What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Assistant position at State of South Carolina?
Job Responsibilities
Reporting to the Program Director, the Program Assistant plays a key role in building and sustaining meaningful connections between the Center for the Environment and its diverse community stakeholders. This dynamic position supports the Center’s mission through a broad range of responsibilities focused on community outreach, student engagement and program visibility.
Experience in higher education and/or with internship, career development, communications, outreach or event coordination preferred.
Additional Comments
Annual Salary/Hiring Range: $20.00 per hour.
Work Schedule: 20 hours per week; Aug. 16 – June 30, each year; Flexible hours M-F between 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Reporting to the Program Director, the Program Assistant plays a key role in building and sustaining meaningful connections between the Center for the Environment and its diverse community stakeholders. This dynamic position supports the Center’s mission through a broad range of responsibilities focused on community outreach, student engagement and program visibility.
- Maintains strategic relationships with community organizations, business partners, stakeholders and local leaders and recognizes new partnership opportunities.
- Identifies and maintains current information on internship opportunities.
- Supports alumni engagement by locating alumni and generating newsletters.
- Collaborate with the Admissions Office and University Communications team to promote the program via social media, events, and print and digital media.
- Plans and manages student, alumni and community events.
- Responds to public inquiries.
- Collects and analyses data to evaluate program effectiveness and reports outcomes to program administration.
- Manages event and office supply budgets.
- Maintains accurate contact database.
- Performs general office duties.
- Bachelor’s degree; associate’s degree and two years of relevant experience; or high school diploma and four years of relevant experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to perform job duties with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Sufficient technical ability to master software required to perform job duties.
Experience in higher education and/or with internship, career development, communications, outreach or event coordination preferred.
Additional Comments
Annual Salary/Hiring Range: $20.00 per hour.
Work Schedule: 20 hours per week; Aug. 16 – June 30, each year; Flexible hours M-F between 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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