Office of Stewardship - Student Assistant

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• 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 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 is an important part of our work and includes sending surveys, photos and thank you notes.
• Occasional lifting is required, but it is always a team effort.
• Occasionally, donor events are held during evenings or on the 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.

Required Qualifications

• Searching for students who are friendly, dependable, detail orientated, and service orientated.
• 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

• 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.

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.