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Officers of Oxford Students’ Union are the primary representatives of the student body at the University of Oxford, as defined in Bye-Law 3. They play a crucial role in ensuring students are at the heart of University decision-making. 

Oxford Students’ Union is comprised of four elected, Full-Time Sabbatical Officers, and an additional set of Part-Time Officers. Our Part-Time Officers consist of Community Officers (representatives of our four community areas: Environmental, Societies, Sports, and RAG (Raise and Give)), Equity Officers (representatives of students who self-define within marginalised community groups at the University of Oxford) and Divisional Officers (representatives of students within their respective Divisions under the Academic Representation Structure).

What is a Sabbatical Officer (or 'Sabb')?

Our Sabbatical Officers are the student leaders of the SU and essential for raising student voice at a senior University level. We believe students should be central to student representation and our Officers work closely with the Conference of Common Rooms to empower and support the diverse student community at the University of Oxford.  

Sabbs are also Trustees of Oxford SU, meaning that they sit on Trustee Board, which has ultimate responsibility for the strategic success, financial sustainability, and legal compliance of Oxford SU as a charitable organisation.  

What are Part-Time Officers?

Our Part-Time Officers are volunteers and we run elections for Equity Officer, Community Officer and Student Trustee positions. The expected workload for these positions is approximately 2-4 hours per week of term; however, workload may be variable across a term.   

Our Part-Time positions are voluntary, unpaid roles do not qualify as ‘major union office holders’ for the purposes of the Articles and the Education Act 1994. This means that any of our Part-Time Officers could go on to serve as a Sabbatical Officer and have the opportunity to run for a second term.