WL | EDI committee support
Overview of duties
Duties include general administrative support and project management work including updating the committee’s work flow / tracking database (airtable.com) with current work, interviewing committee members about work completed to date, posting meeting agendas/minutes to blog/SALA webpage, organizing files using MS Teams, researching comparable EDI plans/ strategies, and helping put together surveys through Qualtrics for SALA faculty/staff/students/ alums on EDI-related topics.
The student will help the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee at SALA advance work on critical issues of importance for students, faculty, and alums. Goals of the committee can be found on the website: https://blogs.ubc.ca/salaedi/documents/
Work is performed under general supervision. The student is expected to take guidance from the committee chairs (Sara Stevens and Sara Jacobs) and lead staff person (Tamara Ross), and work independently.
Workplace Culture
Inclusion and safety are at the centre of the committee’s work. We work to create a safe space for people with diverse lived experience, sexuality, and gender by introducing ourselves with pronouns and making space for everyone to share their thoughts. We operate by consensus rather than hierarchy, hearing from all members of the committee whether undergraduate students or senior faculty.
The student’s academic growth will be supported by offering limited and flexible work hours while the student is in courses, and by emphasizing important skills which are essential to academic success (good organization, communication, critical thinking, etc.).
Qualifications
Undergraduate or graduate SALA student, ideally a student who has been in SALA for at least one year and has connected with or closely followed the EDI Committee’s work.
Should be self-directed, well-organized, good communicator. Preferably someone with experience on SALA EDI initiatives. Experience working with google drive, MS Teams, google docs/sheets, airtable, UBC blogs and/or wordpress blogs.
Application deadline
How to apply
Email CV and cover letter to hr@sala.ubc.ca by September 14, 2024 outlining your match to the position.