Faculty Leader

Applications open for current MDX students only

Faculty Leaders are a student leadership at MDXSU, designed to strengthen academic representation across the University. Following a successful first year, the is now entering its second iteration. 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
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.
• Proactively building awareness and visibility of the Faculty Leader across your faculty, so that students and SVLs know who you are and how to reach you.
• Upholding MDXSU’s values, equal opportunities policies, and data protection regulations in all aspects of your work.

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.
• Deliver introductory classroom or seminar visits at the start of the academic year to introduce yourself, explain the of MDXSU, and encourage student engagement in academic representation.
• Maintain an up-to-date presence on MyLearning and other MDXSU promotional channels, and engage with visibility materials such as posters and campus messaging provided by MDXSU.

Skills and experience
Criteria:

• Current Middlesex University student, enrolled in the 2026–27 academic year - Essential

Knowledge and Experience:

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

Attributes and Skills:

• Passionate about improving the student academic experience - Essential
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal - Essential
• Confident in speaking with both students and staff - Essential
• Organised, reliable, and able to manage your own workload - Essential
• Able to build positive relationships and encourage participation - Essential
• Proactive and solutions-focused - Essential
• Commitment to equal opportunities and representing a diverse student body - Essential
• Comfortable speaking to groups, e.g. delivering short introductions in lectures or seminars - Desirable

Location
MDXSU Office & across Hendon 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.
• Take part in a formal mid-point review at the end of semester one, alongside your ongoing PDP and bi-weekly 1:1s, giving you a structured checkpoint to reflect on progress and set goals for semester two.

Meetings

Faculty Leaders will be expected to attend a range of meetings and forums where they represent the views and experiences of students, share feedback, and contribute to decision-making. These include:

• University ESE (Education & Student Experience) Committee – Working with staff and student representatives to discuss teaching, learning and wider student experience issues across the University.
• Faculty ESE (Education & Student Experience) Committee – Working with staff and student representatives to discuss teaching, learning and wider student experience issues within the faculty.
• Programme Voice Groups (PVGs) – Ensuring student feedback from across programmes is represented, raising themes and working with staff to resolve concerns.
• Education Leaders Forum (ELF) – Connecting with other Education Leaders across the University to share ideas, explore common themes and strengthen collaboration.
• Union Council – Representing the academic voice within the wider student union decision-making body, contributing to policies and discussions that impact all students.
• Training & Development – Attending training sessions to build skills, knowledge and confidence in the and where appropriate, helping to facilitate training for other student leaders.
• Awards & Recognition – Taking part in events that celebrate student contributions and successes.
• Leaders Lounge – Engaging with peers in an informal space for networking, sharing practice and strengthening the student voice community.
• Faculty Leader Executive Meeting – A standing monthly meeting with the Education Officer and fellow Faculty Leaders to share faculty-level updates, surface shared themes across the University and work collectively on cross-faculty issues.