Job Details

Position Overview

The University of Kansas Student Senate is the primary advocate for students on campus. As one of higher education's finest models of self-governance, 65 senators and 10 executive staff members work together to allocate about $25 million in student fees in ways that best serve students. Student Senate also represents the KU student voice within University, State, and National Governance, working to address and develop policy in students' best interests.

Job Description

20% - Serve as a political liaison to the Student Body President, the Student Executive Committee, and the Student Senate on community, state, and national issues.

20% - Plan the Holidays and Higher Ed networking event in November or December for students to get connected with the KU administration, as well as local and state leaders.

20% - Attend legislative and policy-making functions of the following bodies, including, but not limited to, the Board of Regents, Governor of Kansas, the Kansas Legislature, the United States Congress, the Lawrence City Commission meetings, community and campus activist groups gatherings for the purpose of gathering information.

15% - Formulate a legislative agenda for the Kansas Board of Regents Higher Education Day and Big XII on the Hill in Washington, D.C.

15% - Direct and organize nonpartisan political education of the student body, by means including, but not limited to, candidate debates, voter registration efforts, get-out the-vote drives, voter guides, and policy forums.

5% - Relay relevant information obtained from legislative and policy-making functions that is of importance to students to the Student's Assembly by placing such items on the Issues Agenda of a Student's Assembly meeting.

5% - Be responsible for other tasks as may be assigned by the Student Senate Constitution, the Student Body President, the Student Executive Council, or the Student's Assembly.

Required Qualifications

• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with Student Senate.
  
  

Position Requirements

N/A

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
  
  

Additional Candidate Instructions

• Completion of online application.
• Resume: include any skills, qualifications, and/or experience that would be applicable to this position.
• PowerPoint presentation explaining what you are looking to accomplish through the role.
  
  

To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 5/6/2025.

Contact Information to Applicants

Student Body President

...@ku.edu

Advertised Salary Range

$10.50 per hour.

Anticipated Start Date

Wednesday May 14, 2025

Apply to Job#J-18808-Ljbffr