Development Office Student Assistant 2627

THIS POSITION IS FOR UPPERCLASSMEN ONLY. FRESHMEN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR DEPARTMENT POSITIONS.

Expected hours of work per week: 10-20 depending on needs.

Work Location & Hours: Kirk / 8am-4:30pm M-F

Qualifications for Position:

• Previous work experience in the development office is strongly preferred - either at Covenant or a similar organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills writing skills and a high level of organization.

Expected Duties and Responsibilities:

Partners Campaign

1. Schedule meetings
2. Communicate with committee members if and when appropriate
3. Research student stories for the campaign newsletter as needed
4. Maintain WS2020
5. Pull campaign next steps report for MGOs
6. Help prep for Phase 2 campaign visits

Development Office

1. Add notes to Slate for MGOs
2. Assist with custom stewardship gifts
3. Learn how to run reports from Slate for MGOs
4. Other projects including mailings and others will be done as needed.
5. Assist the operations team on an as-needed basis.

Resume skills development (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed

• Career & Self-Development including donor relations collaborating across various groups on and off campus minute taking attending board and donor meetings etc.
• Communication in the form of written verbal and other forms of communication through digital methods.
• Critical Thinking in the form of analysis of data reviewing of materials etc.
• Global Literacy displayed by interacting with multiple constituencies of the college.
• Leadership through planning and execution of tasks related to the development office and capital campaign.
• Professionalism by interacting with external and internal constituencies on behalf of the development office and the college as a whole.
• Teamwork including collaboration with the development team members and other departments on campus to accomplish a shared task.
• Technology including interacting with zoom calls AV needs etc.

Work Habits (with the alignment of Core Values) The College asks from its staff members the following fundamental work habits:

• Do good work. (Service Diligence Faithfulness)
• Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness Diligence Resourcefulness Enterprising Creative)
• Be punctual. (Service Diligence Integrity Faithfulness)
• Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)
• Make suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness Enterprising and Creative)
• Communicate openly and honestly.
• Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity Faithfulness)
• Attend chapel services at least once per week on average. (Integrity Faithfulness)

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

• Sitting: Remaining in the seated position
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 25-50 lbs.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly.

Required Experience:

Junior IC