Institutional Advancement Student Intern

Massachusetts Bay Community College; Wellesley (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills invites applications for the Institutional Advancement Student Intern. The role supports alumni relations, storytelling, and communications across the website, newsletters, and social media.

This part-time internship runs 10 weeks at 10–12 hours per week with no benefits, offering hands-on professional communications experience and a chance to explore careers in nonprofit fundraising and higher education.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional, reliable, and detail-oriented.
• Strong interpersonal skills; comfortable engaging with diverse audiences.
• Customer service mindset; friendly, responsive, and courteous.
• Organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Consistent and reliable work habits.
• Problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify alumni and volunteers engaged with MassBay and gather background information.
• Contact alumni/volunteers via phone and email to request interviews and scheduling.
• Conduct interviews to collect updates and personal stories.
• Write clear, engaging profiles for MassBay website, newsletters, and social media.

Skills

Strong written communication

Strong verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service mindset

Organized

Reliable work habits

Problem-solving

Job description

Institutional Advancement Student Intern

Institutional Advancement Student Intern

Department: Institutional Advancement

Location: Wellesley Hills

MassBayfosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students forlocal and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meetcritical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’seconomic development. Massachusetts Bay Community College isserved by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joiningour community. Locatedin Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses inWellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational communityand have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with variousneeds and backgrounds. This is apart-time, student employment position with no benefits. The ideal candidate will join acollaborative, relationship-focused team and have an interest in marketing, communicationsand/or community engagement. This is a part-time, student employment position of10-12 hours a week for 10 weeks with no benefits. Within the division of Institutional Advancement, theMassBay Office of Development and Alumni Relations builds, strengthens, andhonors relationships with alumni, donors, and volunteers who care about MassBayand want to stay connected to the College. These relationships help createopportunities and provide resources for current and future students. The Institutional Advancement Student Intern will supportthis work by helping identify, connecting with, and sharing stories of alumniand volunteers. Through research, outreach, and writing, the intern will createprofiles for the MassBay website, newsletters, and social media, whileassisting with communication and relationship‑building efforts across theoffice. Individualized learning outcomes will be developed collaborativelybetween the intern and supervisor. This internship provides hands‑on, professionalcommunications experience and the chance to explore careers in advancement andnonprofit fundraising, which are essential functions at most colleges,universities, and nonprofit organizations.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Work with staff across the department and the College, including faculty and campus partners, to 1) identify alumni who were actively engaged as students and 2) individuals who currently volunteer their time to support MassBay;
• Collect background information about selected alumniand volunteers through online research and conversations with those thatknow them;
• Contact selected alumni and volunteers via phoneand/or email to request interviews and schedule conversations;
• Conduct interviews (phone, virtual, or email) togather updates and personal stories;
• Write clear, engaging profiles for use on the MassBaywebsite, newsletters and social media;
• Collect or coordinate photographs of interviewees for use on the MassBay website, newsletter, and social medial;
• Maintain organized records of outreach and neededfollow up;
• Attend weekly 1:1 meetings with direct supervisor;and
• Other duties as assigned.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. Asupervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster themission of the College. All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegiallyand collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates the varietyof student experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Professional, reliable, and detail-oriented;
• Strong interpersonal skills; comfortable engaging with diverse audiences;
• Customer service mindset; friendly, responsive, and courteous;
• Organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks;
• Consistent and reliable work habits;
• Problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Equal Opportunity;
• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need;
• Interest in communications, storytelling, nonprofit work, or higher education;
• Experience with writing, interviewing, or research.

Salary Range: $19 per hour

Position Type: Student Employee

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

PLEASENOTE: We requirestudents who are eligible to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA)to have one on file, before they are hired or continue employment.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does notdiscriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability,religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexualorientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of theEducational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The Collegeprohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaintsconcerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’sAssociate Dean of Equity Assurance and/or Title IX Coordinator, theMassachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal EmploymentOpportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Officefor Civil Rights.

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