Agricultural Work Policy Coordinator

The UC⠀Merced⠀Community⠀and Labor⠀Center⠀seeks an⠀Agricultural⠀Work⠀Policy⠀Coordinator⠀(Academic⠀Coordinator⠀I) with a⠀background⠀in⠀agricultural⠀work⠀policy.⠀Under the⠀supervision⠀of the⠀Executive⠀Director,⠀Coordinator⠀will⠀develop⠀and lead⠀an⠀agricultural⠀work⠀policy⠀collaborative,⠀conduct⠀outreach⠀and⠀convene⠀unions,⠀worker⠀organizations,⠀and⠀community-based⠀organizations⠀with an⠀interest⠀in⠀agricultural⠀workers'⠀rights,⠀enforcement,⠀and high⠀road⠀strategies⠀for⠀improving⠀industry⠀standards.⠀The⠀coordinator⠀will⠀assess⠀program⠀and⠀constituency⠀needs for⠀engaging⠀with⠀research,⠀education⠀and policy⠀development,⠀plan and⠀develop⠀activities⠀that⠀support⠀the UC⠀Merced⠀Community⠀and Labor⠀Center’s⠀Worker⠀Resource⠀Center⠀program,⠀and a⠀regional⠀high road⠀collaborative⠀on⠀agricultural⠀worker⠀policy.

The⠀coordinator⠀will⠀liaise⠀with⠀multiple⠀collaboratives,⠀including⠀campus⠀stakeholders⠀and⠀diverse⠀regional⠀stakeholders,⠀such as⠀community-based⠀organizations,⠀labor⠀unions,⠀environmental⠀justice⠀groups,⠀and local⠀and state⠀public⠀agencies;⠀while⠀keeping⠀the⠀leadership⠀and⠀committees⠀informed,⠀engaged,⠀and⠀organized⠀to align⠀work⠀across⠀applied⠀research,⠀civic⠀engagement,⠀coalition⠀development,⠀and policy⠀development.

The⠀coordinator⠀will⠀collaborate⠀with⠀center⠀researchers⠀in the⠀development⠀of working⠀papers,⠀publications,⠀and⠀funding⠀opportunities⠀to advance⠀the⠀intellectual⠀and⠀scholarly⠀missions⠀of the⠀Community⠀and Labor⠀Center,⠀any⠀programs⠀engaged⠀with the⠀Worker⠀Resource⠀Center,⠀and UC⠀Merced.⠀The⠀coordinator⠀will also⠀participate⠀in the⠀administration⠀of the⠀Community⠀and Labor⠀Center⠀through⠀appropriate⠀roles in⠀governance⠀and policy⠀formulation.⠀As well as⠀represent⠀the⠀university⠀and the⠀Worker⠀Resource⠀Center as⠀an expert⠀in⠀workers'⠀rights.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic⠀qualifications

Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀policy,⠀community⠀development⠀or any⠀related⠀field (or⠀equivalent⠀work⠀experience)

Minimum⠀of ten⠀years of⠀work⠀experience⠀in⠀labor

Preferred⠀qualifications

Experience⠀conducting⠀public⠀education⠀targeting⠀low-income⠀workers⠀and⠀residents

Experience⠀convening⠀community-based⠀organizations

Experience⠀working⠀with labor⠀unions

APPLICATION⠀REQUIREMENTS

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

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The⠀University⠀of⠀California,⠀Merced, is⠀the newest⠀of the⠀University⠀of⠀California⠀system’s⠀10⠀campuses.⠀With over⠀9,000⠀undergraduate⠀and⠀graduate⠀students⠀.

The⠀University⠀of⠀California,⠀Merced is⠀an Equal⠀Opportunity/Affirmative⠀Action⠀Employer⠀advancing⠀inclusive⠀excellence.⠀All⠀qualified⠀applicants⠀will⠀receive⠀consideration⠀for⠀employment⠀without⠀regard to⠀race,⠀color,⠀religion,⠀sex,⠀sexual⠀orientation,⠀gender⠀identity,⠀national⠀origin,⠀disability,⠀age,⠀protected⠀veteran⠀status, or⠀other⠀protected⠀categories⠀covered by⠀the UC⠀nondiscrimination⠀policy.