The Union is led by the Officer Trustees who are elected every year in our Big Elections in a cross-campus balot. They take a year out of their studies and work full-time, making your Union and Imperial even better .
Your Officer Trustees are here to improve the student voice for all students at Imperial. They represent you to College on issues such as your course, department and faculty as well as any other problems you may have during your time at Imperial. They are here to make your time at Imperial even better and to ensure you have the best possible experience both during your studies and personal life. They work hard for all students to create a positive and welcoming student community, you can read more about what they are doing on their blogs .
Click here to find out more about Tom, our current President, and what he gets up to in his role.
The Union President is ultimately responsible for the direction of the Union, all Union activity and its finances. Tasks vary from simple things such as chairing a meeting to managing a multimillion pound project such as refurbishing the Union’s bars. The President sits on numerous committees within College including the College Council, making them a Trustee of the College. They also sit on a number of committees in the Union, and meet regularly with the President and Rector and other senior College staff to provide student input in decision making processes and to raise any immediate concerns that the student body might have.
The President also works closely with the Union's Managing Director who is in charge of the Union's permanent staff. It's not all work and no play though; perks of the job include lunching at College's handful of swanky campus restaurants, the opportunity to give a speech in a packed Royal Albert Hall and having your very own President's dinner.
For more information contact Tom by emailing union.president@imperial.ac.uk .
Constitutional Job Description
The Union President shall:
- Act as a Trustee ex-officio,
- Fulfill all Presidential and constitutional responsibilities,
- Execute and develop policy and further the aims and objectives of the Union,
- Ensure that all members of the Union are equally represented,
- Chair relevant Union Committees,
- Liaise with Union and College staff as appropriate,
- Represent the Union on external committees as appropriate,
- Report to Union committees as appropriate,
- Negotiate extra duties where appropriate,
- Coordinate the work of the non- Trustee officers of the Union,
- Ensure that the Union provides relevant and sustainable events and services that meet the demands of its members,
- Campaign, where appropriate, on issues relevant to the membership.
- Be the chief executive officer of the Union,
- Be responsible for constitutional development and preliminary interpretation,
- Be responsible for the Managing Director,
- Be responsible for coordinating the work of the officer trustee team,
- Take on or delegate Presidential duties where appropriate,
- Be responsible for representing the Union to the local community and external bodies,
- Be responsible for the effective coordination of activities and representation at non-South Kensington Campuses in conjunction with the relevant officers and Union committees,
- Ensure the adherence to the Complaints and Discipline procedures set out in Section E of the Bye-Laws.
The DPCS is here to look after the 340+ Clubs, Societies & Projects at Imperial College Union. As you can imagine, this makes the job hugely broad; we have everything from Archery to Software! The role involves duties such as helping individual clubs with issues they face to working with national organisations to represent Imperial students. You will learn how to problem-solve at every level and have the opportunity to effect real change in the direction of Student Activities at Imperial. Your decisions have the potential to directly improve the experience of thousands of Imperial students who take part in Clubs, Societies & Projects at Imperial.
For more information contact Abi by emailing dpcs@imperial.ac.uk .
Constitutional Job Description
The Union Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) shall:
- Act as a Trustee ex-officio,
- Fulfill all Presidential and constitutional responsibilities,
- Execute and develop policy and further the aims and objectives of the Union,
- Ensure that all members of the Union are equally represented,
- Chair relevant Union Committees,
- Liaise with Union and College staff as appropriate,
- Represent the Union on external committees as appropriate,
- Report to Union committees as appropriate,
- Negotiate extra duties where appropriate,
- Coordinate the work of the non- Trustee officers of the Union,
- Ensure that the Union provides relevant and sustainable events and services that meet the demands of its members,
- Campaign, where appropriate, on issues relevant to the membership.
- Take on Presidential duties as appropriate,
- Be responsible for the effective coordination and representation of Clubs, Societies & Projects, in conjunction with the relevant Union committees,
- Liaise with Union staff to ensure that appropriate support is being given to all Clubs, Societies & Projects,
- Represent Union Clubs and Societies to British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS).
- To be jointly responsible for the sustainability, training and support of volunteers.
The DPE role is simply summarised as “making sure the academic experience at Imperial is one of the best in the world”.
The Deputy President (Education) is the go-to person for all academic needs. They sit on top of the representation structure (Year Rep - Dep Rep - Academic Affairs Officer - DPE) so they’re usually directly involved when things that can’t be resolved at lower levels, need urgent attention, or are of significant importance. For example, BioChemistry preliminary grades being unavailable for students.
