President for Societies & Community

Societies & Community Presidential Portfolio:

The ENSA President (Societies & Community) is the chief representative of the Edinburgh Napier University student body and serves as the primary university contact.

They are the primary spokesperson and representative on general matters relating to the student community, including with student societies, as well as working with external organisations and charity for the benefit of the student body.

The responsibilities of the President (Societies & Community) also include:

To be the primary spokesperson of the student body to University senior management and the University Court.
To work to create a culture that aids the development of a shared sense of student identity and community outside of academic programmes and across all Edinburgh Napier campuses.
To advocate and campaign for the student community for improvements to the Estate and facilities of the university.
Promoting active student engagement in student societies and to support the development of new and existing societies.
To evidence the impact of extra-curricular activities, including student societies, on student development and employability.
To convene the Societies Forum at least twice annually, and to aid facilitation of Student Council.
To lead projects relating to student sustainability and supporting a diverse and international student community.
To advocate and campaign for the student community for improvements to student accommodation and housing; including specific Edinburgh Napier University accommodation as well as private housing more widely.

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 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 President

Check out what one of our previous Presidents, Heloisa Fyfe, had to say about the job back in 2022: