Guild Elections

Officer Elections

Our Officer Elections are the biggest student elections in Birmingham, with thousands voting each year.

It’s your chance to decide who will lead the Guild of Students for the next academic year!

From 12 January 2026, we’ll be on the lookout for people who want to apply to be one of our Officers and have the opportunity of a lifetime!

Being an Officer is no regular job; one minute you’ll be meeting with leaders at the University to create change on behalf of our students, then the next you’ll be planning large-scale events such as Welcome Week or Grad Ball.

It’s not only a chance to influence the direction of student life and student experience at Birmingham, but it’ll also give you the opportunity to drive change, as well as develop your leadership and problem-solving skills which will only strengthen your CV. This is a fantastic experience for your CV in leadership, problem solving and making change. If you apply to become a full time Officer, you’ll be paid a full-time salary for the year!

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Do you know someone who you think would make an amazing Guild Officer? If so, let us know and the Guild will let that student know someone thinks they’d be fantastic for the job!

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Elections Timeline

10AM
Monday 12
January

Applications Open

4PM
Friday 13
February

Applications Close

10AM
Monday 9
March

Voting Opens

4PM
Friday 13
March

Voting Closes

Results Night: Saturday 14 March 2026.

What Roles Are Available?

There are many Officer roles for you to explore.

Full-Time Roles

Full time roles are open to any normally registered University of Birmingham student, whatever year you are in. If you aren’t a final year student, you will have to take a year out of your studies to carry out a full time Officer position:

Full-Time Officer

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Guild President

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Full-Time Officer

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Education Officer

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Full-Time Officer

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International Officer

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Full-Time Officer

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Sports Officer

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Full-Time Officer

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Postgraduate Officer

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Full-Time Officer

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Welfare & Community Officer

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Full-Time Officer

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Activities & Employability Officer

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Part-Time Roles

Part-Time roles are open to any normally registered University of Birmingham student and are carried out alongside your studies, you also will be paid for this work across the Academic Year:

Part-Time Officer

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Sustainability Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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Disabled Students' Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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LGBTQ+ Students' Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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Women's Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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Ethnic Minority Students' Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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Trans and Non-Binary Students' Officer

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Whichever role you apply for, you will be able to make positive change for students at UoB!

Recommend a Friend

Do you know someone who you think would make an amazing Guild Officer? If so, let us know and the Guild will let that student know someone thinks they’d be fantastic for the job!

Officer Elections 2026: Recommend a Friend

Elections applications are now here – and we want to know about those incredible people who could make real changes to our community! If you know someone who you think could make things happen, then let us know by pressing Start and completing the form. 

Don’t worry, you won’t be signing them up for anything without their knowledge – we’ll just drop them an email before nominations close to let them know that someone out there thinks they’d be a great candidate! Simple. As. That. 

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