Location:
Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP), School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2)
Modality:
Hybrid
Position Length:
Academic Year (Fall - Spring)
Work Hours and Commitment:
10 hours per week, M-F
Application Deadline:
Pay Rate:
$20.00/hr
Additional Compensation:
None
Overview
Job Description
The Master of Science in Social Policy is a graduate program at the Penn School of Social Policy & Practice. Our program is designed to empower social justice-oriented policy professionals who possess a critical eye towards data use and analysis in creating meaningful and enduring change in areas of health, housing, education, immigration, climate change, and beyond. The MSSP Graduate Assistant would support program staff with event planning, programming, and communications & marketing initiatives. We are looking for a candidate with creative ideas and approaches for events and programs to enhance the overall student experience and improve graduate student engagement. The ideal candidate would support our larger goal of building a stronger community for our graduate students. This position will also allow you to create and implement a project related to your professional career aspirations.
Assistantship Environment
- Autonomy on most projects
- Great access to supervisor and open learning environment
- Work schedule determined by graduate assistant along with structured deadlines provided by supervisor
- Weekly 30 min check-in meeting with supervisor, as needed
- Opportunity to work from home
Supervisor/Contact
Charlotte Rohrer - Program Coordinator
crohrer7@upenn.edu
Required Duties
Communications & Marketing
- MSSP Newsletter
- Design and send the weekly MSSP student newsletter and the monthly alumni newsletter using MailChimp
- Student Spotlights for Newsletter
- Conduct weekly 20-minute interviews with MSSP students to spotlight their experience in the program
- Craft a condensed write-up featuring the interviewed student, highlighting their background, accomplishments, and future aspirations
- Obtain necessary photo/media consent for school-related communications
- Alumni Spotlights for LinkedIn
- Conduct two interviews per semester with MSSP alumni to showcase and recognize their work and achievements in social impact
- Craft a write-up featuring the interviewed alum to be shared in our MSSP LinkedIn Community
- Obtain necessary photo/media consent for school-related communications
- Promote MSSP events and programs by designing flyers using Canva
- Submit MSSP events to the SP2 events calendar to maximize student awareness
- Support online community building through the MSSP Resources Canvas page
- Other duties as assigned
Events & Programming
- Support event planning for various programs hosted by MSSP, including space reservation requests, catering requests, event registration form set-up, etc.
- We typically have two community-building events per semester, one Social Policy Speaker Series event per semester, and additional educational workshops as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualification and Essential Skills
Preferred Skills & Requirements
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Ability to work well independently
- Highly organized and self-motivated
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Creativity & design skills is a plus
- Event planning experience preferred but not required
- Knowledge of MailChimp, Canva, Qualtrics, Padlet, and LinkedIn is a plus
Application Instructions
Please apply by emailing your resume and a brief statement of why you are interested in the position to Charlotte Rohrer at: crohrer7@upenn.edu. Interviews will be held remotely by appointment/inquiry.