The Students' Association is led by a team of elected students also known as full time officers. Each year they are up for election, and that's where students just like you come in!
Nominations are now open and all current Edinburgh College students are eligible to stand for election.
What are the ECSA Elections?
ECSA is here to represent all students at Edinburgh College, which means what we do changes to suit the needs of students. Each year we host an Edinburgh College wide vote to elect 3 Full-Time Officers. These 3 Officers become the leaders of the Students' Association and will spend a year working full-time to represent Edinburgh College students and improve the student experience.
This is a great opportunity to take a stand and make a change for students, but also a chance for a rewarding and flexible job where you can develop transferable skills.
Each of the 3 Full-Time Officers have a remit they work on, but they also have the freedom to come up with projects that they believe would change the student experience. The President focuses on Education, our VP Activities works toward setting up societies and activities for students and VP Welfare works with the college to ensure good student mental health and supports our equalities groups.
The elected officers take office on the 1st of July and will remain in post for the full year, working 35 hours a week at £18,500 per year.
Interested?
Not sure if you are ready to submit your nomination, but you want more information? The ECSA staff team are impartial and will keep your ideas secret, so if you've got questions or you want help submitting your nomination - get in touch today!
Register your interest here or Get in touch here
There are two main phases to the election process:
During the nomination period: you come up with the reasons why students should vote for you, you’ll submit your nomination form
During the voting period: you’ll campaign for students to vote for you, they’ll vote for the candidates they want to be elected, then we’ll announce the results
More information about the elections on our dedicated Elections Hub