Gen Sec Job Description

1. who shall be responsible for the overall co-ordination of Union activities, campaigns and
committees, and for their publicity.
2. who shall unless stated be the primary Officer responsible for implementing the policies of the
Union.
3. who shall be responsible for liaison between the School and the Union, and responsible for coordinating
Student representation on School Committees.
4. who shall be the primary representative of LSE students.
5. who shall be the Officer concerned with all staffing matters and through the General manager,
shall implement the decisions made by the Administration and Staffing committee.
6. who shall be responsible, subject to the appropriate committees for the administration of the
daily business of the Union.
7. who shall be responsible for representing the Union in external matters and contacts with the
media.
8. who shall be responsible for contacts with the National Union of Students and shall be an
automatic representative of the Union at NUS National Conference.
9. who shall be an automatic representative of the Union on the LSE Court of Governors and the
Council of the University Of London Union.
10. who shall be a member of all Union committees, except the Constitution and Steering
committee.
11. who shall be the Officer responsible with the authorised prior resolution of the relevant Union
bodies, for the signing of all non-commercial contracts, agreements and undertakings, which the
Union may enter, except for those regarding Entertainments.
12. who shall be responsible for the Introduction to the Students' Union for new students.
13. who shall be responsible for convening and chairing (where specified) the Union General
Meeting, Executive Committee, and Administration and Staffing Committee.
14. who shall be empowered to act on behalf of the Union between Union General meetings and
Executive committee meetings, on matters of a minor, non-contentious, or urgent nature,
having taken into considerations the opinions of other readily available Executive Officers, with
the proviso that all such actions will be reported to the appropriate body at the next opportunity.