Student Activities: Event Manager

Do you love planning engaging events and working with a fun and exciting team? Do you want to gain skills in leading and managing a team? Apply today to become Student Activities Event Manager! Student Activities strives to provide student-led events and services that cultivate community, inspire personal growth outside the classroom, and facilitate belonging for all UAA students. The Student Activities events team conceptualize, plan, and deliver an inclusive array of social and educational events such as video game competitions, lecturers, comedians, musicians, spoken word artists, dances, game shows, outdoor recreational activities, cultural events, and other social programming. Student Activities Events Manager starts $12.77 per hour and can work up to 20 hours a week.

10Meetings: Event Manager will meet regularly with the Student Activities Coordinators and their respective student staff.Essential

10Support: Support events or services hosted or sponsored by Student Activities. Campus Kick- Off, Homecoming, as well as cultural and identity month programming.Essential

15Management: Event Manager will be responsible for coordinating schedules and supporting Event Leaders in the coordination of their events.Essential

15Marketing: Event Manager will be responsible for marketing events on social media and advertising them to the campus community.Essential

20Training: Event Manager will train and provide support to Event Leaders in developing and marketing events.Essential

30Planning: Event Manager will conceptualize, plan, and deliver an inclusive array of social and educational events such as video game competitions, lecturers, comedians, musicians, spoken word artists, dances, game shows, outdoor recreational activities, cultural events, and other social programming.Essential

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: ● Attention to detail ● Ability to prioritize multiple projects ● Exceptional time management skills ● Strong written and verbal communication skills ● Ability to work with minimal supervision and to take initiative ● Ability to maintain confidentiality in working with student records ● Creative problem solving ● Ability to work a flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends

Required Experience & Education:

To be eligible for student employment at UAA, a student must: a. be enrolled in the university system with a minimum of six credit hours in the current semester of employment; or b. for employment between semesters, have successfully completed six or more UA credit hours in the preceding semester and demonstrate plans to enroll for six or more credit hours in the next semester; and c. not work hours which interfere with class attendance; and d. have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.

NOTICE: Students must maintain enrollment and regular attendance for a minimum of at least 6 undergraduate credit hours or 6 graduate credit hours to be exempt from FICA (Social Security and Medicare) tax. A credit hour load below the minimum required for full-time student status will require the withholding of FICA tax (non-resident aliens on an appropriate visa who meet student employment criteria will continue to be exempt from FICA regardless of credit hour load). While in a student position, a student cannot hold any other type of simultaneous employment with the university.

Salary Information:

This position is limited to 20 hours per week and pays $12.77 per hour.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please attach a resume.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.

Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www. alaska.edu/nondiscrimination

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Stephanie Brown, Student Affairs HR Coordinator, at [email protected]

Advertised: 04 Aug 2023 Alaskan Daylight Time Applications close: 30 Jun 2024 Alaskan Daylight Time

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