University of Northern Iowa Job Title: Legislative Assistant Division: President's
Dept: Governmental Relations Class: III
Job Description Reports to: Administrative Assistant to President
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Under direct supervision, conducts research on legislative issues, campaign contributions and federal appropriations. Performs office duties such as receptionist, typing, filing, preparing routine reports, copying, and other general office duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS: Very detail-oriented, with excellent organizational skills and outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Ability to understand the complexities of federal legislation, read bills, discern various earmarks, track appropriations, and organize a report in a logical manner. Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. Proficient in word processing, spreadsheet and graphical software.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primary responsibilities include:
• Identifying outreach activities off campus and working with a database of involvement by county.
• Identifying individuals who contribute to political campaigns, matching UNI connections to those people, and assisting with establishment of grassroots networks and legislative advocates on behalf of higher education.
• Conducting constituent research and preparing reports.
• Distributing legislative messages to internal/external audiences, including federal newsletter and Governmental Relations website.
• Conducting research about legislative candidates, state representatives and senators.
• Performing detailed tracking of the legislative process and key legislative subcommittees.
• Identifying geographic constituent audiences within key legislative districts and subcommittees.
• Typing letters, reports, and informational documents and editing as directed.
Miscellaneous duties as assigned including: Running errands in the building and on/off campus, copying reports and other materials, designing forms as requested, assisting with filing. Successful applicant will need to acquire a working knowledge of the offices within the Division and across the University in order to intelligently respond to questions. Assisting with office coverage either during the absence of staff members or during the noon hour in accordance with work schedule.
The downside is, the pay is shit...$7.50, and I must be able to commit about 3 years to it, but with me graduating in May and the job only being 15-20 hours per week, and Sara graduating grad school in 2011 I don't know if I could do it the full three.
I'm torn.
