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Office Assistant- Summer
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Job ID 6495
Job Type On-Campus Jobs-Summer (Hourly)
Employer Macalester Fund
Date Posted Mar 12, 2026
Category General Office (Summer)
Job Description

This position is for the period from May 12, 2026 to September 7, 2026.

The Macalester Fund's mission is to raise unrestricted funds to support the ongoing operations and programs of Macalester and to grow the number of donors who are ready to deepen their philanthropic commitment to the college. As a student working in the Macalester Fund, you are helping us build relationships with our community members and fundraise for Macalester.

In this position, you can expect to:

  • Assist with office tasks to support the Mac Fund team, including creating mailings, name tags, documents, and spreadsheets;

  • Write thank-you postcards and birthday cards;

  • Make phone calls to follow up on gifts;

  • Organize and assemble materials for events and meetings;

  • Answer the phone and monitor the Mac Fund email inbox and respond to or forward emails as appropriate;

  • Support communication projects in collaboration with the Director of Engagement Communications;

  • Complete data entry, research, and other assigned projects;

  • Work frequently in an online database;

Work schedule is 8 hours per week, split over 2-3 days, on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, during office hours (9am-4pm)

Contact Maja Reyes at mreyes1@macalester.edu with questions about this position.

 
Job Requirements

  • Comfortable in communication with Macalester community members through phone calls and writing;

  • Detail oriented, thorough, and organized;

  • Dependable and responsive;

  • Able to work independently and ask questions when clarification is needed;

  • Able to maintain confidentiality, and to recognize and handle confidential information appropriately;

  • Good communication skills, and able to collaborate with others;

  • Courteous and professional in all interactions with constituents as well as campus and community partners;

  • Proactive and able to seek out project opportunities during slow periods;

  • General computer skills, including the ability to navigate software (training provided); experience with HTML or coding is a plus but not required; familiarity with creating basic documents and spreadsheets;

  • Able to lift up to 20 lbs.
Benefits

Sick and Safe Time

  • Student employees accrue sick and safe time at an accrual rate of one hour for every 30 hours paid. 
  • Sick and safe time is not paid out upon departure. 
  • Review the full sick and safe time policy on the Student Employment website. 
Available Openings 1
Hours 6.0 to 8.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate $16.37/hour
Time Frame Summer
Contact Name Maja Reyes
Contact Email mreyes1@macalester.edu
Work Location Macalester Fund office, Lampert building, 3rd floor
Phone 651-696-6818


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