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 Position:
The Event, Hiring & Leadership Coordinator is responsible for managing the student employment process, organizing events, and promoting general interest, community, and engagement within the student employment and RSA programs . This position also serves in a leadership role within the Financial Adi Office, assisting in the task management of the Hiring a Communications Specialists.
Hiring (Duties are shared with the Hiring and Event Specialist)
- Communicate heavily with supervisors and students
- Collect job descriptions from supervisors and posting them on the jobs site (for RSAP, Fall, and Summer hiring seasons)
- Managing the hiring of incoming freshmen awarded work study in the fall
- Processing Request to Hires
- Coordinate with supervisors about re-hiring students at the end of the academic year
- Assist with management of the Community Service Student Employment Program
Event Management (Duties are shared with the Hiring and Event Specialist)
- Organize RSAP Information sessions
- Organize RSAP New Hire Seminars
- Plan and host events for student employees during the Student Employee Appreciation Week, etc.
- Coordinate the selection of Student Employee, Rhodes Student Associate, and Supervisor of the Year
Leadership (Duties are shared with the Communications Specialist)
- 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
General Tasks
- Answer tickets on TopDesk
- 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.)
- Available to occasionally work outside of regular business hours
Physical Demands:
Sitting at a computer, sometimes carrying bulky boxes and materials for events