Position: Chief Returning Officer
Term: Academic Year of 2022/2023
Start Date: September 1, 2022
Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022, 4:00pm EST
Are you interested in student government, advocacy, and policy? Are you organized, accountable, and impartial? If so, this job may be for you!
AUSU is hiring a Chief Returning Officer (CRO) to run our upcoming elections!
The CRO is responsible for the overall logistical administration of AUSU elections. The CRO’s
responsibilities will include the following:
- Obtaining a voters list from the Algoma University Registrar in order to verify a voter’s identity.
- Prepare and maintain the voter registration database.
- Organize and run the All Candidates Meeting(s).
- Organize and run the All Candidates Debate.
- Verify all nomination forms have valid signatures.
- Approval of all campaigning material.
- Adjudicate and provide rulings on complaints filed by candidates during the electoral process.
- Publicly display election results and certify results as legally binding after giving a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours from the posting of the results for appeals.
- Prepare the CRO’s report to be presented to the Board for ratification.
- Support request for reimbursement of election campaign expenses.
- Hiring and training of the DRO (Deputy Returning Officer).
- Write a training and guidance manual for the upcoming CRO.
The qualifying candidate must be an AU student during the 2022-23 academic year.
The remuneration for this position will be paid by honorarium (a maximum of $500 depending on performance) for each semester. The term for this position will begin on September 1, 2022 and end on April 30, 2023.
Please email your resume to studentunion@algomau.ca by Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 4:00 PM.
Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
