Advocacy Coordinator

7 months ago

Calgary, Canada Students' Union, University of Calgary Full time

**ABOUT THE STUDENTS’ UNION**

The Students’ Union (SU) is one of the leading undergraduate student associations in Canada. We are a not-for-profit organization that works to ensure that University of Calgary undergraduate students have the best possible university experience through advocacy, representation, and providing valuable on-campus services and programs. We also manage several businesses within the MacEwan Student Centre including a restaurant and bar, two concert venues, a convenience store, a used bookstore and copy centre, and the MacEwan Conference & Event Centre.

We’re in the business of student leadership, and so SU staff are all teachers in some capacity. We coach, mentor, and work alongside the elected members of our student government to help them develop skills and make good decisions for the organization. As such, the SU is a nimble and leading-edge organization that can pivot quickly to address emerging issues and trends.

The SU offers all our employees a competitive, market-determined salary. Our benefits, though, tend to exceed the market. These include:

- Five weeks paid vacation, to start
- Unlimited paid sick time
- A six percent RRSP matching program
- Full health and dental benefits _plus_ a health spending account
- A mission-driven culture that values work-life balance, diverse experiences, and kindness

People love working for the SU because we care about our employees and empower them to thrive and succeed. The result is a very low turnover and a long-serving staff who are passionate about what they do. If you’re tired of being treated like a cog in a machine and want to do something that matters without sacrificing your home life, the SU might just be the right fit for you.

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Reporting to the Manager, Communications and Government Relations, the Advocacy Coordinator is responsible for supporting and, when necessary, planning and implementing initiatives in support of SU advocacy initiatives for University of Calgary undergraduate students. In addition to a focus on government relations and strategic communications, this role will develop and execute strategies to assist the SU in directly engaging the students who are our primary stakeholders.

**SALARY**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Communications and Media Relations**
- Prepares and coordinates briefing materials, discussion papers, reports, media releases, articles, marketing copy, and correspondence on current issues as required
- Maintains information related to government contacts, public representatives, allied organizations, etc.
- Builds strong consultative relationships with the Vice President External (and other Executives as necessary) and supports them in orientation/transition and event coordination
- Assists in advising the Executives on external messaging and preparing them for media interviews
- Supports the orientation and training sessions for the elected officials as they are transitioning into their roles
- Other duties as assigned by the Manager, Communications and Government Relations

**Government Relations**
- Assists with planning government relations and advocacy activities, including lobby days with the municipal and provincial governments
- Ensures that advocacy documents are consistently updated
- Develops an understanding of the key individuals, organizations, and government leaders at all three orders of government
- Drafts correspondence to elected officials to engage them in SU advocacy

**Community Engagement and Organizing**
- Builds, nurtures, sustains, and leverages relationships with undergraduate students, student clubs, and other on
- and off-campus student organizations to support existing and new campaigns
- Collaboratively plans, builds capacity for, and executes grassroots, student-led issue-based campaigns
- Provides guidance and strategies to the Executives, SLC’s elected officials (faculty representatives), and SU staff on stakeholder relations and consultation
- Collaborates with the Student Services department to ensure the effective implementation of advocacy and stakeholder relations events and programs (e.g., rallies, forums, focus groups, etc.)
- Develops and conducts workshops, meetings, trainings, and strategy sessions that engage students as critical thinkers, change agents, and unified members working toward common goals
- Facilitates students’ development of student-to-student key messaging and framing
- Trains students to participate in and/or lead campaign and coalition/movement building activities

**Research**
- Conducts research to support internal and external communications such as newsletters, research reports, presentations, briefing notes, and supporting material for the SU’s advocacy initiatives and campaign goals
- Monitors the external environment (including news media, social media, and other relevant information sources) to identify student issues, attitudes, and needs, as well as policy solutions

**Event Planning**
- Plans and e

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