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.