| Position Summary | This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator for ASOSU.
The ASOSU Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator serves on the ASOSU President’s Policy Team to advocate for and support priorities aimed at improving tuition affordability, community livability, social justice, and other related priorities. This position’s service for the campus community carries a particular focus on issues affecting working class students, as well as supporting legislative advocacy with the Policy Team. This position will play a key role in shaping and advancing student-centered advocacy efforts related to economic justice and the rights and wellbeing of students and workers at OSU by supporting campus and statewide initiatives that address tuition costs, livable wages, workplace protections and conditions, and community sustainability. This position will work closely with university stakeholders, established campus direct action and grassroots advocacy groups, and other applicable organizations. Policy advocacy includes communicating these priorities to local officials, including those affiliated with the county and city, and from time to time, the administration of the university itself. It also, importantly, includes interfacing with state and federal legislators to provide ASOSU and the study body at-large a voice in legislative/policy affairs. The ASOSU Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator will work closely with other members of the ASOSU Executive Branch and Policy Team to support advocacy efforts. Given the limited hours and timeline of ASOSU’s advocacy, these responsibilities (including those provided below) may be amended or vary depending on the ongoing needs or emergent issues and/or circumstances. The Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator will work closely with the ASOSU President and Vice President to fulfill the program needs of the ASOSU Executive Staff. |
| Position Duties | - Be a point of outreach for legislative action and advocacy related to grassroots advocacy;
- Serve as the policy team coordinator delegated to assist the director and executive leadership on general policy areas not assigned to other coordinators;
- Attend programs and events that are relevant to the position when applicable and able;
- Plan and lead events and programs that are relevant to student workers;
- Collaborate with the ASOSU President, Vice President, and Policy Team to organize advocacy on issues pertaining to student workers as part of a broader set of policy priorities;
- Identify areas of interest for student engagement in the Corvallis and surrounding local community, including organizations with a focus on student advocacy;
- Work collaboratively with ASOSU Executive staff tasked with addressing issues of diversity and inclusion, and address these matters as a part of broader advocacy efforts;
- Communicate with organizations and groups, which may include:
- Basic Needs Center (BNC),
- Family Resource Center (FRC),
- Community Engagement and Leadership (CEL),
- Other relevant student clubs and organizations;
- Serve as a liaison for community outreach to the members or officers of direct action and grassroots advocacy groups at Oregon State University;
- Communicate with the local and campus community to better inform policy advocacy on issues of students’ legal rights;
- Work with the ASOSU President and Vice President at the onset of year to formalize a set of advocacy priorities pertaining to OSU and students in Oregon higher education settings, especially related to the position;
- Track and record events pertinent to ASOSU’s identified policy priorities with a focus on related advocacy issues, and particularly legislation and local government efforts;
- Meet with the ASOSU President, Vice President, and the Director of Policy to discuss policy issues pertinent to OSU students in local, state, and federal governmental, as well as University policy making. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Tuition affordability,
- Housing affordability,
- Higher education policy and affordability,
- Food security,
- Benefits navigation,
- Healthcare accessibility and affordability,
- Sustainability and climate,
- Diversity and inclusion,
- LGBTQ+ equal rights,
- Social justice,
- Campus safety,
- Immigration;
- Facilitate and take part in ongoing communications between the ASOSU President, Vice President, Policy Director, and the Government Relations Office of Oregon State University, on shared priorities and student involvement;
- Work with other ASOSU Policy Team members to communicate with local, state, and federal representatives on policy priorities under the direction of the ASOSU President or as required in statute;
- Work in coordination with the ASOSU President and Vice President to extend request to meet with public officials, and wherever possible, to establish ongoing relationships between their offices and ASOSU, including but not limited to:
- Corvallis City Councilors, Corvallis City staff,
- Committees or other groups within the City of Corvallis,
- Benton County Commissioners, Benton County staff,
- Oregon State legislators or staff,
- When appropriate, state-level officials or entities outside of Oregon’s Legislature,
- Members of the U.S. Congress or staff,
- In particular, members of Oregon’s delegation;
- Address university-level policy concerns on behalf of the student body, including through communication with on-campus programs and departments, at the direction of the ASOSU President. These may include:
- Basic Needs Center,
- Community Engagement and Leadership,
- Diversity and Cultural Engagement,
- ASOSU Office of Advocacy, ASOSU Student Legal Services,
- Office of Student Community Standards,
- Office of the Dean of Students;
- Invite public officials to visit the OSU Corvallis campus and provide a forum for OSU student dialogue on public policy issues, especially in areas pertaining to the position;
- Support student attendance at advocacy days in Salem, on behalf of the ASOSU and in conjunction with external organizations, such as the Beaver Caucus, the University Legislative Scholars, or other interested parties;
- Assist in providing opportunities for students to advocate on legislative and policy matters, and to provide feedback on these issues to student leadership, especially in areas pertaining to the position;
- As resources allow, assist the ASOSU President and Vice President in organizing advocacy in Washington, D.C. (or, at least, on the federal level) on behalf of ASOSU and students at OSU;
- Help provide volunteer opportunities for students interested in ASOSU’s advocacy.