In addition to working directly with students on their representation issues, the DPE is also the main contact for College when they are planning to run projects or do anything academia related.
For more information contact Pascal by emailing dpeducation@imperial.ac.uk .
Constitutional Job Description
The Union Deputy President (Education) shall:
- Act as a Trustee ex-officio,
- Fulfill all Presidential and constitutional responsibilities,
- Execute and develop policy and further the aims and objectives of the Union,
- Ensure that all members of the Union are equally represented,
- Chair relevant Union Committees,
- Liaise with Union and College staff as appropriate,
- Represent the Union on external committees as appropriate,
- Report to Union committees as appropriate,
- Negotiate extra duties where appropriate,
- Coordinate the work of the non- Trustee officers of the Union,
- Ensure that the Union provides relevant and sustainable events and services that meet the demands of its members,
- Campaign, where appropriate, on issues relevant to the membership.
- Take on Presidential duties as appropriate,
- Be responsible, for reporting to the College student opinion on academic affairs, suggesting areas for development, and enhancing the student experience and provision for students,
- Be for responsible for the training and running of a Representation Network for the Academic Representatives of the Constituent Unions and other student bodies,
- Liaise with the Constituent Unions on all academic matters concerning students,
- Support Student Enterprise and Innovation within the Union and the College.
As DPFS, you will have oversight over the Union's finances; from clubs and societies through to the annual union budget. It’s great because it touches on so much of what the Union does. You’ll also interact regularly with our commercial operations having input into our licensed spaces and what we offer in Metric, FiveSixEight and the Union bar not to mention h-Bar and the Reynolds. It's particularly fun to get involved with some of our big events like the summer ball and the Fresher's week events. More and more the DPFS is becoming the go to Officer when it comes to student finance issues too so there ever increasing variety to the role.
For more information contact Alex by emailing dpfs@imperial.ac.uk
Constitutional Job Description
The Union Deputy President (Finance & Services) shall:
- Act as a Trustee ex-officio,
- Fulfill all Presidential and constitutional responsibilities,
- Execute and develop policy and further the aims and objectives of the Union,
- Ensure that all members of the Union are equally represented,
- Chair relevant Union Committees,
- Liaise with Union and College staff as appropriate,
- Represent the Union on external committees as appropriate,
- Report to Union committees as appropriate,
- Negotiate extra duties where appropriate,
- Coordinate the work of the non- Trustee officers of the Union,
- Ensure that the Union provides relevant and sustainable events and services that meet the demands of its members,
- Campaign, where appropriate, on issues relevant to the membership.
- Take on Presidential duties as appropriate,
- Be responsible for providing support on Financial matters to Clubs, Societies & Projects,
- Be responsible for the adherence of Clubs, Societies & Projects to the Union’s Financial Procedures,
- Be responsible for the effective coordination and representation of student skills development and accreditation programmes operated by the Union,
- To be jointly responsible for the sustainability, training and support of volunteers
The DPW coordinates campaigns and information concerning student wellbeing and welfare, working closely with the Liberation and Welfare Officers, student volunteers, and College services. They support students in running campaigns on almost any issue that affects students, represent students' welfare needs to College and external organisations, and provide the student voice on a number of College committees – such as accommodation, disability support and equal opportunities.
In the last year, the DPW has led on campaigns covering topics such as mental health, supporting student parents, protecting the rights of international students, dyslexia awareness, alcohol-free social events, and more.
For more information contact Chris by emailing dpwelfare@imperial.ac.uk .
Constitutional Job Description
The Union Deputy President (Welfare) shall:
- Act as a Trustee ex-officio,
- Fulfill all Presidential and constitutional responsibilities,
- Execute and develop policy and further the aims and objectives of the Union,
- Ensure that all members of the Union are equally represented,
- Chair relevant Union Committees,
- Liaise with Union and College staff as appropriate,
- Represent the Union on external committees as appropriate,
- Report to Union committees as appropriate,
- Negotiate extra duties where appropriate,
- Coordinate the work of the non- Trustee officers of the Union,
- Ensure that the Union provides relevant and sustainable events and services that meet the demands of its members,
- Campaign, where appropriate, on issues relevant to the membership.
- Take on Presidential duties as appropriate,
- Be responsible for identifying and informing College of student opinion on welfare issues and suggesting areas for development, and for coordinating and publicising all campaigns concerning:
- equal opportunities and welfare issues,
- volunteering opportunities.
- Be responsible for representing the welfare needs of all students, especially minority or under-represented groups to the College,
- Be responsible for maintaining and running a Welfare Network with the Union and Constituent Union Liberation Officers,
- Be responsible for providing support to student led campaigns
