Advancement Student Assistant

Concordia University, St. Paul; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Concordia University, St. Paul seeks an Advancement Student Assistant to support the Office of Advancement, engaging alumni and friends and helping achieve fundraising goals.

The role covers skill-building projects in alumni relations, donor stewardship, multi-channel communications (mail, email, phone, text, video), marketing, and database maintenance. The position involves on- and off-campus engagement events, updating the alumni site, and outreach via phone, email, and social channels, with

Qualifications

• Be enrolled and registered as a CSP student.
• Have a United States social security number.
• Be in good standing with CSP academic requirements and student accounts.
• Have declared a major with CSP.
• For summer employment, priority to those enrolled in summer courses.

Responsibilities

• Assist advancement staff in ongoing administrative work related to engagement events.
• Computer tracking and database maintenance with confidentiality.
• Post class notes and news to the alumni site; reach out via phone, email and social channels.
• Assist with assembling mailing and other projects.
• Conduct multi-channel solicitations to alumni and friends to secure donations.

Skills

Administrative support

Database maintenance

Alumni relations

Multi-channel communications

Event assistance

Education

Enrolled CSP student

Declared major

Job description

Position Overview: The Advancement Student Assistant will work with the Office of Advancement to help achieve their strategic goals related to engaging and encouraging support from alumni and friends. The job will include a variety of skill-building projects to help the student gain practical experience in the areas of alumni relations, donor stewardship, multi-channel communications (mail, email, phone, text, video), marketing, and database maintenance. In addition, the job will entail a variety of hands‑on tasks.

• Assist advancement staff in ongoing administrative work as it relates to on and off campus engagement events
• Computer tracking (i.e., posting alumni engagement and updating advancement data). Complete database maintenance projects in an accurate and confidential manner.
• Post class notes, news stories and other information to our alumni and friends website. Reach out to constituents of CSP through telephone, email and other social networking avenues
• Assist with the assembly of mailing and other projects.
• Conduct multi-channel solicitations and other outreach to alumni and friends, with the goal of securing financial donations.

To be eligible to be a CSP student employee, one must:

• Be enrolled and registered as a CSP student (PSEO students are not eligible).
• Have a United States social security number.*
• Be in good standing with CSP academic requirements and student accounts.
• Have declared a major with CSP.
• For summer employment, priority will be given to the student employees who are enrolled and registered in summer courses.

*International students who are on a F-1 Visa must obtain an United States social security number: For assistance obtaining a social security number, please contact International Student Services at [e-mail]. More information can be found on the ISS website .

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

It is the policy of CSP to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable equal opportunity, directives and regulations of federal, state, and local governing bodies or agencies thereof, specifically Minnesota Statute 363. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, membership or activity in a local commission or any other status protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all employment practices and terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to promotions, transfers, compensation, terminations, training, and participation in CSP sponsored benefits or programs. CSP prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at https://www.csp.edu/student-life/title-ix/ .