Part-Time Officer Candidates

Part-time (Voluntary) Positions

The voluntary roles available are also known as Part-time Officers.

They support the Full-time Officers in their roles, and also work on their own campaigns.

These positions are for current students, who carry out their duties alongside their studies.

Equality and Diversity Officer

The role of the Equality and Diversity Officer is to work with the SU to break down barriers to participation and success for Sunderland students, especially those who may be from underrepresented backgrounds.

They are at the forefront of our equality and diversity activities within the union as well as undertaking work to embed these values in the student experience.

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Cara Jade

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Elena Cirillo

International Officer

The International Officer ensures that the Sunderland Students’ Union and the University of Sunderland are always striving to include international students in their work.

They spend time working with international students to make sure that their Students’ Union and University are always mindful of their ambitions while at university. They also usually lead our campaign work for international students.

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Ade Adeoye

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Monica Fayez Farid Tawadros

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Muhammad Omar Attiq Cheema

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Than Thar Htet

Mature and Postgraduate Officer

The role of the Mature and Postgraduate Officer primarily involves making sure our mature and postgraduate students are considered in everything we work on.

They also usually make sure that we play an active part in NUS’ Mature Students’ Campaign and Postgraduate Students’ Campaign.

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Ashley Liddle

London Campus Officer

The London Campus Officer works with the President: London to ensure that the views of the University of Sunderland in London students are represented.

They also work with the Students’ Union staff team to develop events and activities, specifically for our London-based students as well as working to make sure London-based students are included in the Union’s representation work and have access to Union services.

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Chinedu Ndife

Chair of Union Council

The Chair of Union Council helps students to make decisions about their life at university by chairing the Union’s Union Council meetings.

This role has additional responsibility in that the Chair of Union Council represents students on two of the committees which sit under the Students’ Union Board of Trustees - Governance Committee and Disciplinary Committee.

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Joseph Sotimirin

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Joshua Richardson

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Krista Joseph

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University of Sunderland Students' Union