Women’s Center – Student Office Administrator
Position Description
The Women’s Center seeks to provide leadership skills through experiential learning opportunities and empowerment. Our center focuses on bridging classroom learning and student activism. The WC provides education, advocacy and support via resources, referral, event coordination, support groups, lactation space, quarterly magazine, community outreach, cultural events co-sponsored with various organizations/departments, etc. in order to promote a safe, equitable and affirming campus climate for people of all genders. Student Office Administrators are vital to the mission of the center’s services and programming efforts.
The Mission:
The mission of the Women’s Center is to advocate for the best educational and working environment for women and people of all genders at the University of Oregon. We accomplish this by working toward societal change, the ending of oppression and by supporting personal growth.
Purpose:
Office Administrators are the public face of all work of the Women’s Center. Office Administrators lead general awareness campaigns about the Women’s Center’s programs, events and services. Office Administrators work as part of a 20 person staff, supervised by the Women’s Center Director and Administrative Program Assistant.
Yearly WC Events:
• “The Red Zone” Sexual Violence Awareness Campaign
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive
• Black, Indigenous & Women of Color Symposium // Allyship Symposium
• The Lyllye B. Parker Black, Indigenous & Women of Color Speaker Series
• International Women’s Day Celebration
• Take Back the Night Rally, March and Speak Out Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
• OUT/LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest
Location: The Women’s Center, EMU Room 012
Compensation: $13.50/hour, approx. 4.5 hours per week, dependent on Federal Work Study Award.
Start date: October 2022
End date: June 2023
Responsibilities:
• Help coordinate and execute all WC events.
• Attend Weekly All Staff Meetings.
• Host annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Toiletry Drive.
• Welcome people to the office, ensuring that visitors know the Women's Center is a safe space that affirms all identities.
• Educate yourself on sociopolitical and sociocultural issues to support the identities of all who enter the Women's Center.
• Participate in a collective anti-oppression curriculum, by reading/reflecting on articles, podcasts, audiobooks, videos, etc.
• Be up-to-date on Women’s Center events, information and referrals to share with the campus community, visitors, and callers.
• Maintain consistent communication with Women's Center Staff (via Teams and email), including schedules, events, and work progress.
• Ensure the lounge, lactation space, and front desk are clean, organized, and fragrance-free.
• Promote Women's Center events and resources in your classes and campus community.
• Table to promote Women's Center events and resources each term.
• General office support (photocopying, delivering, picking up, or posting materials on campus, working on special projects, assisting with mailings, keeping the display area current, answering phones/email, taking messages, and maintaining the library system).
• Opportunity to develop Women's Center events and programs.
Prerequisite Skills/Requirements:
Ability to work and learn with people from diverse backgrounds; to work under occasional time pressure; to listen, communicate and write effectively; to take directions and follow through on projects and assignments; to have self-initiative; to meet time commitments on scheduled work hours; to attend weekly staff meetings and occasional training sessions.
Must have a personal commitment and sensitivity to creating a welcoming environment for all women and people of all genders (including, but not limited to, Women of Color, LGBTQIA+ People, Non Traditional Students, International Students, Student Parents, Disabled Students and members of all religious and ethnic groups).
Understanding of intersectionality of all underrepresented communities and why our services for all women and people of all genders serve multiple communities.
Willingness to be challenged and grow in a supportive environment.
Education about or commitment to intersectional feminism is preferred.
