April 12, 2021

Womxn’s Action Commission Assistant Director

Job Summary:

The commission’s goal is to promote gender awareness, build community through events and programs, serve as an advocate for womxn and bring attention to womxn’s issues on the UW campus. Throughout the year, the commission puts on programs that are educational, entertaining and targeted specifically towards UW students. The WAC works together with the other commissions, Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and other resources on campus to ensure that womxn’s voices are heard at the UW. Our goal is to create an environment on campus where womxn are engaged and included in the solutions of issues they face on campus and in our society, including those that might be academic, socio-economic, and political in nature. Our commission is open to all womxn and anyone who is interested in getting involved and creating change in the UW campus.

The Assistant Director of the Womxn’s Action Commission (WAC) advocates for the concerns of womxn and womxn-identifying members on campus. Compared to the Director, the Assistant Director will focus on internal affairs, such as managing volunteers and intern activities and creating programming which achieves the commission’s goals. The WAC operates on a social justice framework that recognizes and affirms the multiple and intersecting identities held by womxn-identified and/or female-assigned-at-birth constituents. The WAC recognizes that the word “womxn” provides a more inclusive term for the word “women,” that recognizes the prejudice, discrimination and institutional barriers womxn face every day. To recognize that womxn are not an extension of men and that it reflects womxn identified, female assigned-at-birth, womxn of color, transgender and non-binary folks.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

1. Act as a representative and advocate on behalf of issues and concerns of womxn and against all forms of oppression on campus and in the community.
2. Support the Director as the point of contact between WAC and womxn student organizations on campus.
3. Support the Director with organizing and planning The _ Monologues during Winter Quarter.
4. Create and adapt programming (special events, workshops, lectures, discussion groups, etc.) that foster a positive and anti-oppressive atmosphere so that it is appealing, relevant, and successfully drawing membership from all portions of the womxn and womxn-identifying community.
5. Inform students of services available on campus (including ASUW services) and maintain strong and regular communication with all womxn constituents.
6. Assist the Director with the recruitment, supervision and monitoring of volunteers to assist in program development and implementation that reflect the WAC’s purpose to focus on intersectional feminism.
7. Oversee the coordination of all programs and activities of constituents to minimize conflict between events.
8. Maintain and expand upon an email distribution list that provides relevant information and opportunities to constituents.
9. Maintain awareness of graduate student organizations and needs.
10. Maintain awareness of resources available to new students.
11. Communicate effectively with constituents outside of RSOs.
12. Keep up to date on relevant events happening within the UW community.
13. Support the Director in forwarding all reports given to the ASUW concerning the commission to womxn constituents.
14. Support the Director in advising the ASUW President on issues of diversity and commission status.
15. Responsible for web page and social media upkeep through working with the ASUW Webmasters, volunteers, or otherwise.
16. Establish and coordinate promotion and publicity necessary for effective programming.
17. Collaborate with the Director to oversee the expenditures of the annual budget (with an emphasis on allocating budget to student organizations) and keep financial records up to date.
18. Initiate all necessary paperwork for operating the commission, according to established procedures and timelines.
19. Maintain, organize and update office files and records.
20. Establish and attend 10 office hours a week, 4 of which are allowed to be held outside the Husky Union Building with the prior approval of the ASUW Personnel Director in order to provide outreach to the commission’s community. Advertisement of hours must be given at both the Husky Union Building as well as the outreach location.
21. Collaborate with the Director to prepare, submit, and present a proposed annual budget according to the guidelines established by the ASUW Finance & Budget Committee for approval. Provide supporting documentation for the budget proposal as needed.
22. Maintain and inform the ASUW Personnel Director and the Student Activities Office (SAO) adviser of all completed and missed office hours, including any absences due to sickness, personal emergencies or work-related trips.
23. Meet with SAO adviser as needed and upon request, as well as participating in a quarterly evaluation process.
24. Attend ASUW mandatory training sessions and staff meetings, including but not limited to ASUW Personnel meetings and ASUW Autumn Orientation which will be held September 21st-25th, 2020.
25. Review and adhere to conditions of employment as stated in the ASUW Personnel Policy, the signed ASUW Employment Contract and the Student Employment Handbooks. All actions must also follow the laws and procedures set by ASUW, SAO and the State of Washington.
26. Responsible for initiating a thorough transition with your newly hired successor during the last week of the term; including the completion of comprehensive transition documents, that are uploaded to the ASUW transition page before the last day of Spring Quarter.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience with and awareness of issues and concerns of womxn identified and/or female-at-birth students on campus and in the community.
2. Demonstrated administrative and supervisory ability.
3. Ability to develop and adhere to a budget and maintain records.
4. Ability to communicate well with students, administrators, and faculty.
5. Awareness of on and off-campus resources.
6. Publicity and promotional skills.
7. Membership or involvement in a female constituency group preferred.
8. Ability to plan, coordinate, and implement cultural and educational programs/services.
9. Must be a UW student enrolled in at least 6 undergraduate or 4 graduate credits or on leave as defined by Executive Order 50.

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