The SU President is the figurehead of the Students’ Union. They lead the Officer team, helping and organising the efforts of each individual Officer and ensuring that the work on major student issues is done.

The SU President is responsible for coordinating communications alongside the Chief Executive and Marketing Manager and, tying into this, working with Student Media.

Representing students is the role of any Officer and the President is no exception, focusing on the headline issues of the time. The SU President is also responsible for governance and democracy within the Union and takes a lead on matters of day-to-day finance.

The Education Officer is principally charged with the academic representation, primarily to the University, but to other relevant bodies as well. They coordinate the academic representation system and work closely with the Community Officer on the strategic development of academic and welfare services.

The Education Officer actively monitors higher education issues on the local and national scale and attends University meetings to represent students’ views on such issues. They liaise regularly with other Officers, senior University staff, Union departments and University departments in order to recognise and respond to emerging educational needs for students of the University of Bath.

They also support the Academic Executive in order to develop academic support services and academic representation at a departmental and faculty level, and represent individual students in academic reviews.

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The Activities Officer is responsible for the strategic development of societies, volunteering groups and the Arts team within the SU. They also lead on The SU's environmental and sustainability work.

They work with Executive Committees, aid groups with strategic development, as well as acting as a representative both to the University and on a national scale. Extra-curricular accreditation and development opportunities are also supported and co-ordinated by the Activities Officer, including the peer support and student development areas.

The Sport Officer is principally charged with the strategic development of sport within the Students’ Union and acting as a representative on relevant University committees and at the national level. They represent students’ sporting needs and interests in the Sports Department and the University.

The Sport Officer helps sports clubs devise and implement their own development plans along with supporting the Sports Executive committee to further the development of student sport as a whole. They develop coaching and other volunteering opportunities for all clubs.

This role includes supporting and representing the student community on issues such as housing, food provision and general wellbeing, as well as students’ place in the wider community. On the diversity side the role represents the individual needs of the diverse student body, with a particular focus on international students and other student support groups.

The specific duty of the Postgraduate Officer is to research and represent the interests of postgraduate students and to develop an active postgraduate community. The post is only open to postgraduate students, though all students will be able to vote for this post.

They are responsible for engaging with all postgraduates and researching the issues which challenge them. They represent postgraduates across the University, to senior management, in committees and more widely. They work with the other SU Officers and with the Postgraduate Association and its executive committee, to improve the offer to postgraduates and increase participation.