Student: Institutional Advancement Office Assistant, 2026-27

Augsburg University is committed to helping our student explore their vocation. As a University with a calling, we welcome the unique gifts that each of our employees brings to our collective work, and we are committed to supporting our students as they seek to match those gifts with the needs of the University and our larger community.

Student employment with Augsburg is more than a job - it is an opportunity for Augsburg students to gain meaningful work experience in a supportive setting that promotes professional growth, personal accountability, teamwork and collaboration and quality work that lives up to our mission of educating students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.

Administrative duties include

Approximately 60% of the work will be done on a desk on a computer or stuffing envelopes.

Approximately 20% of the work will be moving around, carrying or organizing items under 20 lbs.

Approximately 20% will be standing.

Responsibilities

Checking emails, answering phone calls, data entry, general office work, etc.; Covering the front desk while our administrative assistant is away from the desk.; Data entry; Updating our database, including but not limited to, address updates, researching and adding birth dates and death dates, adding education information.; Maintaining our database like making entries uniform, researching and adding information.; Assist with office tasks like soring the mail, organizing the office and putting files and office supplies where they go.; Assist with filing both electronic and paper files; Assist with scanning documents to the cloud for long term storage.; Assist with making receipt letters for our donors, then stuffing them into envelopes and mailing them.; Special Projects As Assigned

Requirements

Be passionate about philanthropy; Be very detail oriented and highly organized; Be able to follow through on tasks.; Strong communicator, both written and verbal, able to relate well to a wide variety of people in multiple settings; Detail oriented and highly organized; Maintain confidentiality with sensitive information; High customer service orientation; Skilled in the use of Google platform, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Must be comfortable working in Google Drive, Sheets and Docs; Be able to ask for help when needed; Must be enrolled at Augsburg University; Must have work-study as part of financial aid award. Please see your financial aid award letter, or contact student financial services if you have questions: studentfinances@augsburg.edu

Benefits

Rate of Pay: $16.45/hour; Minnesota Sick and Safe Time; Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave; Not eligible for health insurance benefits