Maccess Social & Political Advocacy Executives (3)

McMasters Student Union; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Social and Political Advocacy Executive to join their events team. This role focuses on creating and implementing impactful campaigns and workshops that promote awareness of social and political issues related to disability within the community. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of critical disability theory and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. Join a vibrant team dedicated to fostering inclusiveness and advocating for students with disabilities. If you are ready to make a difference and contribute to meaningful change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Understanding of disability-related topics and advocacy.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement campaigns addressing social and political issues.
• Work with partners to ensure projects are inclusive and impactful.

Skills

Awareness of intersectionality

Critical disability theory

Confidence to challenge views

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Creativity

Tools

Personal computer

Job description

Reports to: Maccess Director

Hours: 5-8 hours per week

Term: Sept 1 to April 30

When submitting your resume, please also submit a Word document (in place of a traditional cover letter) answering the following questions. Please note that answers can be point form:

1. Maccess is a peer support service for students with disabilities, facilitated by students with disabilities. How do you feel that you fit into this vision?
2. What skills, prior experience and/or qualities do you bring to the role?

Maccess aims to build and maintain a campus that celebrates, advocates, and ensures inclusiveness in the area of disability. We provide programming and events in an effort to establish a sense of community for those that self-identify as having disabilities or as disabled. In addition, Maccess strives to advocate on the behalf of students in a proactive and affirmative fashion and provide educational programming on and opportunities to learn about critical disability studies.

Please note this posting will close Monday, May 19th at 11:59pm.

Position Overview

The Social and Political Advocacy Executive is one of three members of the events team. They will be primarily responsible for the creation and implementation of campaigns and workshops that raise awareness and promote positive change of various social and political issues relevant to disability and ability in the McMaster community.

Advocacy work will be carried out by creating educative workshops and campaigns that address relevant McMaster student issues surrounding issues such as awareness, social disability theory, the Mad movement, as well as critical analyses of the socially constructed dichotomies between physical health and mental health, and visible and invisible disabilities. This executive will work with both MSU and community partners in order to assure that the projects are highly inclusive, appropriate, and impactful.

If you are interested in this position but believe there exists any accessibility concerns surrounding the requirements of the job, please email the Maccess Coordinator at [e-mail] to discuss how the position may be modified to fit your needs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Awareness and understanding of topics associated with Maccess (i.e. intersectionality, critical disability theory, ableism, and human rights, mentalism/sanism, disability history, intersecting oppressions and invisible privilege)
• Confidence and ability to challenge dominant views
• Organizational and time management skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Creativity

Effort & Responsibility

• Establish and maintain professional connections on and off campus
• Maintain confidentiality of all individuals accessing the Maccess

Working Conditions

• Time demands may exceed stated hours of work
• Previous experience planning events or workshops is an asset
• Most work can be completed in a shared office space

Training and Experience

• Necessary training will be provided

Equipment

• Personal computer

Full job description can be found here.