ASUWB Legislative Liaison (2025-26)

Description

UW Bothell offers student employment opportunities to help prepare students by providing practical work experience. Students are provided professional development and mentoring to develop skills to support post-graduation employment preparation and success.

Student Engagement & Activities (SEA) - Duties & Responsibilities:

• Contribute respectfully to the diverse and inclusive work environment at UWB and the Student Engagement & Activities (SEA) department
• Perform outreach to students about SEA programs, events, and services to promote student involvement, and provide current information about campus resources
• Maintain shared workspace with other student leaders, including supplies management, rotating cleaning and organizational duties, prompt reporting of issues, etc.
• Maintain active, timely communication with advisor(s)/supervisor and team
• Connect with the UW Bothell student body to find out what different students want and/or need
• Maintain documents and folders in a shared digital filing system, on the student engagement platform, social media, and other technology assigned by the department
• Perform clerical duties including documenting and updating processes, data entry, maintaining work calendars, and scheduling meetings
• Support and staff SEA events and operations as needed. This includes but is not limited to: New Student Orientation, Welcome Week, SEA org support, and large-scale campus events
• Represent the SEA department at events and as requested by supervisor
• Support the recruitment of future student leaders during hiring processes

 

Role-specific duties

• The Legislative Liaison shall: 

• • Report to and perform related duties and tasks as assigned by the Director of Legislative Affairs 

• • Serve as the liaison for local affairs by regularly meeting and corresponding with local elected officials and attending city council meetings as frequently as possible 

• • • Local affairs may include cities and counties near UWB or where UWB students most commonly reside 

• • • Develop initiatives and goals for local affairs with the Director of Legislative Affairs 

• • • Provide regular updates to the ASUWB Student Senate 

• • Serve as the liaison between the Director of Legislative Affairs and the campus community during the legislative session 

• • Serve as the lead campus organizer with support from the Marketing & Outreach Coordinator and Events & Engagement Coordinator 

• • • Build relationships with student organizations to help amplify student-led initiatives in the legislature 

• • • Recruit, train, and mobilize students to participate in legislative advocacy efforts such as testifying to a legislative committee, signing in support or opposition of legislation, and Huskies on the Hill  

• • • Mobilization efforts may be requested by the Director of Legislative Affairs in response to legislative developments during session 

• • • Coordinate classroom visits for all executive members of ASUWB  

• With the Director of Legislative Affairs: 

• • Coordinate civic engagement initiatives, including coordinating voter registration and facilitating Get Out the Vote efforts 

• • Coordinate the annual Huskies on the Hill lobby day with ASUW Seattle, ASUW Tacoma, and GPSS 

• Be a representative on the Civic Actions Committee 

• Meet with the: 

• • UWB Director of Government and Community Relations quarterly 

• • UWB Health & Wellness Resource Center at the beginning of the academic year, and quarterly 

• • ASUWT, ASUW, and GPSS equivalent