Key Facts

Remote From:

Austria , United States

Full time

English

Hard Skills

Meeting Facilitation Conflict Management Corporate Financial Reporting Election Laws Social Presence Theory

Other Skills

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Strategic Thinking

Roles & Responsibilities

Non-anxious presence to hold space for covenanting, conflict, and uncertainty
Ability to think about current election details and the overall process
Clarity about neutrality regarding endorsements

Requirements:

Facilitate the covenanting process including conflict resolution
Receive financial reports from campaigns per UUA's bylaws
Host forums for candidates to share information

Unitarian Universalist Association

About Unitarian Universalist Association

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a religious organization that combines two traditions: the Universalists, who organized in 1793, and the Unitarians, who organized in 1825. They consolidated into the UUA in 1961. Both groups trace their roots in North America to the early Massachusetts settlers and to the founders of the Republic. Overseas, their heritages reach back centuries to pioneers in England, Poland, and Transylvania. Each of the 1,000+ congregations in the United States, Canada, and overseas are democratic in polity and operation; they govern themselves. They unite in the Association to provide services that individual congregations cannot provide for themselves. Each congregation is associated with one of the UUA’s 19 districts. Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion with Jewish-Christian roots. It has no creed. It affirms the worth of human beings, advocates freedom of belief and the search for advancing truth, and tries to provide a warm, open, supportive community for people who believe that ethical living is the supreme witness of religion.

Founded: 2018

Company size: 201 - 500

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Job description

Purpose: The Election Campaign Practices Committee (ECPC) assists in the election process for Moderator and President positions (whether held by 1 or more individuals), while also working with Board elections if needed. The ECPC hears and facilitates conversations about the covenant of election candidates (and/or other entities, such as the Board, UUA Staff) and potential problems that arise. Working with the Board Secretary, it processes financial reports and shares election information with the Association.

Key responsibilities:

Facilitate covenanting process (including conflicts that arise)
Receiving financial reports from campaigns, per the UUA’s bylaws and rules
Hosting forum(s) for candidates to share information (and potentially receive questions)

Requirements:

Non-anxious presence (to hold space for covenanting, conflict, and uncertainty of election process)
Ability to think about current details regarding elections and big-picture thinking regarding overall election/campaign process
Clarity about neutrality regarding endorsements (official, or informally affecting the process)

Length of Term: 2 years (with no more than 4 terms, total)

Meetings: Typically 1-2 meetings during General Assembly (as this is the only time the group is in person) and then virtual meetings approximately once a month (as infrequently as once every 2-3 months, depending on where we are in an election cycle)

Length of meetings: Typically virtual meetings are an hour; in-person meetings are 2+ hours to accomplish more work. Meetings in the months preceding an election extend longer than immediately following an election.

Additional important info: The ECPC is hoping to update its charge and mission - information which has been shared with the Board and will continue to be adapted over time (in part due to their inclusion in the bylaws).

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