Campaigns Officer Full-Time Paid Position - 23,755.66

Campaigns Officer
Full-time paid position - £23,755.66

Overview of position

The Campaigns Officer makes sure that students are able to change their college, the University and wider society. They get more students involved in campaigning, whilst making sure there is the support and resources available for students to campaign on the issues they care about. Alongside this they’ll make sure more students are involved in decision making at the students’ union and the colleges.

As part of the Students’ Union sabbatical officer team, you’ll be responsible for representing students at University of the Arts London and helping to initiate change within the University. The Sabbatical Officers head up the Union, acting as Trustees of the organisation and taking a lead on major campaigns, strategic developments, projects and events. You’d act as an advocate of the Students’ Union, supporting involved students, protecting student welfare, promoting student activities, and working to improve the student experience. As a trustee you will be involved in managing the Union’s budgets, staffing and governance structures. Although Sabbatical officers are very well supported, this is a role that you get to shape and pick what you want to achieve in a year alongside the rest of the Sabbatical team.

• Get more students campaigning
• Helping students who want to campaign
• Making sure the SU knows what issues students care about
• Getting the SU to campaign on issues which students care about
• Getting more students involved in SU democracy
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• Ethical & environmental work
• Freshers week
• Campaigns that students think we should be running

• Opportunity to be involved in the NUS and national campaigning
• Represent students on important issues that affect them.
• Lead and set the future for a multi-million pound organisation.
• Develop strong and in-depth leadership portfolio including management experience.
• Develop negotiation skills with senior staff in a large educational institution.
• Able to help shape the future of UAL and the SU
• Develop your communication, organisation and leadership skills
• Develop your teamwork experience

• The Campaigns Officer role is a full-time position for one year, starting on 1 July 2018, with a salary of £23,755.66

• You will have a close working relationship with your College Coordinator who will support you throughout the year
• Training just before Easter, and more during the Summer
• Additional project specific and optional training sessions like ‘How to Chair a Meeting’, ‘Negotiation Skills’, ‘Presentation Skills’
• Further training as identified by you.

• An interest in becoming a leader of the future
• Passionate about making UAL better
• Interest in learning more about a democratic charity and the management of such organisation.
• An interest in developing activity programmes for students and raising student engagement.
• An interest in gaining useful skills to use in your future career

• You will make sure the Union is supporting students who want to change their college, the university or wider society
• Working with the staff team, you will help the SU understand what issues students care about and make sure we’re doing something about them
• You’ll make sure that issues that students care about are heard at senior levels within the colleges and the University
• Ensure that students are participating in student council and more students participate in SU decision making
• Speak to students across UAL
• Work closely with the other elected officers on central campaigns through student council
• Talk to students about the issues that concern them and take them forward to a College and University level at regular meetings.
• Work closely with Arts SU staff and VP to implement change in your link College.

• Spend a lot of time talking to students
• Work closely with the other elected officers
• Work closely with all the Arts SU staff who all want to help you implement your priorities
• Regularly spend time in a link-College
• Work on a day to day basis with the VP for your link-College
• Develop & sustain a good working relationship with University & College staff
• Lead relevant campaigns
• Attend Student Executive meetings and other relevant Arts SU meetings
• Attend relevant University and College meetings
• Talk to students about current issues and take them forward at regular college meetings
• Work closely with your college co-ordinator and VP to implement changes at your linked college.

• If elected you will hold the post from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Before this date, it is likely that you will work with current officers on some projects and you will be required to go through a short handover.

• You will be expected to work at least 37 hours a week, our usual core office hours are 10am – 6pm. There are a number of occasions when you will be required to work outside of these hours; meeting students, attending events or conferences. You will be entitled to take 25 days annual leave as well as bank holidays throughout the year.

• All current UAL students are eligible to apply. No previous experience is required, but lots of enthusiasm and a willingness to learn are essential.

• Due to the Trustee aspect of this opportunity and the nature of that role, you can not have been convicted of an offence involving deception or dishonesty (unless the conviction is spent) and you can not have a history of bankruptcy.

• Find the full checklist for nominating yourself online at
• Nominate yourself online at the web address above
• Nominations close on the 11th February 2018

• Please email
• Drop into the SU office at
  272 High Holborn