Executive Election
BY-ELECTION
Campus Vice President of Blanchardstown
CVP Blanchardstown By-Election: NOMINATIONS OPEN 17TH AUGUST
TU Dublin Students' Union is running a By-Election for the position of Campus Vice President for Blanchardstown (Full-Time). The successful candidates will join the other 7 Full-Time Officers and 10 PT Officers until the end of June 2027.
This full-time position is paid and has a role description. Do you think you can #RUNTUDSU?
Campus Vice President Blanchardstown Full Role Description on page 14 here.
The position is fixed term from 7th Sept 2026 to 30th June 2027. You can find out more information about the role here: https://tudublinsu.ie/your-union/su-constitution.
As per the Constitution, 'any candidate seeking to be elected as an Officer must be a current registered student studying on the Blanchardstown Campus. Only Blanchardstown students can apply for the role of CVP for Blanchardstown.
Eligibility to work: Candidates appointed to this role must have the legal right to work in Ireland for the duration of their term of office. Proof of eligibility may be requested before appointment.
Key election dates:
- Nominations open from 9am on 17th August
- Closing 5pm on 28th Aug
- Candidates' Training 31st Aug
- Campaigning w/c from 1st Sept
- Candidates' Debate 2nd Sept (if multiple candidates)
- Online Vote 4th Sept
- Winner announced 7th Sept.
Represent your Campus: Run for Blanchardstown CVP in the By-election!
Apply via the nominations form when it opens here.
Please note: in addition to filling out the form, you must also submit a complete manifesto manifesto_blanch-cvp_template (byelection 2026) (1).docx, a ballot picture, and list of 25 proposers (Blanchardstown students who back your monumentation) and send all these completed documents to elections@tudublinsu.ie.
If you have any queries or questions, please contact elections@tudublinsu.ie or representation@tudublin.ie .
What are Executive Elections?
The Executive is the name given to the team of Full-Time officers . In TU Dublin Students’ Union (SU) the Officer Elections are a vote that happen every year, where all students of TU Dublin get to vote for who they would like to lead the TU Dublin SU for the next Academic Year.
Ever wondered what a year in TU Dublin SU looks like as an elected Officer? Find out here:
THE ROLES
Open the PDF below that outlines the Post Specification for all TU Dublin SU Full-Time and Part-Time Officer Positions.
Experience
These roles provide exceptional experience and insight in various areas that will set you up for success in the working world such as:
- Governance
- Leadership
- Human Resources
- Campaigning
- Representation
- Advocacy
Full-Time Officer Package
TU Dublin SU offers an attractive and competitive package to officers who are successful in the election:
- President: approx €35,000 per annum.
- Vice-Presidents: approx €34,000 per annum.
- Work Phone & Laptop.
- Other Perks and Benefits:
In the role as a Full Time Officer at the Students’ Union you will be presented with a variation of supports and benefits including but not limited to:- High Quality Leadership Training
- Full-Time Staff Support
- Employee Assistance Programme
- All-expenses paid work trips.
- Networking Opportunities.
HOW TO RUN
NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED FOR 2026/2027 ROLES
The term of Office for the Full-time Officers runs from July 1st to June 30th . These positions are open to all registered TU Dublin students to consider.
There are some specific restrictions as follows
For the Campus Vice President (VP) positions, candidates must be registered on a Programme that is primarily based on the specific campus where they are running for election – e.g., in Blanchardstown for the Blanchardstown Campus VP position, in Aungier St, BIMM, Bolton St or Grangegorman Campus for the City Campus VP position, and in Tallaght for the Tallaght Campus VP position.
Here’s what you need to do!
- Decide what position you are interested in: Remember, you can only be nominated for one position.
- Write your Manifesto: this is the document that tells students what you hope to achieve if elected, outlines your experience, skills, passion, why you are the right person to lead the Union etc.
- Find your Campaign Manager: this is the student who will help you to organise and run your Election Campaign and must be a currently registered TU Dublin student.
- Get the required number of TU Dublin students needed to formally ‘nominate’ you. Candidates for all positions must get nominated by current students, these are called ‘Proposers’, and are students who support you running as a candidate, and they must sign your Nomination Form. Proposers must be registered TU Dublin students. For Full-Time positions you need 75 ‘Proposers’.
- Complete the Nomination Form: nominations closed
- Get your Proposers details, write your Manifesto and get Election Photo: Send all to elections@tudublinsu.ie before the close of Nominations.
- NOTE: Late / incomplete nominations cannot be accepted – for a successful nomination you need to have filled out the Nomination form correctly and the documents must be received before the deadline.
After the close of Nominations, you must:
- Attend the Candidates meeting with your Campaign Manager.
- Start Campaigning after the candidates meeting!
Each candidate is allocated a budget for promotional activities. This will be explained in detail at the Candidates meeting - Attend the ‘Leadership Debate’.
- Voting takes place on all on all TU Dublin campuses.
- The Votes will be counted and the names of the successful candidates who will lead the Students’ Union will be announced thereafter.