Administrative Tasks & Other Duties: - Attend regular meetings of the Policy Team and assist the Director of Policy in facilitating as needed;
- Attend regular all-Executive staff meetings;
- Meet regularly one-on-one with the Director of Policy;
- Meet regularly with the ASOSU President and Vice President;
- Provide a report to the ASOSU Senate upon request;
- Support the ASOSU President and Vice President’s platform policies;
- Send the Chief of Staff a schedule of working hours at the beginning of each academic term;
- Serve and work on additional committees and campaigns, such as the Voter Registration Drive and ASOSU Elections;
- Attend and successfully complete all required training sessions, including in-person sessions, online training and make-up assignments related to training;
- Maintain regular and timely communication with the ASOSU President, Vice President and your supervisor reviewing emails and responding to other forms of communication;
- Attend and participate in reoccurring meetings, including staff meetings, meetings with ASOSU advisors, and any other assigned meetings;
- Work collaboratively with ASOSU officers and campus/community partners;
- Role model appropriate behavior for the workplace environment including interactions with coworkers and university partners;
- Other duties as assigned by the ASOSU President and Vice President.
Limited Independent Office Designation and Senate Issue Choosing Process: - Positions reporting to the Director of Policy are classified for the purposes of Article II of the ASOSU Constitution as independent offices, solely to permit the Policy Team to advocate for any policy position passed through a resolution of the Student Senate and presented to for the president’s signature or veto with the possibility of override, and thus duly adopted as a policy position of the ASOSU Student Government.
- In the event that the Student Senate passes a resolution on behalf of the ASOSU Student Government, taking a stance on a bill in the state legislature or other policy position, the Director of Policy is statutorily mandated to grant precedence to this stance over the directive(s) of the president.
- In all other matters not preempted by a policy position thus adopted, the Director of Policy operates as a cabinet official fully at the direction of the ASOSU President, or any designee(s) thereof, and the Policy Team positions reporting to the director are similarly accountable to the President.
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| Additional Required Qualifications | - Must be a Corvallis campus-based student.
- For employment within the ASOSU, the Division of Student Affairs has mandated certain additional requirements beyond those contained in the Student Employment Manual or the ASOSU Constitution. These currently include, but are not necessarily limited to, maintenance of good academic and conduct standing and a cumulative and prior term 2.0 GPA.
- ASOSU Executive Leadership is committed to ensuring opportunities for participation by as many students as possible, and encourages all interested students to apply. Eligibility will be reviewed and addressed during the hiring process.
- Commitment to upholding the ASOSU Constitution, students’ civil and political rights, and respect for democratic governance of Oregon State University students.
- Commitment to promoting and advancing diversity and creating an atmosphere of inclusion for all students and community members.
- Communication skills in areas including but not limited to interpersonal, public speaking, digital, verbal, and written communications.
- Organizational skills, including managing time and working accurately with interruptions to meet a deadline; delegating tasks, when applicable.
- Working well under pressure, exercising flexibility, initiative, good judgment, and discretion.
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