Academic Representation Manager; HISA)

Position: Academic Representation Manager (HISA)

Vacancy at Highlands and Islands Students' Association

Academic Representation Manager

The work type is hybrid with ad-hoc contact time in-person with Students and participation at Welcome week/ Elections & Summer Residential Training. Some occasional travel to UHI locations required.

Vacancy listed
28/10/2026

Details

Main purpose of the role The main purpose of this role is to lead operational delivery of the Student Voice Representative (SVR) system, which involves over 500 student volunteers within courses representing the views of their classmates on learning and the wider student experience to make impacts and enhancements on student life  post involves responsibility for all aspects of the SVR system over the academic cycle, including the effective recruitment, training and support of SVRs and the engagement of them in meaningful conversations and reports about the enhancement of learning.

The role aims to ensure that lecturers and academic staff continue to engage and promote the SVR system to their students and learners.

The postholder is required to work with a range of HISA colleagues where they don’t have direct line management responsibility. They will need to foster and take responsibility for developing effective relationships that ensure the SVR system is delivering and that elected Student Officers and local Engagement Coordinators are working to support engagement, participation and reporting. The role can be delivered remotely although regular travel across the UHI partnership is required.

In conjunction with the Director of Student Engagement & Representation they will be responsible for liaising with UHI's management and senior staff responsible for academic quality across the Partnership.

Headline responsibilities relating to Academic Representation & our Student Voice Representation system

Responsible for operational delivery and development of a successful and impactful Student Voice Representative (SVR) system within HISA and UHI.

Ensure the success and impact of the SVR system within quality assurance and enhancement requirements in UHI.

Support the Vice-President Education, within their remit ensuring induction and on-going support to allow them to confidently participate within the UHI quality framework.

With the Director of Student Engagement and Representation and Vice-President Education, develop effective and impactful relationships with key staff across UHI who work with the SVR system, including a range of management, governance, academic and support staff.

With senior management and other staff, ensure synergy and coherence between practice in the SVR system and other voluntary roles supported by HISA such as club and society committee roles.

Engage sectorally in learning and sharing on effective practice in academic representative systems to enhance HISA's practice and contribute to internal and external quality activity (Student Partnerships in Quality Scotland, Quality Assurance Agency and other Students' Associations).

Contribute to wider approaches to our academic representation beyond the Student Voice Rep system, such as engagement with subject areas, key quality processes, and curriculum areas.

Responsibilities for the SVR lifecycle

Ensuring a clear recruitment process, including communication and guidance to local teams and UHI as well as underpinning technical systems are in place.

Developing a clear process for recording SVRs in our records and SITS (UHI Student Records), including their basic information and key achievements/attendances, aligning with our own and UHI's operational requirements and capacities and relevant data protection obligations.

Coordinating all elements of SVR training, including design, delivery, evaluation and enhancement.…