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Policy Assistant

Summary

The Graduate Student Society (GSS) at UBC Vancouver is a student-led organization dedicated to enriching the academic, professional, and personal lives of over 10,000 graduate students. Through advocacy, financial aid, wellness programs, and community-building events, the GSS ensures that graduate students are supported, heard, and connected.

As part of the Graduate Student Society, you will play an important role in providing a voice for the UBC graduate student community on critical topics like finance, academics, housing, and harassment. The Society advocates for the rights of graduate students on campus and directly to provincial and federal governments. This role offers an immersive experience into each of these distinct aspects of our advocacy and research work.

The Policy Assistant works under the joint supervision of the VP University & Academic Affairs and the VP External. You will research and develop the GSS’s policy platform while helping establish strong links between the GSS, campus leaders, and external policymakers.

 

  • Job Type: Part-Time Student Position (UBC Graduate Student preferred)
  • Company/Organization: Graduate Student Society of UBC Vancouver
  • Location: Hybrid (Office: Thea Koerner House, UBC Vancouver Campus)
  • Hours Per Week: 10 hours/week (flexible)
  • Salary / Wage: $26.02/hour
  • Contract term: Part-Time for the Summer Term (starting July 1, 2026). The GSS will be applying for this position to transition into a UBC Work Learn (WL) post starting September 2026.
  •       ⚠️ Please note: UBC guidelines state that students can only hold one (1) Work Learn post at a time. Please keep this in mind regarding your fall academic term eligibility.
  • Start Dates: July 1, 2026
  • Deadline to Apply: June 12, 2026

How To Apply

Please submit your application via email to both vpacademic@gss.ubc.ca and vpexternal@gss.ubc.ca (ensuring both addresses are included as recipients in the same message) by Friday, June 12, 2026, with:

1. A brief cover letter outlining your fit and training specifically relevant to the requirements of the position.

2. Your resume / CV (saved as a PDF file).

Short-listed candidates may be asked to complete a brief skills assessment.

We thank all candidates in advance for their interests in the position. However, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls or follow-up emails, please.

 

 

 

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