Monday 02-12-2024 - 13:55

With Student Officer elections just around the corner, The Union will be sharing important info about each stage of the elections. This week’s all about nominations.

From Monday 02 December to Friday 07 February you can nominate yourself to be a candidate in the Student Officer Elections.

There are 5 full-time roles available with a full time salary including:

 

+ President

+ Education Officer

+ Wellbeing Officer

+ Societies and Development Officer

+ Sport Officer

 

Have a look over this page to find out everything you need to know about this years' Student Officer Elections.

 

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We need people that are passionate about sparking change to put themselves forward for our Student Officer team. Could this be you?

To find out how to nominate yourself, check out the guide / tips below.

 

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Recommend Someone

 

Don’t want to run yourself but know someone who’d be a great Student Officer? Send in your recommendation now.

 

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Top tips for submitting a nomination

 

Submit a professional, friendly-looking, and high-quality photo of yourself

Getting your image right can make all the difference, as this is the first impression that voters will get of you.

Based on the two candidate images below, who would you be more likely to vote for?

Remember that not every voter may spend a lot of time reading your manifesto, so your candidate image is really a chance to sell yourself as a great candidate.

 

 

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The importance of submitting a professional looking manifesto

Your manifesto is a chance to get across your ideas about what you would do if elected. It’s also a chance for voters to find out a bit about you.

Here are some examples of how your manifesto will look to voters.

First up - an example of someone who’s taken the time to write a detailed and professional manifesto: looks pretty good right?

 

 

Next, we’ve got an example of someone who’s made a good start – but hasn’t quite finished their manifesto: not bad, but would you vote for them if they had hardly said anything?

 

 

Lastly, here’s someone who’s not submitted a professional manifesto and a distorted pic: you'd be lucky to gain many votes if your manifesto and pic looked like this! 

 

 

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Follow these tips and you’re bound to impress voters. What’re you waiting for? Get nominating!