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

Position(s)

  • Housing Affairs Director

Purpose of the Housing Affairs Commission: The Housing Affairs commission will work on advocacy projects developments regarding affordable, accessible, and quality housing. The commission will work with the offices within the Associated Students, AS Office of Food and Housing Resources, AS Office of External Affairs, and Triton Lobby Corps to speak with administrators and legislators to develop policies improving housing for current, future, and past students. The commission shall also educate the campus community regarding issues affecting student housing. The commission will coordinate programming with campus partners, the AS Office of Food and Housing Resources, Basic Needs Hub, and any other body on housing resources

Pay rate: $60/week

# of Openings: 1

Job Description: 

  • Serve as the Executive Director of the Housing Affairs Commission 
  • Attend bi-weekly staff meeting and all HOMES coalition meetings
  • Build relationships with campus and community patterns that fight towards housing solutions, which benefit UC San Diego students
  • Develop an advocacy plan to achieve a goal throughout the academic year
  • Work with AS Offices to unify housing advocacy across the association, especially the AS Office of Food and Housing Resources, AS Office of Local Affairs, and Triton Lobby Corp 
  • Fulfill any other responsibility assigned by the VP External and Internal Director 

Job Location: 

In-Person (UCSD Main Campus)

Qualifications: 

  • Have experience organizing on housing efforts or similar experiences
  • Active communication and organizational skills 
  • Teamleadership experience 
  • Have advanced fluency in current Housing Policy at the state and local

Hours per week: 15 - 20

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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