Sabbatical officer
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In a British students' union, Guild of students or students' association (Scotland) a sabbatical officer is a full-time officer elected by its members. The sabbatical officers are generally trustees of the students' union.
Sabbatical officers are normally elected annually, for a year term. Some students' unions allow their sabbatical officers stand for re-election for a second year. Legally no-one may serve more than two years paid office at any institution.
Sabbaticals are either taken in between studying (for example between year two and three of a typical English degree, sitting their third year a year later than they would have done had they progressed normally) or after graduation. They are paid positions, generally by the institution or the students' union itself, and the officer is generally given student status for the year they are on sabbatical.
A University students' union will generally have between three and eight sabbatical officers - each with a specific job title and description. An example would be the President of the students' union, or the Education and Welfare Officer. Some Further Education colleges also have sabbatical officers but these are rare and usually only one per college if that.
Typically, the only requirement is that a candidate is a member of the body the relevant association. This is in contrast to elections for local councils, Parliament and the devolved legislatures in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, where candidates require a considerable number of supporters and payment of a bond.