Entrepreneurship Assistant
- Employer
- Harper College
- Location
- Harper College Main Campus (Palatine)
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Community College
Job Details
Job no: 493565
Work type: Part time
Location: Harper College Main Campus (Palatine)
Categories: Classified Staff
Salary: $13.59 - $17.00
Division: Provost
Department: Business/Social Science
Grant Funded Position: Yes
Schedule Information: TBD
Hours Per Week: 18
Benefits: N/A
Work Conditions: Work is primarily indoor and sedentary, however the employee will be required to move about the college.
Duties of Position:
Responsible for assisting the Entrepreneurship and Marketing Program by helping with organizing and marketing business and entrepreneurship events. The assistant will also help to organize and staff the new Makerspace and Entrepreneur Center for entrepreneurship students, and community members.
Assists the business faculty coordinator and Entrepreneur Center General Manager on projects and activities that involve the business and entrepreneurship program as well as the new Makerspace and Entrepreneur Center.
Assists in planning of entrepreneurship outreach activities.
Assists in the development of programs for the Entrepreneurship Center.
Assists in marketing Entrepreneur Center programs and activities.
Assists in creating marketing content for online and social media to promote the Makerspace and Entrepreneur Center.
Works the front desk for the Entrepreneurship Student Center.
Creates and types memos, reports, schedules, and marketing materials as needed.
Greets visitors, answers telephones, takes and distributes messages.
Provides general information regarding the business programs and Entrepreneurship Center to students and community members, both on the telephone and in-person.
Assists the Dean, business faculty coordinator, and General Manager of the Entrepreneur Center with projects as needed.
Performs other related duties as assigned
Educational Requirements: High school graduate and current business college student or Associate Degree in Business or Marketing.
Experience Requirements: Minimum 1 year office experience required. Ability to maintain positive and effective working relationships with other employees, students and instructors; good oral communication skills; ability to work under supervision; ability to provide accurate work on a timely basis; and the ability to perform required duties with initiative; good judgment, accuracy, persistence, integrity, dependability, tact and courtesy. Working knowledge of Microsoft office software required. Marketing experience preferred.
Application Review Date: Applications are accepted until the position is filled though priority will be given to applications received on or before: June 14, 2019
Required Documents:***A resume and cover letter are required to complete the application process***
* Official transcripts required upon hire
* Employment is contingent upon Criminal Background Check.
* Employment sponsorship is not available.
Advertised: May 29, 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications close:
Organization
Founded in 1965, William Rainey Harper College is a dynamic comprehensive community college situated on a 200-acre campus in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. The College is committed to diversity, and encourages the development of multicultural perspectives.
Annually, the College serves approximately 25,000 students from 23 communities. Providing both transfer and career programs, Harper offers degrees and a wide range of credit, continuing education and corporate training for students of all ages and interests. In order to provide accessible higher education to all, we offer a flexible schedule of daytime, nighttime and weekend classes at our main campus and at several other sites conveniently located throughout our service area.
Harper College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has received the coveted Bond Rating of Aaa from Moody’s Investor Service. We are committed to our Institutional Core Values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Collaboration.
Our Vision:
William Rainey Harper College is committed to academic integrity and excellence. The College is a leader in teaching and learning, transforming lives by responding to the needs of the individual and the community.
Benefits offered to employees include tuition reimbursement/professional expense, health/life/dental/disability insurance, participation in the State University Retirement System (SURS) and tax deferred annuity plans as well as fourteen paid holidays. Harper also offers some on-site childcare, a summer camp for children, and much more.
Harper College is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer that encourages applications from women, minority group members and persons with disabilities.
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