Women's Institute Graduate Assistant

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Job Description

As a Student Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting our office's mission to support and educate students and alumni as they explore, discover, and build their place in the world. This on-campus position offers an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience, enhance your interpersonal and organizational skills, and the chance to work closely with faculty.

This position has traditionally evolved along with students and the skills they bring to the role, so there is plenty of opportunity to contribute new ideas and your unique skills.

Core Responsibilities:

Faculty and Staff Assistance: Assist the Director of the Women's Institute and staff with daily tasks including copying, scanning, filing, inter-office mail, staffing the resource center, and keeping the Institute conference room organized and tidy. Event Support: Facilitate Women’s Institute Annual Events (such as JustFilms) and organize and execute related events, workshops, and information sessions. Assist with event promotion, logistics, registration, and day-of event management. Social Media and Newsletter: Collaborate with Humanities faculty and staff to compose and share content for department social media and program email newsletters. Peer-to-Peer Engagement: Build Relationships with students and departments across campus to engage the student body on issues of Women’s Leadership and Gender Equity through outreach activities, classroom presentations, and student organization partnerships.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Student will develop skills for working both autonomously and as part of a team; student will learn to problem solve, exercise good judgement, and discretion. Student will develop creative methods for advertising events to students to develop marketing and event management skills. Student will be able to identify professional goals and steps of how to achieve those goals in an attainable and measurable way

TO APPLY UPLOAD THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW:

• •Resume
• •Cover letter. Please address the cover letter to Dr. Jessie Ramey, Director of the Women’s Institute

All employees must first contact their current manager before applying for an Internal position.

Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals' intercultural competence. We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention. Learn more at: https://www.chatham.edu/mission-and-values/diversity-and-inclusion/index.html.

Chatham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Persons of color, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Chatham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.