Political Research

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver Full time

The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) student society, and works to improve the academic, social and personal lives of the 56,000 UBC students at its Vancouver campus. The AMS also runs nine food and beverage outlets, a catering and conference operation, and the AMS Student Nest, providing on-campus employment opportunities and generating revenue that goes directly back into supporting the students at UBC.

**Position title**: Political Research & Student Support Commissioner
**Reports to**: Associate Vice President, External Affairs
**Employee status**: Hourly Exempt, Appointed
**Length of term**: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
**Hours per week**: May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024: 20 hours per week
**September 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025**: 15 hours per week
**Compensation**: $18.00 per hour

The Position

The Political Research & Student Support Commissioner will assist the Vice President External Affairs research efforts municipally, provincially and federally on a wide range of advocacy issues including affordable housing, student financial aid, transportation, etc. The Commissioner will also help or lead organizing creative and interactive campaigns. They will also assist Assistant Vice-President, External Affairs, in supporting students with concerns about transit and the U-Pass as they arise throughout the year.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist VP External’s advocacy efforts by conducting research for federal, provincial, and municipal budget consultations, document briefs for meetings with stakeholders, and other research projects as assigned.
- Prepare research documents and lobby briefs with the VP External team
- Work with UBC Enrolment Services to respond to U-Pass inquiries from students, including but not limited to exemption, eligibility, subsidies.
- Work with the External Affairs team to organize advocacy campaigns.
- Works with the AMS mission statement and values to operate a successful department.
- Other duties as required

Qualifications and Experience
- Must be a currently registered student at UBC Vancouver or one of its affiliated colleges
- Strong understanding of issues at facing post-secondary students at UBC and beyond
- Able to research and write high-quality position policy papers, research papers, briefing notes, media releases
- Effective team player who can coordinate and collaborate with multiple people on a project
- Confident public speaker and professional conduct
- Knowledge of municipal, provincial and federal levels of government and their policies is required
- A strong attention to detail is required
- Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
- Experience with issue-based advocacy organizations an asset
- Experience with writing technical and non-technical reports an asset
- Experience with policy research required
- Independent, self-motivated, goal and results oriented, and reliable
- Able to research and write high quality position policy papers, research papers, briefing notes, and media releases
- Able to execute tasks quickly, efficiently, and diligently
- Able to eloquently deliver the advocacy campaigns that the External Office is promoting
- Interest in pursuing initiatives and lobbying priorities of the VP External in line with their Executive Goals
- Efficient team player who can coordinate and collaborate with multiple people on projects
- Strong strategic and critical thinking skills that translates to tangible work
- Strong organizational and logístical planning skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and is able to both lead and work within a team
- Strong creative point of view

**To Apply**:
Please submit your resume and cover letter.

**Application deadline**: 11:59pm Sunday, April 14.

  • Market Research Interviewer

    3 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada Sentis Market Research Full time

    **Join the Sentis Research Team** Sentis Market Research, Inc. is currently looking for an experienced interviewer for part time, casual work, as a part of its remote call centre. We are looking for 20 - 40 hours/week. Great for people who are in school, or in need of supplemental income. We are expanding and looking to add team members who are able to...

  • Market Research Interviewer

    4 weeks ago

    Vancouver, Canada Sentis Market Research Full time

    **Join the Sentis Research Team** Sentis Market Research, Inc. is currently looking for an experienced interviewer for part time, casual work, as a part of its remote call centre. We are looking for 20 - 40 hours/week. Great for people who are in school, or in need of supplemental income. We are expanding and looking to add team members who are able to...

  • Research Technician

    7 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

    Staff - Union Job Category CUPE 116 Job Profile CUPE 116 Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3 Job Title Research Technician Department Administrative Support | CIDER Admin Support and RA's | Vancouver School of Economics Compensation Range $4,326.00 - $4,718.00 CAD Monthly Posting End Date February 25, 2023 Note: Applications will be...

  • Research Assistant/Technician 3

    1 week ago

    Vancouver, Canada The University of British Columbia Full time

    Job SummaryThe Vancouver School of Economics (VSE) and collaborative universities, uses state-of-the-art data-intensive research. The VSE encourages collaboration with other world-leading researchers and institutions through workshops, exchanges and visits. The Vancouver School of Economics is Canada’s top-ranked department and among the leading economics...

  • Research Assistant/technician 3

    5 days ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada UBC Full time

    Staff - UnionJob CategoryCUPE 116Job ProfileCUPE 116 Hourly - Research Assistant /Technician 3Job TitleResearch Assistant/Technician 3DepartmentResearch Support | Nunn | Vancouver School of EconomicsCompensation Range$ $31.92 CAD HourlyPosting End DateMay 16, 2024Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date...

  • Research Assistant/technician 3

    5 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada UBC Full time

    Staff - UnionJob CategoryCUPE 116Job ProfileCUPE 116 Hourly - Research Assistant /Technician 3Job TitleResearch Assistant/Technician 3DepartmentResearch Support | Nunn | Vancouver School of EconomicsCompensation Range$29.27 - $31.92 CAD HourlyPosting End DateMay 16, 2024Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End...

