through your SU journey.
You want to receive training and experience for the future
There are amazing career benefits to being elected, so if you’re keen to get a step ahead of the game and receive professional training for the future then look no further.
Not many people can say that they were elected officers at their SU. You will become a trustee of a charity that represents over 30,000 members– a unique experience that employers recognise as extremely important.
So, if you’re thinking of a grad scheme or going straight into competitive work then running for an elected position will offer you a distinctive experience that will make you stand out from the crowd – boosting employability for the future!
And of course, the whole experience will be aided by valuable insight from trained professionals. Passed from them, onto you!
You want to develop representation at Bristol
From Course Reps to Faculty Reps to Full Time Officers – elected positions come together to build an important team of representatives. This is a team that you could be part of.
By being placed in a position that has the power to better represent all students at Bristol, you will be able to raise the voices of those that may be quieter than others. We want students from all communities to be heard.
Perhaps you have plans to work to remove current language barriers for your community, in order to better develop representation. Or maybe you want to work with students to campaign on the issues that truly matter to them.
Whatever the motivation, nominate yourself today to help make our SU, of over 30,000 students, more inclusive.
