Inclusive Excellence Graduate Assistant

Title:                           Inclusive Excellence Graduate Assistant

Office:                        Inclusive Excellence/Office of the President (OEI)

Reports to:               Chief Inclusive Excellence Officer, Sadie Burton-Goss, Ph.D.

Pay Rate: $20/hour

Job Summary:

The Graduate Student Associate will work with OEI staff and partners providing support for communications, research, calendar/event management, and program planning. General administrative duties will include file maintenance, data entry, word processing, phone calls, and web-based research projects. Graduate Student Associates will also assist with other duties and projects as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain contact database for internal and external partnerships, programs and events.
• Support multi-media communications strategies, (email, website, US mail, telephone, social media).
• Scheduling OIE engagements for internal and external campus-wide programs and meetings.
• Assist OIE team with program planning, nd preparation, documentation,
• Assist with OIE internal and external event calendar management as needed.
• Filing, organizing, phone calls, email marketing, and event promotion
• Web-based research, presentation design, social media, and digital engagement
• Design and develop PowerPoint and Excel presentations
• Create data graphics for routine reports (dashboards, metrics, scorecards, various charts, tables
• Diversity related research projects for programming and strategic planning

Job Requirements:

• Must be a currently enrolled  full-time student at Babson College in either the Graduate School
• Working interest in diversity, multicultural and international education
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and generative AI tools

Additional Skills and Abilities:

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Organizational and time management skills
• Self-motivated, flexible, and detailed oriented
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and familiarity with technology including generative AI
• Enjoys the demands of multi-tasking, working with people at all levels in a highly diverse environment.

Terms of Employment:

Duration                                                              Academic year (September-May) commitment expected

                                                                          Summer assignments (No)

Work Hours                                                         Flexible

Babson College

Office of the President

Diversity and Inclusion

Sample Project List

Students

-Club Identification (Self-identified diversity/multicultural focus (8))

-Club Calendars of Events (Babson, Wellesley, Olin)

-Multicultural /Diversity Events (on/off campus)

Alumni

-Black Affinity Conference (event planning, management, promotion, data collection)

-LGBTQ – Promote events to alumni and friends in greater Boston area

Staff

-Diversity Lunch and Learn Programs

-Calendar of all events accessible campus-wide

-Online language programs

Faculty

-Pipeline Database - Underrepresented Faculty Recruitment (salesforce.com)

-Relationship Marketing Campaign (postcards, letters, email, voicemail, phone calls)

Research Projects/Reports/Surveys/Presentations

-Attend meeting and gather data

-Provide short summary reports

-Develop and implement surveys and meeting evaluations

-Photograph events for documentation and presentations  

Internal/External Partners

-Database listing all partners

-Research/Communications/Marketing/Branding Strategies

-Babson Diversity Website Redesign/Development

-CIEO Babson Facebook page, and other social media management support

-Inclusive Excellence and Belonging Committee (meetings, communications, etc.)