What is a PTO?
A Part-Time Officer is an individual who is elected by fellow students to represent their peers. Being a PTO is a paid position (£12.71 plus £1.53 holiday pay), with individuals being asked to work with the SU for up to 10 hours per week for a period of 10 weeks per semester in their role.
To find out more about the role and any specific duties you must undertake, please read the full role description for CAS here and for CU London here.
Training for the role will be provided by the Students’ Union, once the successful applicant is appointed. Training is expected to take place on week commencing 11th January 2027.
How do I know if I’m eligible?
To be eligible for a Part-Time Officer position, you must be a student studying in the College of Arts & Society or CU London and hold current student status until at least 17th April 2027.
How can I nominate myself for the role?
To nominate yourself for the CAS PTO or CU London position, you must write a Manifesto which contains at least 5, distinct ideas detailing what your main priorities would be should you be successfully elected during your time in post. If you are unsure on what these priorities should be, we suggest speaking to students in the CAS college or CU London Campuses, who you will be representing and acting on behalf of in the position. Full guidance on what a Manifesto is and how to write one can be found here.
As well as this, you must also submit a head and shoulders photograph of yourself which is unfiltered, which will feature on the Elections voting page.
Nominations are open from 2nd November 2026 at 5pm, and close on 16th November 2026 at 5pm.
Who will voters be for this election?
This election will be delivered through our co-option process. This means that our current Full-Time and Part-Time Officers will be the only people eligible to vote in this election. This will take place during an extraordinary Student Council Meeting, which is a meeting between all our Officers, on 2nd Dec 2026.
Key Dates and Process
Below are the key dates for this CAS and CU London PTO Election- please note, as this is a co-option part way through the year, this Election process may look a little bit different to that of the yearly Leadership Elections:
If you wish to put yourself forward for the role, you will need to submit your Manifesto and Photo. Nominations will open for you to do this on 2nd November at 5pm https://www.yoursu.org/elections/nominate, and close on 16th November at 5pm.
The Elections Team will then check your eligibility for the position and that your Manifesto and Photo meet the necessary requirements. You will be contacted with your nomination outcome, including whether you are eligible, by a member of the Elections team by 20th November. They will also give you more information on the Election, confirming rules and requirements of candidates- it is important you read and respond to these communications, as they will detail what you can and cannot do as part of the Election.
If your nomination is successful and you are eligible, your Manifesto and Photo will be submitted to the Student Council. Full-time Officers and Part-time Officers on the Committee will vote in a private ballot to determine the successful applicant.
This vote will take place in a Student Council meeting, taking place on 2nd December 2026.
As an SU, we use a preferential voting system (sometimes called the single transferable vote system) for our Elections.
Once votes have been received and ratified, the successful applicant for the role will be notified.
The new PTO will start in their role, on 11th January 2027. Training will likely take place during this week.
If you require any support during the Election, please contact us by emailing elections.su@coventry.ac.uk.
Our full General Union Election Regulations can be found here. Please note this is a Co-Option process so some rules may not apply. Please refer to the co-option section of the document.
If you need to submit a complaint at any time please refer to our Elections Complaints Policy.
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