Job Description

The Deputy Returning Officer (DRO) reports to the Chief Returning Officer as part of the Elections team ( ). The DRO works to improve the quality and effectiveness of the Students\' Union elections. This is achieved through providing neutral administrative support to the Elections Office. The DRO may also take on extra responsibilities from the Chief Returning Officer as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities * Under the direction of the CRO, create an advertising strategy for candidate recruitment and voting.

• Liaise with the SU Marketing department to create visual advertising materials for the elections.
• Ensure that all candidates conduct is fair and equitable during the campaign period.
• Assist with organizing the forums, election meetings and host the results announcement party.
• Update the Elections website with information on Elections dates, nomination package availability, candidate lists, forum dates, where/when to vote, and voting results.
• Assist with the organization of the elections office and clean up after campaigning has finished.
• Assist the CRO with other tasks as needed, including but not limited to counting candidates\' campaign materials, verifying nominations, and moderating forums.

Qualifications

• Must be a University of Alberta undergraduate student registered in a minimum of one course for credit in the Winter term in the 2022-23 academic year, and paid Students\' Union fees in full.
• Excellent communication (both written and oral), and interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience using MS Office, Excel and internet-based applications including social media.
• Willingness and ability to work varying hours and a commitment to working posted office hours acceptable to the Chief Returning Officer.
• Experience with the Students\' Union is an asset but is not required.
• Must have the ability to be impartial and neutral.

Term

This is a term position running from February 10, 2022 to March 31, 2022.

Salary: $15.00/hour 5-7 hours per week (hours may vary)

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resum\xc3\xa9, Winter 2023 class schedule and references (optional)

Applications must be received by February 1 at 11:59 PM to be considered.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

For any further information, please feel free to contact the Chief Returning Officer at cro@su.ualberta.ca.

The University of Alberta Students\' Union is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to working towards social, ecological and economic sustainability.

University of Alberta Students Union Land Acknowledgement

The University of Alberta and the University of Alberta Students\' Union occupy Indigenous land in amiskwac\xc3\xaesw\xc3\xa2skahikan (Beaver Hills House), on Treaty 6 territory. From time immemorial, the banks along the river valley have been known as the Pehonan, a meeting place for the n\xc3\xaahiyawak (Cree), the Niits\xc3\xadtapi (Blackfoot), M\xc3\xa9tis, D\xc3\xabnes\xc5\xb3\xc5\x82in\xc3\xa9 (Dene), Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and others. The University, the Students\' Union and much of the city are located on the unlawfully stolen land of the forcibly removed Papaschase Cree.

We acknowledge that sharing this land gives each of us the responsibility to research the historic contexts of Treaty 6, to reflect on our personal relationships to the land, the Nations we\'ve named, and to our roles in upholding justice on this territory. Since they began, the Students\' Union and the University have benefited from historic and ongoing dispossession of land and resources from Indigenous Peoples. As a result, it is our responsibility to seek the restitution of this land and its resources. Finally, we seek to do better by working to make our learning, research, and governance align with the histories, languages, teachings, and cultures of First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis, and Inuit Peoples in the land presently occupied by the Canadian state.

We encourage critical reflection by asking the following question. In relation to the territory on which you are situated, what role do you play in strengthening the resistance and resurgence of Indigenous students within your communities?

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