JOB DESCRIPTION

Shortlist: 12^th August

Interviews: 15^th August

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Overview and assess the work of GSU Officer Trustees in accordance with the Articles
• Review GSU Officers in line with expectation as defined within:
  • Role description at point of election
  • Campaign objectives
  • The Big Priority

• Responsiveness to the Student Voice
• Receive and scrutinise evidence of GSU Officer activity
• Ensure that every Officer is performing adequately in their role, providing support and suggestions for improvement.
• Act as a critical friend to support GSU Officer plans, by sometimes recommending alternative or additional courses of action.
• Receive details, where relevant, of GSU Officers campaigns expenditure
• Determine whether any further action is needed to improve GSU Officer performance for the benefit of the student membership
• Further action should be given within a reasoned recommendation, identifying intended outcomes The Scrutiny Panel may hear cases from students and/or student petitions, and make appropriate judgements and/or referrals on to next steps, these may include:
  • Recommendations for improvements
  • Enhanced actions relating to student outreach
  • Recommended additional methods of reporting to students
  • Referral to Assembly to pass a motion for a no-confidence referenda
  • Referral of issues and/or investigation to Trustee Board
  • Trustee Board discussion and/or vote of confidence
  • Scrutiny Panel determine confidence in the Officer

Scrutiny Panel will be made up of:

One Student Trustee (Chair)
One Programme Representative
One School Network Officer
One member of the Activities Executive Committee
One group leader

The Student Trustee and Chair of Scrutiny Panel shall be nominated by Staffing, Governance & Risk Committee following a selection process

Panel Members will be randomly selected from the Expression of Interest form distributed to all student representatives.

If there is no Expression of Interest from a specified group above, a Representative shall be chosen from the Expression of Interest with the closest role alignment and relevance

Panellists shall be reimbursed for their time (£12.21p/h) at scheduled or extraordinary Scrutiny panels, and may claim reasonable travel
expenses for the Panel. 

Panellists should declare any conflicts of interest (i.e. previously a member of an Officers’ campaign team) ahead of each officer review to the Scrutiny Panel Chair

Panellists should scrutinise work and evidence presented by Officers by considering the below areas of their:

GSU Officer Portfolio
Role description at point of election
Campaign objectives
The Big Priority
Responsiveness to the Student Voice

Contract Casual - Student Staff

Hours Zero hours per week. 

Expected commitment to scheduled or extraordinary Scrutiny panels

Salary £12.44ph + Paid holiday on top of your hourly rate of 12.07% per hour

Notice period One Week

Benefits Training opportunity. Personal development opportunities. Building verbal communication skills. Gaining essential knowledge and experience to further your career options. Working as part of a team. Uniform and Meal on duty provided.

Details
£12.21 per hour
Location: Greenwich, SE10 9LS, GB

Details
£12.21 per hour
Location: University of Greenwich, SE10 9LS, GB