Job Number: REQ_0000066245
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences seeks an intern to support the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. As a member of the Division of Development and Alumni Relations, you can play an integral role in Penn State's future and contribute to one of the most successful fundraising and alumni relations operations in the country.
The University is committed to ensuring that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are central to the success of a world-class research institution. We are dedicated to fostering an institutional culture supporting the University's core values, with inclusion being a fundamental strength and an essential element of our public service mission: equity.psu.edu/equity-at-penn-state/resources. The University's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is mirrored in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations' own ongoing work in these spaces: raise.psu.edu/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Alumni Relations and working closely with college's leadership, as well as other partners, this intern will:
MGO Related Projects
- Creating and updating tasks, prospecting, and event coding in the division's customer service relationship management (CRM) database AWA
- Trip planning and travel with gift officers
- Send invitations via email and phone, develop itineraries, plan meeting agendas, and coordinate trip follow-up activities
- Work with a Major Gift Officer to establish a timeline and plan for the EMS Giving Tuesday initiatives
- Coordinate donor/student virtual and in-person meet and greets
- Create an annual stewardship content calendar including the management and production of media content in the software thankview
- Compile student profiles for scholarship thank yous
- Assist in planning high-profile events, such as: Obelisk EMS Giving Society Annual Celebration, Development Council, and Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) meetings
- Work around marketing and communications for our varied event portfolio
The successful candidate will possess:
- A dedication to and understanding of the skills required to build relationships with diverse communities;
- Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills;
- A proven ability to self-motivate and work both independently and as part of a team;
- A commitment to professional development, learning, and being mentored.
Successful completion of standard background checks is required.
Penn State's Division of Development and Alumni Relations
If you believe in the power of higher education-and philanthropy-to shape the public good, you'll excel right here in Penn State's Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR). Our organization includes more than 500 professionals engaging a community of more than 700,000 alumni who believe in the power of giving back. Across our interdisciplinary teams of fundraisers, alumni relations professionals, communicators, event planners, financial experts, and more, there is a place for you to make a difference in the lives of students and faculty while taking your own career to new heights. Learn more about us at raise.psu.edu and explore the success of our most recent campaign at greaterpennstate.psu.edu.
REPLACE BELOW AS APPROPRIATE FOR OTHER CAMPUSES
This position is based at the University Park campus, located in State College, Pennsylvania. State College is ranked among the lowest-stress and safest small cities in the country, with excellent public schools, beautiful parks and other natural assets, and a broad range of cultural and athletic events and venues: statecollegepa.us and statecollege.com
The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and be accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.
University Park, PA
