Position OverviewThe 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 Description20% - Responsible for all communications, public relations, and official correspondence on behalf of the University of Kansas Student Senate.
20% - Responsible for maintaining the Student Senate social media accounts and website.
20% - Responsible for distributing news releases to local media sources, to individuals, organizations, and businesses with pertinent Student Senate news, as well as monitoring coverage of senate in local media sources.
15% - Responsible for creating and maintaining a calendar on the Student Senate website with all publicly available Student Senate council, committee, board, and other relevant meetings and events sent to the Public Relations Director, via email.
10% - Create and/or approve all Student Senate logos and branding directions.
10% - Work with the Student Outreach Director to support them through social media and official communications to student organizations.
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 RequirementsN/AEmployment Conditions(1) Student employees are
not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) 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. A review of applications will continue until a qualified candidate is identified.
Contact Information to ApplicantsStudent Body President
Salary Range$10.50 per hour.Anticipated Start DateWednesday May 14, 2025 Apply to Job