This voluntary role will give you a valuable insight into the workings of a charitable organisation along with a significant impact on decisions being made by the Union. You will get the chance to discuss, debate and decide on the strategic direction of the Union and its plans for the future while ensuring it is always acting in the interests of students.

We are seeking a Brunel University Student with an enthusiasm for developing student services and student activities, who is able to influence the strategic direction of an organisation and can demonstrate effective leadership qualities. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate honesty, integrity and openness, in addition to commanding confidence, having sound judgement and strong communication skills.

Commitment of Trustees

In the Fulfillment of the role Trustees can expect to:

• Attend the legislative Board of Trustee meetings throughout the academic year and minimum of five Subcommittee meetings.

• Undertake a significant level of reading in preparation for these meetings

• months of appointment).

• Complete a comprehensive induction process, including Trustee Training (within six

• Take responsibility for actions, as agreed in discussion with the Trustee board.

Key Information:

Position: Student Trustee

Official Start date: 6th July 2026 (2-year period of office)

Contract: Voluntary, unpaid

Requirements:

You must be a registered student for the forthcoming year to apply for this role.

You must be 18 years old or over to apply for this role.

If you are a placement student, you may wish to consider if you will be able to fulfill the commitments of this role.

We encourage applications from unrepresented groups specifically commuter students and female applicants.

For full details please see the job pack

How to apply:

To apply you need to complete the application form and equal opportunities form and send to ubs.recruitment@brunel.ac.uk along with a copy of your current CV.

Application deadline: Sunday 17th May 2026