Posted 10 days ago
Deputy Returning Officer
@ University of Alberta Students' Union
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
University of Alberta Students' Union is hiring a part-time Deputy Returning Officer for its elections team, running January 4 to April 30, 2027. The role provides neutral administrative support to the Elections Office, covering advertising, candidate fairness, forums, the elections website and office organization. Pay is $17.00 per hour for 5-7 hours per week, with hours that may vary.
Pay:
$17 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Create advertising strategy for candidate recruitment and voting
- Update Elections website with dates, candidate lists and results
- Help organize forums, election meetings and results announcement
- Ensure candidates campaign fairly and equitably
- Assist with elections office organization and cleanup
Requirements summary:
- Current University of Alberta undergraduate student status
- Registered in at least one credit course Fall and Winter 2026-27
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Strong project management and attention to detail
- Experience with MS Office, Excel and social media
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-29
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Administrative |
| Hours per week | 6 |
| Schedule | evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
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University of Alberta Students' Union
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The University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) is your student-run organization, here to represent you and improve your experience as a student, and to do advocacy on your behalf with the university, and all levels of government. Our goal is to make sure your voice as a student is heard, and that you are getting the support you need. As a member of the UASU, you have access to many services, businesses, events, resources, and job and volunteer opportunities provided by us. We provide these to support you—to help positively impact your experience at the University of Alberta.
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- 2,563
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 199
- Reported office locations
- 8900 114 St NW, 2-900 Students' Union Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G2J7, CA
- Business categories
- Advocacy
- Education
- Non Profit
- Universities
- Social Assistance
- Association
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- University of Alberta Students' Union
- Specialties
- education
- advocacy
- and student services
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The University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) is your student-run organization, here to represent you and improve your experience as a student, and to do advocacy on your behalf with the university, and all levels of government. Our goal is to make sure your voice as a student is heard, and that you are getting the support you need. As a member of the UASU, you have access to many services, businesses, events…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Higher Education |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1909 |
| Specialties | educationadvocacyand student services |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
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The Deputy Returning Officer (DRO) reports to the Chief Returning Officer as part of the Elections team (www.su.ualberta.ca/elections). The DRO works to improve the quality and effectiveness of the Students’ Union elections. This is achieved through providing neutral administrative support to the Elections Office. The DRO may also take on extra responsibilities from the Chief Returning Officer as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Under the direction of the CRO, create an advertising strategy for candidate recruitment and voting.
- Liaise with the UASU Marketing department to create visual advertising materials for the elections.
- Ensure that all candidates conduct is fair and equitable during the campaign period.
Assist with organizing the forums, election meetings and hosting the results announcement party. - Update the Elections website with information on Elections dates, nomination package availability, candidate lists, forum dates, where/when to vote, and voting results.
Assist with the organization of the elections office and clean up after campaigning has finished. - Assist the CRO with other tasks as needed, including but not limited to counting candidates’ campaign materials, verifying nominations, and moderating forums.
Qualifications
- Must be a University of Alberta undergraduate student registered in a minimum of one course for credit in the Fall and Winter terms in the 2026-27 academic year, and paid Students’ Union fees in full.
- Excellent communication (both written and oral), and interpersonal skills.
Strong project management, organizational skills and attention to detail.
Experience using MS Office, Excel and internet-based applications including social media. - Willingness and ability to work varying hours and a commitment to working posted office hours acceptable to the Chief Returning Officer.
- Experience with the Students’ Union is an asset but is not required.
- Must not concurrently hold any position on the Students’ Council, its boards and committees, Student Representative Associations, Dedicated Fee Units, the D.I.E. Board, or term employees/permanent staff of the Students’ Union.
- Must have the ability to be impartial and neutral.
Term
- This is a term position running from January 4, 2027 to April 30th, 2027.
Wage: $17.00/hour - Hours: 5-7 hours per week (hours may vary)
- The hiring team is seeking to hire up to two DROs.
To Apply
Please submit a cover letter, resumé, Winter 2027 class schedule and references (optional).
Applications must be received by December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM to be considered.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For any further information, please feel free to contact the Governance Manager, Courtney Graham, at [email protected]
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