Student Donor Relations & Events Assistant

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Virginia is seeking student assistants for a Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 program. The role requires 10–15 hours per week with Zoom meetings and pays $16.50/hour for undergraduates and $18/hour for graduates, with federal work-study preferred.

Responsibilities include stewardship, event staffing, prospect research, data handling, communications, and coordinating mentorship program activities. Open to undergraduate, graduate, or PhD students.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student.
• Preference for Federal Work Study eligible applicants.

Responsibilities

• Stewardship – thanking donors through phone calls, emails, letters and short videos. Assisting with Thank -a-donor day logistics in Spring.
• Events – staffing events, drafting briefing books and bios, coordinating logistics and office support
• Research – on prospects, on funding priority areas, creating presentations
• Data – creating lists, analyzing data sets, visualization
• Communications – drafting emails and invitations, being a liaison with student groups
• Career Development – project manager for A-School Alumni Mentorship Program, assisting with matching pods, monthly newsletters, additional programming

Education

Undergraduate student

Graduate student

PhD student

Job description

University of Virginia is seeking student assistants for a Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 program. The role requires 10–15 hours per week with Zoom meetings and pays $16.50/hour for undergraduates and $18/hour for graduates, with federal work-study preferred.

Responsibilities include stewardship, event staffing, prospect research, data handling, communications, and coordinating mentorship program activities. Open to undergraduate, graduate, or PhD students.