Student Employment: Event Manager and Leadership Coordinator RSA - Available January

Department and Code: Financial Aid - 969                          

Immediate Supervisor: Kandra Kolehmainen 

Supervisor Email: kandrak@rhodes.edu

Number of Student Associates in Position: 1

General Description of PositionSpecific student associate responsibilities, job requirements, and as much information regarding the scope of the job as you can provide.

The Event Management & Leadership Coordinator is responsible for promoting general interest, community, and engagement within the student employment and RSA programs on campus.

Event Management

  • Organize RSAP Information sessions
  • Organize RSAP New Hire Seminars
  • Plan and host events for student employees such as the RSAP Study Break, Student Employee Appreciation Week, etc.
  • Create marketing materials to promote RSAP including designing the annual RSAP t-shirt
  • Coordinate the selection of Student Employee, Rhodes Student Associate, and Supervisor of the Year

Leadership

  • Plan the annual RSAP Committee Meeting
  • Enforce the RSAP seminar requirement
    • Organize and approve seminars
    • Monitor seminar attendance
  • Coordinate student committees amongst RSAs when the need arises
  • Send email updates to RSAs and their supervisors when necessary
  • Write the annual President’s letter on the state of RSAP

General Tasks

  • Answer tickets on TopDesk
  • Day-to-day communication with students and supervisors
  • Attend RSAP Coordinator group planning meetings
  • Update student and supervisor handbooks as needed

Minimum Qualifications

  • Excel
  • Organized
  • Detail-oriented
  • Ability to communicate effectively with students, supervisors, campus departments, and vendors
  • Ability to work efficiently independently and with a team
  • Display initiative in the workplace (starting projects independently, keep up to date on the timeline, think about ways to make the program more engaging and successful, etc.)

Physical Demands

Sitting at a computer, sometimes carrying bulky boxes and materials for events