Representing Students Regionally
Within the Highlands and Islands Students’ Association (HISA), you are a full voting member of its Executive Committee; and the Regional Student Council.
Decisions are made at a regional level that impact upon the learning experience of all students, including those at your academic partner. The Principal Officers of HISA are the student representatives that sit on those regional bodies whose decisions affect all students in the university partnership.
The Depute Presidents play a vital role to support the Principal Officers and ensure that they understand the feelings and views of the students at the partner they represent.
Term of Office
Candidates that are elected, do not take up posts immediately after the election. There will be a full schedule of training and induction for officers to support them in their roles. Officers must undergo a successful Disclosure Scotland PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) check to be able to carry out the role.
Hours and Pay
The Regional Officers are full-time sabbatical positions and a salary of £20,020 per annum.
Students who are elected as Regional Officers take a year’s break from their studies to perform the role. The position can involve working evenings due to meetings and other HISA commitments, including occasional weekend travel and events.
Are You Eligible?
All roles are full-time, paid sabbatical positions. If you are successful, you shall take a year’s break from your studies to fulfill the duties of the position. Students who are in their final year and are due to graduate will be eligible to stand, as long as they are registered as a student at the time of the election.
In order to take up an elected regional role you must also complete a Charity Trustee Declaration Form.
The President is the leader and figurehead of the students’ association. As President, you will be responsible for the work of HISA and lead its priority campaigns. The role requires the ability to lead your fellow student officers, and to inspire students to get behind the work of HISA. The President chairs the Executive Committee and acts as delegate leader to external organisations.
To be eligible to stand for President, you must be registered on any course at the University of the Highlands and Islands or any of its academic partners.
The Vice President Education is responsible for leading HISA’s activities, campaigns and work around further education and higher education to continually inform and improve learning and teaching and the experience of FE students across the Highlands and Islands.
To be eligible to stand for Vice President Education, you must be registered as a student at any of the academic partners, studying a course at either further or higher education level at the time of the election.
The Vice President Communities is responsible for leading on student welfare, leading on equality and diversity within the Association and the University, leading on Welfare and Community campaigns within the Association and the University, as wellas being a Trustee of the Association.
To be eligible to stand for Vice President Communities, you must be registered as a student of the University of the Highlands and Islands, at any academic partner.
If you are unsure whether you are a further education student or a higher education student, please log in to www.hisa.uhi.ac.uk and see what role you are eligible for.
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