Berkeley Food Institute
Policy Assistant
(Title Code 4920, Student Assistant III)
Appointment: Spring semester 2018, 10 hours per week
Preferred working days are Monday through Thursday
Compensation: $15 per hour
Application Deadline: February 20, 2018, 5pm
Applicants must be matriculated undergraduate or graduate students at UC Berkeley. Priority will be given to work-study students. To apply, submit the following items by email as a single pdf to foodinstitute@berkeley.edu with the subject line “Policy Assistant.”
- Cover letter
- Résumé
- Contact information for 2 professional and/or academic references
About the Berkeley Food Institute:
The Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) at the University of California, Berkeley seeks to transform food systems to expand access to healthy, affordable food and promote sustainable and equitable food production. We empower new leaders with capacities to cultivate diverse, just, resilient, and healthy food systems. We pursue our mission through interdisciplinary programs in education, research, policy, communications, and community engagement.
Position:
The role of the Policy Assistant is to help with the Berkeley Food Institute’s policy program. This position works closely with the BFI Policy Director, with additional interaction with the full BFI staff.
Responsibilities:
- Salesforce: Assists in making improvements to categorization of policy contacts and consistently uploads new policy contacts to Salesforce
- Website: Assist in making improvements to policy sections of BFI website
- Research: Execute online research and write short memos as needed for policy program
- Communications: Communicate with policy partners, faculty, and external contacts in a professional and clear way
- Events: Assist in preparation for multiple policy-related events hosted by BFI
- Other projects as needed
Required Qualifications:
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills, particularly in regards to communications across diverse groups
- Passion for policy, either at the local, state, federal, or international level(s)
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to work independently and to foresee, identify, and recommend solutions in the position’s areas of responsibility
- Strong attention to details, both written and visual
- Strong skills in copyediting and proofreading
- Experience with Salesforce, WordPress, and Microsoft Office software suite
- Comfort with creativity, innovation, and hard work
- Professionalism, courtesy, discretion and good humor
- Interest and experience in agri-food systems
- Interest and experience in public service and social equity, as core tenets of the UC Berkeley experience and the Berkeley Food Institute mission
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, see: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
Berkeley Food Institute
Policy Assistant
(Title Code 4920, Student Assistant III)
Appointment: Spring semester 2018, 10 hours per week
Preferred working days are Monday through Thursday
Compensation: $15 per hour
Application Deadline: February 20, 2018, 5pm
Applicants must be matriculated undergraduate or graduate students at UC Berkeley. Priority will be given to work-study students. To apply, submit the following items by email as a single pdf to foodinstitute@berkeley.edu with the subject line “Policy Assistant.”
- Cover letter
- Résumé
- Contact information for 2 professional and/or academic references
About the Berkeley Food Institute:
The Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) at the University of California, Berkeley seeks to transform food systems to expand access to healthy, affordable food and promote sustainable and equitable food production. We empower new leaders with capacities to cultivate diverse, just, resilient, and healthy food systems. We pursue our mission through interdisciplinary programs in education, research, policy, communications, and community engagement.
Position:
The role of the Policy Assistant is to help with the Berkeley Food Institute’s policy program. This position works closely with the BFI Policy Director, with additional interaction with the full BFI staff.
Responsibilities:
- Salesforce: Assists in making improvements to categorization of policy contacts and consistently uploads new policy contacts to Salesforce
- Website: Assist in making improvements to policy sections of BFI website
- Research: Execute online research and write short memos as needed for policy program
- Communications: Communicate with policy partners, faculty, and external contacts in a professional and clear way
- Events: Assist in preparation for multiple policy-related events hosted by BFI
- Other projects as needed
Required Qualifications:
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills, particularly in regards to communications across diverse groups
- Passion for policy, either at the local, state, federal, or international level(s)
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to work independently and to foresee, identify, and recommend solutions in the position’s areas of responsibility
- Strong attention to details, both written and visual
- Strong skills in copyediting and proofreading
- Experience with Salesforce, WordPress, and Microsoft Office software suite
- Comfort with creativity, innovation, and hard work
- Professionalism, courtesy, discretion and good humor
- Interest and experience in agri-food systems
- Interest and experience in public service and social equity, as core tenets of the UC Berkeley experience and the Berkeley Food Institute mission
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, see: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
