About The State University of New York :

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY's 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, the state's only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.3 million students in credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide were more than $1.0 billion in fiscal year 2020, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum.

Job Description:

The Student Assistant for the SUNY SAIL (Strategic, Academic, Innovative Leadership) Institute is a part time position within the SUNY SAIL Institute, SUNY System Administration. The selected incumbent will play a critical role in supporting SUNY and the SUNY SAIL Institute's projects that focus on leadership and professional development programming. This work will require working with existing SUNY System Administration offices and SUNY campuses. The Student Assistant will build on existing program work, research best practices, and help plan events focused on leadership development.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support marketing and communication activities to raise awareness of the SAIL Institute and its offerings.
  • Develop marketing materials including social media posts, emails and fliers
  • Minor video editing of webinars, presentations, and other related video content
  • Provide support for the development and maintenance of the SAIL Institute website
  • Assist with development of SAIL's social media and web presence
  • Create infographics for use in presentations, marketing materials, and reports
  • Maintain email contact lists
• Assist with the coordination of the Student Leader Academy, Winter Leadership Academy, and other various leadership development programs that the SUNY SAIL Institute offers.
  • Assist with the planning and facilitation of the programs
  • Design, print and assemble program materials, as well as marketing materials
  • Create and administer post-program evaluations and provide recommendations based on the findings
  • Create and manage nomination forms in online tool
  • Design and issue digital credentials
  • Serve in production support role for virtual events facilitated in Zoom, including breakout room management, tracking attendance, monitoring questions, assisting participants with technical issues, managing program recordings, poll questions, etc.
  • Maintain team events calendar
  • Coordinate design team scheduling
  • Share program materials and updates with participants in SUNY Workplace groups
  
  

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Must be currently enrolled as a SUNY undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Must be able to maintain complete confidentiality
• Must have 12-20 hours available per week Monday-Friday (a minimum of 15 hours a week is preferred)
• This position is based in Albany, NY

Preferred Experience:

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Editing and proofreading professional documents
• Video and audio editing capabilities are a plus, but not required
• Experience with Siteground software or related webpage development programs
• Event planning and logistical coordination experience
• Familiarity with leadership development programming

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team environment
• Ability to analyze and resolve obstacles to successful completion of project

Additional Information:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates are invited to apply online. Please submit a cover letter, resume and confirmation of SUNY enrollment when applying.

The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until positions are filled.

State University of New York System Administration is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or retaliation.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.