Employment Type: Part-time
Employment Term: May 2025 – April 2026
The Chief Returning Officer (CRO) administers all Elections of the University of Calgary Students’ Union. They work to ensure a fair, transparent, accountable, and democratic process and deliver SU Election and Referenda results as required.
The CRO is responsible for answering questions and providing election-related information to students, members of the University community, and the general public in a friendly, timely and professional manner, through email, phone and in-person during office hours.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Enforce deadlines and policies stipulated by the SU Bylaws, Election Policy and Nomination Package.
- Assist to market and execute “Run” and “Vote” campaigns.
- Contribute to the annual review of any Election Policy, manuals, forms, etc.
- Rule on all Election complaints or concerns from Candidates or other campus community members (with staff assistance).
Download the complete Position Description here.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a cover letter and resume to resumes@su.ucalgary.ca.
Applications will remain open until the position is filled.
STATEMENT ON EMPLOYMENT EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
The Students’ Union is committed to ensuring that members of equity-deserving groups, from a broad range of communities, feel empowered to apply for positions within the organization. We strongly encourage qualified candidates from Black, Indigenous, and/or other racialized communities to apply. Qualified candidates who identify as 2Spirit and/or LGBTQIA+ or are otherwise marginalized on the grounds of gender expression, gender identity, and/or sexual orientation are also strongly encouraged to apply.
The Students’ Union welcomes applications from people with disabilities and believes strongly in accessibility in the work we do. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process – please advise us at any point and we will work with you to meet your needs while respecting your privacy as much as possible.
The Students’ Union is grateful to work on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikuni, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. The University of Calgary is situated on land adjacent to where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, and the traditional Blackfoot name of this place is Moh’kins’tsis, which we now call the City of Calgary. The Students’ Union also recognizes that land acknowledgments are not enough. We need to pursue truth, reconciliation, decolonization, and allyship in an ongoing effort to make right with all our relations.