Student Trustee

Student Trustee, Sunderland Students’ Union 

Position: Trustee/Voluntary

Closing date for applications: Thursday 29 May 2025, midnight  

Interviews: To be confirmed

 What are we looking for? 

We are looking to recruit a motivated individual to become our next Student Trustee. The experience of being a Student Trustee can enhance your CV as you are given the opportunity to collectively lead the direction of the Union with a total revenue of £1.244m (comprised of funding from the University through a block grant and self-generated income through event tickets, media sales and student group memberships). 

You should be passionate and enthusiastic about making a real difference to the lives of students and willing to help take the Union to the next level of success. You will help manage the strategy and finances of the organisation and be willing to work collectively to ensure that we will be able to deliver positive change for its members year after year. 

You need to be a current student to apply (academic year 25/26); no further experience is required, and training will be provided. 

Your role will be for two years, with the opportunity to extend this by another two-year term (as long as you continue to be a student for the duration of the role). 

We expect there will be between seven to nine meetings a year, as well as one or more training/induction sessions. This will include Board meetings and any sub-committees to which you are appointed to. We have a much more flexible approach to holding meetings in person, but we will be aiming to hold at least two Board meetings a year in person on our Sunderland campus. We will of course reimburse any out of pocket expenses incurred.

To apply for this role, please see further details on our website: www.sunderlandsu.co.uk/jobs

Please send completed expressions of interest to:centralservices@sunderland.ac.uk by Thursday 29 May 2025, midnight. 

Interview dates are to be confirmed once the vacancy has closed.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Prince Ikechi, the Chair, or Kayleigh Tague, External Trustee via centralservices@sunderland.ac.uk

Closing Date: 09 May 2025

Team: Partner Organisations