Alumni and Parent Relations Student Team Lead (WS-ST3)
About The Position
The Alumni and Parent Relations Student Team Lead will work closely with the Staff of Alumni and Parent Relations to support programming and events. This position will assist with volunteer recruitment and management, event planning, data entry, prospect research, and the annual Viking Update (a 50th reunion yearbook). The Student Assistant will also provide support for general office duties and signature events (Homecoming, Reunion, and Alumni Awards). The Team Lead will be responsible for student assistant tasks in addition to larger office projects, assisting with the training of Student Assistants and have a supervisory role as being the person responsible for answering student questions. They will be responsible for checking the Student Assistant work and asked to work specific events with the Alumni and Parent Relations professional team. The Team Lead will also be responsible for assisting in creating training materials and interviewing new applicants for summer and the following academic year.
Requirements
- Must be a current St. Olaf student.
- Must have at least 2 years of experience in the Alumni and Parent Relations Office as a Student Assistant or equivalent experience.
- Strong research, writing and editing, and phone skills are required.
Nice To Haves
- Preferably a student interested in remaining in this position for two or more years.
Responsibilities
- Office support with email, phone and other tasks as assigned.
- Research and analyze prospective volunteer records using Raiser’s Edge.
- Assemble event packages and thank you notes to volunteers around the country.
- Manage event registration and record keeping using AlumnIQ registration platform.
- Write and mail cards to new Ole parents.
- Attend local events and provide event support on-site.
- Editing 350-word biographies submitted by alumni in accordance with the college style guide while still respecting the author’s voice for the 50th reunion Viking Update.
- Working with Viking Update design specialist to prepare final copy for print, including individual biographies, cover pages, “In Remembrance” section, and class lists.
- Assisting with the training of Student Assistants.
- Answering student questions.
- Checking the Student Assistant work.
- Working specific events with the Alumni and Parent Relations professional team.
- Assisting in creating training materials.
- Interviewing new applicants for summer and the following academic year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
