Faculty Leader

This is for current MDX students only

Faculty Leaders are a new student leadership at MDXSU, designed to strengthen academic representation across the University. Sitting between Student Voice Leaders (SVLs) and the Education Officer, Faculty Leaders will support and develop SVLs in their faculty, collate student feedback, and represent the voice of students at faculty-level meetings.

This is an opportunity to gain paid leadership experience while directly shaping the academic experience of students in your faculty. Faculty Leaders will act as ambassadors for MDXSU, empowering students to raise issues, working with University staff to create positive change, and contributing to a more connected student community.

Duties and responsibilities

Accountabilities: What you are answerable for (the outcomes you must deliver)

The Faculty Leader is central to improving the academic experience of students. You will be accountable for:

• Acting as the first point of contact for Student Voice Leaders (SVLs) within your faculty, ensuring they are supported and engaged.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with Programme Leaders and key University staff to ensure student voices influence faculty-level decisions.
• Collating, analysing, and escalating common themes from SVL feedback to the Education Officer and Student Voice Team.
• Representing students at faculty-level meetings, Education Leaders’ Forum and Union Council, ensuring student perspectives are consistently voiced.
• Acting as a positive ambassador for MDXSU, empowering students to speak up and helping to build course-based societies and academic communities.
• Upholding MDXSU’s values, equal opportunities policies, and data protection regulations in all aspects of your work.

Responsibilities: What you do to fulfil your accountabilities (the tasks and actions)

In order to fulfil these accountabilities, you will be expected to:

• Provide regular communication and support to SVLs in your faculty, helping them to fulfil their s effectively.
• Help deliver training, support sessions, and communications to engage and retain SVLs.
• Work with SVLs to identify trends in student feedback and co-develop potential solutions.
• Ensure student feedback is accurately represented at faculty-level meetings and outcomes are communicated back to SVLs and students.
• Contribute to MDXSU’s wider academic representation system, including attending Education Leaders’ Forums and Union events.
• Support the creation and growth of course-based societies and initiatives that strengthen academic communities.
• Attend and provide updates at Union Council on progress, challenges, and key themes emerging from your faculty.

Skills and experience
Criteria

Essential

• Current Middlesex University student, enrolled in the 2025–26 academic year

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• Experience as a Student Voice Leader (SVL), or equivalent representative
• Understanding of the of MDXSU and academic representation at Middlesex University
• Experience in leadership, teamwork, or supporting peers

Attributes and Skills

Essential

• Passionate about improving the student academic experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Confident in speaking with both students and staff
• Organised, reliable, and able to manage your own workload
• Able to build positive relationships and encourage participation
• Proactive and solutions-focused
• Commitment to equal opportunities and representing a diverse student body

Location
MDXSU Office & across campus (faculty-based)

Benefits

Development Opportunities

As a Faculty Leader, you will:

• Receive specialist training in leadership, representation.
• Gain experience in faculty-level decision-making and building relationships with senior university staff.
• Develop transferable skills such as public speaking, negotiation, teamwork, and problem-solving.
• Work closely with the Education Officer and MDXSU staff team, with opportunities for mentoring and coaching.
• Strengthen your professional CV with paid experience in governance, leadership, and advocacy.
• Join a supportive student leader community and play a key in shaping the academic experience at Middlesex University.