Student Events Coordinator

**Department** Augustana - Student Services

**Hourly rate** $15.62

**Hours per week** 3-12

**Grade** 1

**Posted date** October 7, 2024

**Closing date** October 14, 2024

**Position Type** Part Time - Operating Funded

**Description**:
This position has an end date of April 30, 2025.

**Location - **Work primarily takes place at Augustana Campus, Camrose.

**Working at the University of Alberta**
- The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is a community of knowledge seekers, change makers and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to over 14,000 faculty and staff, more than 40,000 students and a growing community of 300,000 alumni worldwide.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people — from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. **Learn more**.**

**Working for the Faculty**

The Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta enrolls approximately 900 undergraduate students in baccalaureate degree programs on a picturesque residential campus in the City of Camrose, 90 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. The Faculty is committed to building on its reputation for academic rigour, high-quality teaching in the tradition of the liberal arts and sciences, and extensive opportunities for students in the areas of community service learning, undergraduate research, and international study. Augustana provides a distinctive undergraduate experience characterized by close student-faculty relationships and numerous opportunities for student participation in athletics, clubs, and campus organizations. Students benefit from the advantages of a small campus while earning a degree from one of Canada’s leading universities.

**Position**

The Augustana Student Academic Services (SAS) Office is seeking a project-oriented Student Event Coordinator position to support the planning, promotion, and execution of key co-curricular, retention-focused, and degree-enhancing events/opportunities in the 2024/2025 academic year. This student position will report to the Team Lead, Student Advising and Experiential Learning and have event supervisors that they will support during the Fall Term 2024 and Winter Term 2025. The Student Events Coordinator will regularly engage, each week, with strategic planning and other tasks to support SAS staff in promoting and successfully carrying out three events in each Student Advising portfolio (Career Services, Student Advising, and Community Service-Learning).

**Duties**
- Connect/communicate with campus and community partners.
- Event planning, coordination, and logistics.
- Coordination and carrying out tasks during and in the lead-up to events.
- Attend regular check-ins with Student Advisors.
- Performs other duties as required.

**Qualifications**
- Experience working with a diverse population.
- Organizational skills.
- Communication skills (experience with social media and multi-media platforms).
- Punctuality & time management skills.
- Effectively prioritizes tasks.
- Experience in a customer/student-facing environment.
- Is self-motivated and works well in a team environment.
- A positive attitude.
- Flexible availability able to accommodate evening and weekend work when required.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Note**: This opportunity will be available until midnight October 14, 2024, Edmonton, Alberta local time.