University of Northern Iowa

UNI Foundation

Position Title: Graduate Assistant for Student Philanthropy

Reports to: Kyle Soldwisch – Assistant Director of Annual Giving Programs at the UNI Foundation

Phone: 319-273-6033

Email:

Terms of Employment:

  • For the fall semester: 20 hours per week, beginning August 20, 2018 and ending December 14, 2018. Does not include the week of Thanksgiving Break.
  • For the spring semester: 20 hours per week, beginning January 14, 2019 and ending May 10, 2019. Does not include the week of Spring Break.

Compensation:

  • Full assistantship salaryfor 2018-19is$5,176per semester.
  • Salary is prorated on a weekly basis for late start.
  • Graduate Assistants may qualify for in-state tuition and fees.
  • Graduate Assistants receive University holidays and do not work during Thanksgiving Break, Spring Break, or the interims between semesters.
  • For more information on the Graduate Assistantship System and procedures:

Position Description:

The roles and responsibilities of this position are as follows:

  • Develop and manage crowdfunding platform
  • Mentor, faculty, staff and student groups prior to launch ofPAWprint projects
  • Guide approved projects through all channels of the crowdfunding platform
  • Outreach to campus community about development process as it pertains to student and faculty/staff crowdfunding platform
  • Coordinate and execute mail and email solicitations for PAWprint projects
  • Maintain a review and approval process for student and faculty/staff groups seeking to launch fundraising efforts to avoid conflict with other foundation fundraising initiatives
  • Educate student groups about fundraising best practices to enable to them to achieve success in their fundraising efforts
  • Perform data analysis on each project and the PAWprint platform
  • Assist in stewardship and communication of PAWprint projects
  • Maintain the web-based fundraising platform and promote through all social media outlets while monitoring online traffic for each project
  • Assist in division special projects such as Live Purple, Give Gold, direct mail pieces and events and other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Must be a full-time, degree-seeking student in a UNI graduate program.
  • Must be enrolled in 9 graduate credits each semester of assistantship.
  • Maintain a Plan GPA of at least 3.00. First semester graduate students must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00.
  • B.A. degree in Leisure Youth and Human Services or Nonprofit and Philanthropy preferred

Application Process and Deadline: To apply email the completed Application Form for Graduate Assistantship (available at cover letter to .
Applications received by March 16, 2018will be given preferential consideration.