How to get involved
Here are some of the voluntary, paid work opportunities and activities you can get involved with in the Management School.
Student reps
The University places great value on the opinions of its students and there are various opportunities for you to get involved, both to have your say and also to represent the views of other students.
Being a student representative is rewarding work and can help you develop useful skills such as communication skills. It can also give you a greater understanding of how the University works as well as enabling you to play a role in the decision making of your school.
Each programme at the Management School has its own Staff-Student Forum. These meetings provide an opportunity for staff and students to discuss matters – academic or non-academic – relating to any aspect of the programme. The students normally elect the chairman, secretary and other student representatives. Meetings are held during semester time as necessary, and usually, if there is sufficient business, at least once a semester.
Student ambassadors
As a Student Ambassador you will support our Open Days and Offer Holder Days. This involves engaging with prospective students and speaking to them about your time at university. If you are enthusiastic about the University, have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team this could be the role for you!
If you'd like to find out more about the role you can get in touch with us on foss-studentrecruitment@sheffield.ac.uk.
Student Communications Creators
The Management School will be recruiting enthusiastic, hard-working and reliable students as Student Communications Creators. This role is a great way to get involved in your department and gain valuable skills for your future. In this role, you will have the opportunity to create a range of digital content, championing wellbeing, community and student voice within the Management School. Content, such as videos and photos, will be created primarily for the Management School’s social media channels, whilst there may also be opportunities to create content for the recently refreshed student handbook.
This is a paid role and applications will open in September. In the meantime, if you'd like to find out more about the role you can get in touch with us on work-at-sums@sheffield.ac.uk.
Student Engagement Champions
The Management School will be recruiting enthusiastic, hard-working and reliable students as Student Engagement Champions. This role is a great way to get involved in your department and gain valuable skills for your future. In this role, you will have the opportunity to take part in a range of activities, such as providing a friendly welcome and having conversations at departmental social and wellbeing events, giving departmental tours to visitors and delivering lecture shout outs about how students can make their voice heard through key university surveys. You will be play a vital role in championing wellbeing, community and student voice within the Management School.
This is a paid role and applications will open in September. In the meantime, if you'd like to find out more about the role you can get in touch with us on work-at-sums@sheffield.ac.uk.
Green Impact
The Management School is passionate about promoting positive societal, economic and environmental change. We continue to strive for sustainability through all aspects of our research, teaching and general operation of the School.
The Green Impact Team is a collaboration of both professional service staff and academics, with a shared interest in making the school greener. Since our team was formed in 2019 we have worked on a range of sustainable projects, events and activities. These have included weekly litter picks, a staff room book swap, food bank collections, and more recently working with our local wildlife by building a duck house in the Management School!
We encourage students to contribute to the Green Impact team, so if you have an idea for a project or would like to get involved, please contact the Green Impact Team on sumsgreenimpact@sheffield.ac.uk.
Societies
Joining a society is a fantastic way to get to know new people and get settled in in your new city. ºù«Ӱҵ Students' Union is home to over 300 societies, so you're bound to find at least one you like the sound of. You could continue pursuing your hobbies, or why not try something new?
Below you can find out more about some of the societies we think Management School students might find particularly interesting or relevant.
The Management Society is an academic society, and their members are mostly students that study in the Management School. They organise meet and greets for new students who are keen to meet course mates, socials, events such as summer and winter balls, a society football and netball team, careers events and volunteering opportunities for members to get involved in.
The Investment Society provides a platform whereby students can share their passion for anything investment related. They aim to do this through several channels which include the following: inviting students to attend talks given by guest speakers, participating as an analyst on our investment fund, coming along to weekly sessions held by their trading division, or contributing to their student magazine, the investment review. They look to provide society members with opportunities which will help them to succeed in the job market, such as CV workshops, as well as networking opportunities with graduate employers. In addition, they hold numerous social events which are an excellent, and more informal, way to meet like-minded students.
Women in Business Society aims to encourage and support women aspiring to enter a career in Business, Finance, Commercial Law and more. During the academic year, they strive to deliver all the necessary information and skills needed for the members to increase their overall level of confidence and employability. They organise comprehensive workshops, networking events, guest speaker events, and fun socials for society members. Thus, members gain a comprehensive knowledge of the industries they're considering, build important connections and get first-hand advice from other women who share their experiences with them.
