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Applying for positions within Office of the Vice President of External Affairs

Position(s)

  • RJN and SEED Campaign Coordinator

Pay rate: $60/week

# of Openings: 1

Racial Justice Now Campaign Description: Racial Justice Now fights for collective liberation and acknowledgment of our differences as we grow together as one society. This acknowledgment is crucial in order to prevent the erasure of our most marginalized communities, and therefore we must recognize that this ultimate goal is not something that can be achieved overnight. We must be intentional in our deliberate prudence towards our goals as we build community. The Racial Justice Now campaign strives to uplift the personhood and concerns of marginalized UC students to ensure their needs are met and their existence respected by the UCSA (and its individual board of directors), UCOP, the UC Regents, and the University of California via concrete policy changes. Our goal is to elevate students belonging to historically marginalized communities so that they are able to make the most of their education and graduate with their personhood(s) intact. Additionally central to this goal will be continued advocacy towards eradicating the school-to-prison-pipeline and supporting the formerly-incarcerated on their paths toward an education. The Racial Justice Now Campaign works to further end the disproportionate exposure of marginalized students, specifically black and brown students, to the criminal justice system, recognizing that these efforts are integral in the efforts of our collective liberation.

SEED Campaign Description: (Students Enacting Environmental Defense) was founded for the purpose of pursuing environmental justice initiatives within and across the University of California’s campuses, affiliations, and surrounding communities through community organizing, coalition building, education, and legislative advocacy.

2025-2026 Campaign Goal: 

  • RJN:  Pathways Beyond The Diploma
  • SEED: Rightful Return

Job Description: 

  • Communicating with UCSA Racial Justice Now campaign and SEED campaign Vice Chairs regularly & accomplishing all assigned campaign tasks. (Responsibilities and times may vary)
  • Keep track of commitments made during meetings and follow up with folks who made commitments.
  • Maintain regular contact with the External Organizing Director and have open communication regarding boundaries and responsibilities.
  • Shall work with campus organizations to develop coalitions and solidarity efforts with campus organizations
  • Attend bi-weekly all staff meetings with the other staff members within the Office of External Affairs.
  • Fulfill  additional UCSA campaign work: may include, but is not limited to attending rally planning, organizing travel arrangements, writing Op-eds, tabling, facilitating meetings, organizing teach-ins/webinars/phone-banking events, stepping in for campaign coordinators, meeting with different on-campus and off-campus organizations, and other organizing work
  • Shall take on additional responsibilities as requested by the Vice President of External Affairs and External Organizing Director

Job Location: 

In-Person (UCSD Main Campus)

Qualifications: 

  • Experience building coalitions and addressing inequalities in spaces
  • Community Organizing and Advocacy Experience
  • Community Engagement Experience

Hours per week: 5-10 hours/week

Special Conditions of Employment:

  • You must plan to be a full-time registered student at UC San Diego for the 2025 - 2026 academic year and be available on campus.
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