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Are you a recent graduate who’s looking to enhance your skillset? We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, has experience creating a variety of digital content, who is organized, detail-oriented and in-tune with the needs and challenges of today’s students. A professional approach to work is demonstrated in effective collaboration with team and campus partners and reliable adherence to policies regarding handling of confidential information.
Details: McMaster University fuels curiosity, inquiry, and discovery. Every day, we push the boundaries of knowledge through our world-class, interdisciplinary research and our ground-breaking approaches to teaching and learning. Our students, researchers and staff are among the best and brightest.
University Advancement at McMaster University is an integrated department that encompasses the areas of Development, Alumni Engagement, Stewardship, and Advancement Services & Operations, working collaboratively with McMaster’s Faculties and units across campus. McMaster’s Alumni Engagement team is an award-winning group with a collective will to achieve ambitious goals. The team is responsible for strengthening McMaster's relationships & partnerships, creating opportunities for engagement and lifelong learning and nourishing pride within the McMaster community. We are seeking an equally talented Advancement Intern to support our ambitious goals.
Our vision is: Together, we enable McMaster to advance human and societal health and well-being.
Our mission is: Inspired by McMaster’s tradition of collaboration and innovation, we strengthen relationships, reputation, and resources in pursuit of our goal to be the best.
University Advancement’s approach to realizing our mission and vision reflects these core values and principles: Integrity, Quality, Respect, Service, Strategy and Teamwork.
Job Summary : Working with the dynamic alumni engagement team, both remotely, and on-campus, the intern’s main duties will be to assist with the creation and delivery of compelling and engaging communications, resources and programming, for all levels of students. Connecting students to alumni through networking and mentorship opportunities, helping to foster alumni pride and an excellent student experience will be areas of focus. The intern will work collaboratively with the MAC10 alumni officer and colleagues in the Student Success Centre delivering transition to career and employment, “Life after MAC”, events and programs to upper year students. The intern will be responsible for curating and creating relevant digital content and will support other alumni programs as part of the alumni engagement team, such as the Question of Week Club, event coding and online digital class books.
Accountabilities :
- Play a key role in the planning and delivery of all student relations advancement activities
- Provide support to Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
- Ensure an efficient flow of information and administrative support for the area with internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain a variety of database records, files, and correspondence.
- Perform research, analysis, and compilation of data related to student and alumni participation
Qualifications :
- University degree in a relevant field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Superior organization skills and attention to detail, with an ability to work independently and within a team.
- Self directed and motivated with ability the manage priorities in a fast-paced environment and ensure deliverables are met in a timely and professional manner.
A 12- month contract, (Sept start), 35 hours a week, 8:30 am -4:30 pm schedule. The incumbent will be asked to work on-campus a minimum of two days per week. Occasional evening and weekend work is a requirement to assist in hosting of events.
Employment Equity Statement
McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.
The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.
Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:
- Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222
- HR (22247), or
- Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
- School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679
to communicate accommodation needs.
Vaccination Policy Statement
The University is committed to providing and maintaining healthy and safe working an