Office of Stewardship - Student Assistant

Belmont University; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 11,365 - 16,186; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Engaging student experience

Opportunity to build skills

Job summary

Belmont University is looking for a Student Assistant to support the Office of Stewardship and University Advancement. This role involves assisting with writing, editing communications, and supporting donor events. The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and has a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office. Students must be enrolled at Belmont and are encouraged to apply if they fulfill the qualifications.

This position offers flexible hours and an engaging opportunity to develop skills in communication and event management.

Qualifications

• Dependable, prompt, enthusiastic and self-motivated candidates are encouraged.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word is required.
• Previous customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with writing and editing event materials and donor communications.
• Support researching donor data accuracy.
• Provide event support for small and large scale donor events.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Canva proficiency

Detail oriented

Service oriented

Education

Current student at Belmont University

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Canva

Job description

Office of Stewardship - Student Assistant

Employment Type Student Employee

Hourly Rate $10

Special Note: All students are required to read the BU Student Employment Policy prior to submitting an application. All Federal Work-Study students should read the program rules and regulations located at http://www.belmont.edu/sfs/employment/fws.html

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

This position provides support to the Office of Stewardship team and University Advancement division. Our mission is to engage parents, alumni and friends, inspire philanthropic support and promote the transformative mission of Belmont University. Stewardship involves managing gifts as donors intended, showing appreciation to donors for their gifts, and demonstrating the joyful impact of their philanthropy.

The Office of Stewardship student worker can expect to engage in the following tasks:

• Assist with writing and editing event materials, stewardship communications, donor acknowledgement notes and honorarium and memorial letters.
• Support researching and auditing the accuracy of data related to donor contact information, donor intent and donor gift processing.
• Collaborate with the team on designing and implementing impactful print and digital communications for donors like reports and videos.
• Provide event support for small, medium and large scale donor events, including managing RSVP lists, creating nametags, gathering program details and brainstorming speaker scripts. Event follow-up includes sending surveys, photos and thank you notes. Events served include Christmas at Belmont, Sounds of Belmont, Donor Tribute Dinner, Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame and donor receptions.
• Occasional lifting required, but it is always a team effort.
• Occasionally, donor events are held during evenings or on weekends, and student workers are asked if they are available to offer their support.

This position works flexible hours, Monday-Friday from 8 AM-4:30 PM. It is suggested student workers commit to at least 10 hours per week. They will work with their supervisor to create their work schedule.

Required Qualifications

Searching for students who are friendly, dependable, detail oriented, and service oriented. A basic understanding of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word is required. A basic understanding of Canva is desired. Applicants with FWS Award preferred.

The ideal candidate is dependable, prompt, enthusiastic and self-motivated. They will take initiative in completing tasks and desire to build/grow their skills. They should also be able to easily work both individually and as part of a team and have a strong work ethic. The ideal candidate is highly professional with a desire to help others. All majors encouraged to apply, if interested.

Desired knowledge, skills and abilities include:

• Strong communication skills (writing, editing, email, phone and in person).
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Canva (a graphic design tool).
• Trustworthy (maintain confidentiality of Belmont records).
• A positive attitude (must be flexible and adaptable to change and have an attitude of perseverance).
• Interested in communications, business operations, data management and/or event planning/event management (a willingness to do any and all of the above).

Required Education

Must be enrolled as a student at Belmont University, preferably Federal Work Study. All majors are encouraged to apply, if interested.

Required Experience

Reception, office experience and/or customer service experience is preferred but not required. Experience with writing, editing and designing is desired. Any work experience, whether paid or voluntary, is acceptable.

Belmont University is an equal opportunity employer under all applicable civil rights laws.