Education & Employability Presidential Portfolio:
The Co-President (Education & Employability) has the primary responsibility for representing the Edinburgh Napier student community on all matters related to the academic experience and student employability.
They work with the University, as well as external organisations, to ensure that the student voice is heard and that all areas of academic policy and practice are student focused and for the benefit of everyone studying at Edinburgh Napier University.
The responsibilities of the Co-President (Education & Employability) also include:
- Enhancing and supporting the experience and effectiveness of Programme Reps through regular communication, training and engagement
- Support and engage with other student representative roles in collaboration with the Department for Learning & Teaching Enhancement and School Support Services
- Promoting opportunities for students to improve their employability and access to the graduate job market
- Campaigning to ensure that University programmes of study develop skills and knowledge that help with student employability
- Campaigning to improve the quality of the academic experience for all students
- Promoting appropriate student support services at Edinburgh Napier and encouraging students to engage with support
- Promoting active student engagement in their own learning
- Run and facilitate Programme Rep Forums and Student Council meetings
Shared Responsibilities of Co-Presidents:
- To be a co-equal Director of the Corporate Trustee Board and to play a full part in its business and in the strategic development of the Association.
- To act collectively as the democratic leadership of the student body at Edinburgh Napier University and on behalf of the Association’s members to improve the student experience.
- To convene the Association’s Forums and ad hoc student groups and support the work of the Student Council.
- To develop student-facing policy portfolios.
- To lead and support representations and campaigns on behalf of the Association’s membership to raise awareness and win improvements on its behalf.
- Regularly and actively to engage with students in person, and via the Association’s social media and other communication channels to keep them updated about the Association and its work and to seek their views.
- To support the Association’s events, including training, campaigns and Freshers Week.
- To attend and participate in a range of working groups, committee meetings, and forums in a representative capacity to advance the interests of the membership.
- To deliver on manifestos.
- To participate in the work of the University and with external associations and agencies where this is consistent with the strategic aims of the Corporate Trustee; is within the Charitable Objects of the Association; and is in accordance with the policy portfolios.
- To undertake the specific roles assigned to their Presidential/ Co-Presidential post.
This post is full-time (for a 1 year term) and require those elected to either take a year out of their studies or to take up their role immediately following graduation.
Hear from a past Co-President
Check out what one of our previous Co-Presidents, Matthew Akinpelu, had to say about this job back in 2022: