Job Title: Svoboda Center Student Fellow - Systems Assistant
Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)
Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

Department Name: Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement
Length of Position: See Employment Authorization
Contact Person/Supervisor: Alyssa Melby, Director, Svoboda Center
Wage Range: $11.75-12.75/hour

Description of the Position:

• To serve as point person for the Svoboda Center in systems administration for ongoing assessment and evaluation efforts
• To serve as a student leader for civic and community engagement work on campus by regularly sharing information about the Svoboda Center and other civic engagement opportunities with their peers and being a “go to” person with civic and community engagement expertise, including direct peer-to-peer support.

Transferable Skills:

• Communicate digitally and in-person with diverse people and communities
• Gather, track, and analyze program data
• Data reporting and data visualization
• Represent program at events
• Provide peer mentoring for students interested in service

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Svoboda Center Student Fellow - Systems Assistant will be asked to complete the following, including but not limited to:

• Gather, track, and analyze program data about Academic Civic Engagement and Community Based Work Study, along with institutional civic and community engagement efforts
• Coordinate data collection efforts of the other Svoboda Center Fellows
• Synthesize data and generate written and oral reports and data visualization to share with faculty and staff
• Represent the Svoboda Center at various students events throughout the year
• Provide 1-1 peer advising for students interested in volunteering and service
• Attend professional development on civic and community engagement (as schedule permits)

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)
Education: Student in good academic standing.

Experience: The Svoboda Center is looking for someone who is a…

• Synthesizer
• Analyst
• Problem-solver
• Activator
• Learner
• Community Builder

Ideal candidate should have an interest in using data to inform program design and implementation around best practices for civic and community engagement, coordinating multi-stakeholder data collection, working with communities to advance priorities, connecting St. Olaf to the wider community, and making a positive impact.

Skills: Ideal candidate would have skills in the following:

• Writing and editing
• Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Forms
• WordPress
• Project Management software (Asana, Slack, etc.)
• Data analytics software

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.