  • Research Projects Coordinator 2, Research Genome

    6 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

    **Research Projects Coordinator 2, Research Genome** BC Cancer Vancouver, BC The Research Projects Coordinator 2 assists in establishing budgets and milestones for various projects and grants and develops strategies to monitor the progress of projects to ensure project objectives and milestones are met. The Research Projects Coordinator 2 also reviews and...

  • Research Projects Coordinator 2, Research Genome

    2 weeks ago

    Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

    **Research Projects Coordinator 2, Research Genome** BC Cancer Vancouver, BC The Research Projects Coordinator 2 assists in establishing budgets and milestones for various projects and grants and develops strategies to monitor the progress of projects to ensure project objectives and milestones are met. The Research Projects Coordinator 2 also reviews and...

  • Junior Research Scholar

    6 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Full time

    French version follows - La version française suit **Scholarship Description** The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is committed to fostering the next generation of Asia Pacific researchers and practitioners. To this end, it offers **one** **full-time, five-month term as a Junior Research Scholar (JRS)** **- Northeast Asia **for applicants...

  • Junior Research Scholar

    6 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Full time

    French version follows - La version française suit **Scholarship Description** The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is committed to fostering the next generation of Asia Pacific researchers and practitioners. To this end, it offers **one** **full-time, five-month term as a Junior Research Scholar (JRS)** **- South Asia **for applicants...

  • Research Assistant/technician 2

    19 hours ago

    Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

    Staff - Non Union Job Category Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants Job Profile Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 2 Job Title Research Assistant/Technician 2 Department Kizhakkedathu Laboratory | Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Faculty of Medicine Compensation Range $4,207.63 - $5,005.45 CAD...

  • Research Assistant/Technician 2

    2 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada The University of British Columbia Full time

    Job SummaryThis Research Assistant/Technician position in the Kizhakkadathu lab will work on cell/organ cell surface research and also, contribute to the daily operations and maintenance of a research laboratory. Duties will include equipment maintenance, inventory management, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.Organizational StatusWorks under...

  • Research and Communications Specialist

    2 weeks ago

    North Vancouver, Canada City of North Vancouver Full time

     The Corporation of the City of North VancouverResearch and Communications SpecialistTemporary Full-time The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected...

  • Coordinator, Research Funds Services

    2 weeks ago

    Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

    **Coordinator, Research Funds Services** BC Cancer Vancouver, BC Reporting to Administrator, Research Business Operations, the Coordinator, Research Funds Services provides research financial reporting and administration on assigned grant funded programs. The responsibilities include monitoring research projects and research grant budgets, coordinating...

  • Clinical Research and Trials Coordinator

    3 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

    **Clinical Research and Trials Coordinator** BC Cancer Vancouver, BC **What you’ll do** - Coordinate, organize and perform special work assignments and projects, including chart reviews, database development and surveys, to ensure the objectives of the assignments/projects are met as directed by the Qualified Investigator/Principal Investigator, Manager...

  • Clinical Research and Trials Coordinator

    3 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

    **Clinical Research and Trials Coordinator, Radiation Oncology** BC Cancer Vancouver, BC **What you’ll do** - Coordinate, organize and perform special work assignments and projects, including chart reviews, database development and surveys, to ensure the objectives of the assignments/projects are met as directed by the Qualified Investigator/Principal...

  • Research Assistant/technician 3

    3 days ago

    Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

    Staff - Union Job Category CUPE 116 Job Profile CUPE 116 Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3 Job Title Research Assistant/Technician 3 Department Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | Department of Chemistry | Faculty of Science Compensation Range $4,618.00 - $5,036.00 CAD Monthly Posting End Date July 24, 2023 Note: Applications will be accepted...

  • Coordinator, Research Funds Services, Terry Fox Lab

    3 weeks ago

    Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

    **Coordinator, Research Funds Services,Terry Fox Lab** BC Cancer Vancouver, BC Reporting to Administrator, Research Business Operations, the Coordinator, Research Funds Services provides research financial reporting and administration on assigned grant funded programs. The responsibilities include monitoring research projects and research grant budgets,...

  • Ascendium Advisory: Public Affair Analyst

    4 weeks ago

    Vancouver, Canada Philpar Full time

    Ascendium Advisory: Public Affair Analyst This position focuses mainly on the geopolitics of the world. The role sits in the geopolitics team within the policy and politics division. We generate analysis that shapes public debate, enhances the work of client government and supports partnerships that improve people’s lives. This role will contribute to...

  • Ascendium Advisory: Public Affair Analyst

    4 weeks ago

    Vancouver, Canada Philpar Full time

    Ascendium Advisory: Public Affair Analyst This position focuses mainly on the geopolitics of the world. The role sits in the geopolitics team within the policy and politics division. We generate analysis that shapes public debate, enhances the work of client government and supports partnerships that improve people’s lives. This role will contribute to...