Government & Community Relations Coordinator

PSU’s Government and Community Relations unit (GCR), located in the Office of the President, coordinates the university’s legislative and advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local levels by building and strengthening relationships with campus partners, community organizations, and business leaders.

Our mission is to build and strengthen relationships with the university’s constituencies and encourage investment in and support for the university, its programs, and its initiatives. Working closely with staff, faculty, and students, we identify opportunities to highlight research, grow programming, and facilitate connections with policymakers and other stakeholders.

The Government & Community Relations Coordinator provides essential administrative, communications, and legislative support to the Government and Community Relations unit, and provides administrative support for Presidential advisors.

Essential administrative support includes handling tasks like travel arrangements, meeting logistics, and correspondence, ensuring the smooth operation of these critical university functions. Work may be confidential in nature.

The position is located in Portland, OR, but the Coordinator will occasionally travel on behalf of the university. The Coordinator will occasionally work nights and weekends.

Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.

Salary is dependent on several factors, and new employees will typically start around the Q1 level to allow for later growth within the salary band. PSU has a structured process for determining starting compensation, taking into account years of related experience, applicable skills, knowledge and abilities, market parity, and internal equity.

The starting annual salary for this position will be between $43,872 and $49,349, but may be negotiated above this range dependent upon the factors above, the budget of the hiring department, and approval from HR.

An excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools.

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