Advancement Communications Coordinator Part Time

Job Title: Advancement Communications Coordinator

Position Details

Department: Institutional Advancement

Reports To: Vice President for University Advancement

Status: Part-time Hours: 20 hours per week

Position Summary

Bethel Universitys Institutional Advancement team seeks a part-time Advancement Communications Coordinator to support consistent strategic and mission-aligned communication with alumni donors and parents. This role will help coordinate newsletters alumni social media content and communication timelines in partnership with the Alumni Director the Vice President for University Advancement and the University Marketing and Communications team.

The ideal candidate is organized detail-oriented collaborative and able to write and coordinate communications that strengthen relationships with Bethels alumni donors parents and friends.

Essential Responsibilities

Alumni Donor and Parent Communications

Coordinate develop and execute regular newsletters for alumni donors and parents in collaboration with the Alumni Director and the Vice President for University Advancement.

Assist in identifying newsletter content that highlights Bethel stories alumni engagement donor impact campus updates student success and opportunities for involvement.

Help maintain a consistent communications calendar for Institutional Advancement audiences.

Ensure communications reflect Bethel Universitys mission values voice and advancement priorities.

Alumni Social Media Coordination

Coordinate alumni social media platforms in partnership with the Alumni Director.

Assist with planning drafting scheduling and monitoring alumni-focused social media content.

Highlight alumni stories events achievements giving opportunities and ways alumni can remain connected to Bethel.

Support consistent engagement across alumni communication channels.

Cross-Department Communication Coordination

Coordinate with the Director of Communications and the Marketing Team to ensure timing messaging and content serve Bethel University in the best manner possible.

Help align Institutional Advancement communications with broader university messaging campaigns and brand standards.

Collaborate with internal partners to gather stories photos updates and relevant information for publication.

Track upcoming events campaigns and announcements to avoid communication overlap and strengthen message clarity.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a strong writer and communicator who is organized detail-oriented collaborative and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Candidates should be comfortable drafting editing and coordinating newsletters social media content and communication calendars while working with multiple departments and stakeholders.

The candidate should demonstrate professionalism creativity follow-through and the ability to maintain confidentiality when working with donor alumni and parent communications.

Experience with newsletters email platforms social media scheduling communications calendars alumni relations advancement donor engagement or higher education communications is preferred.

The candidate should be able to communicate with warmth and professionalism in a way that reflects Bethel Universitys Christian mission and values.

About Bethel University

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Bethel University does not discriminate on the basis of race color age sex disability national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities in keeping with applicable state and federal keeping with the mission of the institution Bethel University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution we require faculty and staff to adhere to the Universitys Lifestyle Covenant and to enforce a religiously based statement of responsibilities for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Bethel University as an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Missionary Church reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII Sections 702-703 United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).

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