NSA Elections 2013
NSA will soon be holding elections for postions on the Student Executive for next academic session (2013/14). You can get more information about these roles below.
If you are interested, download a form and return it to NSA by Wednesday 20th February at 12 noon.
3 FULL-TIME PAID POSITIONS:
Vice President Sports & Societies
Vice President Reps & Volunteers
- Pay: £15,414 per year
- Holidays: 6 weeks
- Hours: 36 per week
- Evening work: Some
- Weekend work: Infrequent
- Starts: 1st July 2013
- Ends: 30th June 2014
- Involves: Taking a year out of your degree OR adding a year at the end of your degree
- Training: External and internal induction
8 PART-TIME VOLUNTEER POSTS:
Business School Academic
Officer
Business School Well-Being
Officer
(Candidates must be on a course registered to this faculty)
Health, Life & Social
Sciences Academic Officer
Health, Life & Social
Sciences Well-Being Officer
(Candidates must be on a course registered to this faculty)
Engineering, Computing
& Creative Industries Academic Officer
Engineering, Computing
& Creative Industries Well-Being Officer
(Candidates must be on a course registered to this faculty)
- Pay: none from NSA but the Uni can provide some funds in recognition of your work as a rep on committees (end of year)
- Hours: average 3-4 per week during term time
- Starts: Summer 2013
- Ends: Summer 2014
- Involves: Doing exec duties while still on your course
- Training: Induction and residential planning events
2 STUDENT TRUSTEE POSTS
- Student Trustees shall be neither student representatives on the Association’s Executive, nor office-holders within any of its sports clubs or student societies, but shall be independent student trustees of the Association with responsibility for its effective running of the Association as a charity.
- Elected student trustees are required to consider what is best for the governance of the Association as a whole in line with its charitable objects rather than represent any sectional interest.
- Trustees will contribute their skills and knowledge to NSA “as an organisation” to help it equip itself as best it can to meet the challenges the organisation faces in the delivering its goals.
- Lay student trustees may also be assigned to delegated functions of the Board or other bodies as required.
- It might suit students studying for professional or business qualification, or any student looking to add the skills of trusteeship to their CV. Training will be given and members will be part of a professional team of people having overall control of a real organisation with a turnover of £500K, employing 13 staff.
- Starts: Autumn 2013
- Ends: Summer 2014
- Involves: Doing trustee duties while still on your course
What's in it for you? A lot is about what you make it, and how much energy and commitment you give to your role, but there are incredible opportunities for personal and skills development and plenty of chances to make a positive difference to the quality of student life at Edinburgh Napier. It is also valuable work experience to put on your CV.
For more info: Contact Ann Whannell, or call in at NSA HQ, B34 Merchiston Campus.
Nomination Forms: To download a PDF nomination form for any of the exec posts, click here.
Deadline: Forms must be back with NSA by 12 noon, Wednesday 20th February.
Eligibility: Please read our eligibility criteria document.
