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Temporary Special Event Assistant

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
$20 an hour
Part-time

Department : Temp Center

Salary / Grade : TMP / 01

Position : Temporary Special Event Assistant

Hours : This is a part-time position ( 20 hours per week / Flexible, but ideally 3 days a week, occasional nights and weekends)

Pay : $20.00 per hour

Campus : Evanston

Approximate start date :

9 / 2 / 2024

Approximate end date : 2 / 1 / 2025

Northwestern University is seeking a temporary Part-time Special Event Assistant for the Evanston campus.

Temporary Job Description :

The Special Events Assistant will be working on many of the administrative tasks for the Special Events team. This will include data processing and management, administrative event follow up and report pulls, and assisting with the numerous tasks that go along with making each event run smoothly.

  • Updating accept and regret lists and reconciling email registrations
  • Printing nametags and placecards
  • Assist with processing invoices and expense reports
  • Entering events into our database system
  • Researching event venues and hotels for coming events
  • Working registration table for events including upcoming Football events

Qualifications Required :

  • A bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
  • Strong writing skills;
  • High level of organizational skills and attention to detail;
  • Diligent and can work independently;
  • Experience working with confidential information;
  • Professionalism;

Flexibility, adaptability in a fast paced environment.

Software Required :

MS Office suite 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Northwestern University seeks to employ a varied and diverse range of dynamic people who understand the importance of our mission and vision.

When you consider a temporary opportunity at Northwestern University, you know that you are joining an institution with a deep history of academic, professional and personal development.

Northwestern strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for people who can obtain them as a critical tool for minimizing severe illness.

More information can be found on the webpage.

The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations.

We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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