Election of staff to our University's General Assembly 2024
08 Apr 2024
A message from Mark Rollinson, Deputy Secretary
Dear colleagues,
Staff (either full-time or part-time) with paid, superannuable appointments at the University are eligible to be nominated and stand for election to General Assembly.
The General Assembly is a two-way channel of communication through which the University presents its achievements to its broader constituencies and receives feedback and advice on matters relating to University business.
There are eight places, allocated to three different staff groups as listed below. Six of those places are available in this election, the number for each category indicated in brackets:
- Academic and Research staff (one vacancy)
- Professional Services staff grades 6 and above (one vacancy)
- Professional Services staff grades 1-5 (four vacancies)
In addition to the above, there are seven vacancies on General Assembly for members of Senate, and elections to those positions will be running concurrently to this election.
How to nominate
Members of staff who are interested in the work of the General Assembly are encouraged to seek nomination. Each nomination form must be supported by two other staff who are within the same staff group as the nominee.
Further information about the vacancies (including eligibility for election) and the nomination form are available at:
We are using the Mi-Voice nominations platform, which allows candidates to work on their application and, if necessary, save and come back to it at a later date before submitting. Candidates should check with their nominees that they are happy to support their applications, before adding their contact details to the form. An email will then automatically be generated from the system to each nominator, asking them to confirm their support for the candidate. The Governance Office will then receive notification once an application has been fully completed (including the biography), and both supporters have confirmed their support.
The closing date for submission of nominations is noon on Monday, 22 April 2024 – we must also receive all confirmation of support by this time as well.
There is an option to add a photograph to your application, but this is not mandatory.
If you would like to discuss the nomination process or the work of the Assembly, please contact elections@manchester.ac.uk.
Regards,
Mark Rollinson,
Deputy Secretary