SBAN Member Liaison Hourly Graduate Assistant
Job Description
Position Number:
7920216Title:
Graduate Student HourlyFunctional Title:
SBAN Member Liaison Hourly Graduate AssistantCategory Status:
16-Student Hourly, GradApplicant Search Category:
StudentUniversity Authorized FTE:
25Unit:
ARCH-Center for Smart Growth Research & EducationHiring Range Minimum:
$29.02/hourCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
SBAN is seeking an hourly Member Liaison Graduate Assistant (GA) to provide general project
support, with a focus on member engagement and communication. Tasks will include but not be
limited to:
support, with a focus on member engagement and communication. Tasks will include but not be
limited to:
- Member management, outreach, and engagement. Includes regular member communication, managing listserv and other member portals, responding to member emails, and supporting member onboarding.
- Planning bi-monthly webinars. These events feature interactive presentations by small
- business anti-displacement experts who address the network members’ collective needs. Webinar goals include responding to challenges faced by small businesses in gentrifying neighborhoods; sharing knowledge about innovative policy and practice; and identifying ways to push new policy in different regions.
- Supporting advisor sessions. These are intimate, virtual meetings for members to get answers to specific anti-displacement questions.
- Supporting working groups, which bring members together virtually around specific anti-displacement topics on a monthly basis for six months.
- Supporting the work of the SBAN communications team. This may include assistance with our bimonthly newsletter, news media outreach, or engagement of members through virtual meeting platforms and listserv.
- Coordinating with SBAN leadership and staff to strategize about new membership engagement efforts.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Pursuing Master’s or PhD Degree.
Experience:
- In-person or virtual event planning experience.
- Communications and marketing experience.
- Experience managing member databases and communication platforms.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Qualitative and quantitative research skills, including survey research.
- Excellent written and in-person communication skills.
- Interest or expertise in community and economic development and/or urban planning and policy.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Commitment to racial and economic equity and justice.
- Mailchimp experience preferred.
Posting Date:
07/09/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
07/31/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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