Events & Alumni Assistant - PT Summer Role

Northwestern Health Sciences University • Bloomington, MN

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Northwestern Health Sciences University team this summer as an Advancement and Marketing Department assistant and gain hands-on experience in a university fundraising and event services environment. This role is a great opportunity for a college student interested in fundraising CRM, alumni communications platforms, and event operations offering opportunities to build real-world professional skills while working alongside a creative and collaborative team. This role will play an important part helping the team roll out a new alumni communication platform (Aluminati), optimize a fundraising CRM (Raiser's Edge), assist with campus and alumni events, and contribute to projects that make a direct impact across the university community. If you're looking for a summer opportunity where you can gain meaningful professional experience for university and nonprofit marketing and fundraising roles, this role is a great place to start.
This is a part time, non-benefits eligible position, working up to 20 hours per week.
Work Location: Bloomington, MN. 2 days per week in person, but flexible.

Requirements

• Current college student pursuing a degree in Marketing, Nonprofit Management or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data entry, cleaning and report generation in a fundraising/marketing CRM preferred.
• Previous event support experience preferred.
• Non-traditional backgrounds are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Perform data entry and cleaning of donor and alumni records to optimize marketing and fundraising.
• Setup database reports for ongoing team use.
• Document work processes and policies to strengthen department operations.
• Support rollout of a new communication platform for 9,100 alumni across the country.
• Support communications to invite and assist alumni with adoption of the new communication platform.
• Provide basic prospect and donor research by gathering relevant information within the database.
• Assist with event logistics, preparation of event materials, and day-of event fulfillment.
• Assist with printing and mailing, and in executing donor stewardship activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed