• Job Description

  Req#: 484137

  The Alumni Engagement Assistant works with the Senior Director of Alumni Engagement and Global Education to serve and support the 12,000+ Gordon-Conwell Alumni. This is a part-time student employment position. We have flexibility to hire one or two students, with a total of 15-18 hours per week.
  
  General Responsibilities:

  • Respond to inquiries from alumni via email and phone
  • Assist in maintaining the Alumni section of the Gordon-Conwell website
  • Gather information and complete writing projects for the Alumni Newsletter, alumni spotlights, and other communications
  • Assist in planning and executing Alumni events
  • Utilize Raiser’s Edge (the alumni database) to update records, conduct searches, and perform various data clean-up and analysis projects
  • Other projects as requested

  Qualifications:
  
  • Excellent communication skills – The Alumni Engagement Assistant will have the opportunity to represent not only the Alumni office, but also the seminary. Since this position requires significant written and oral communication, it is essential that applicants have a pleasant and professional demeanor, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to articulate clearly in verbal and written English.
  • Strong administrative/organizational skills – This is an administrative position which requires significant attention to detail, an ability to prioritize and organize, a capacity for multi-tasking, and flexibility that allows one to work in a team setting and to collaborate with various departments (President’s office, admissions, communications, development, faculty).
  • Technical capabilities – Applicants should be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook). Database, website, basic graphic design, and/or event planning experience is a plus. Willingness and capacity to learn software programs is required.

  • Experience working in an office setting or in a customer service role preferred

  • Availability – Student must be able to commit to 8-15 hours per week consistently throughout the year, with flexibility around vacations, finals, intensive courses, etc.

• About the company

  Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary is an evangelical seminary with its main campus in Hamilton, Massachusetts and three other campuses in Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Jacksonville, Florida.

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