Graduate Student Engagement Assistant

Job summary

Coordinate and promote graduate student engagement activities, including workshops, orientations, and social events, while maintaining communication channels and responding to student inquiries. Gather student feedback, support outreach and administrative tasks, track participation data, and collaborate with campus partners to strengthen student involvement.

Job details

Role Description The Graduate Student Engagement Assistant is a full-time, on-site position located in Lethbridge, AB. This role supports the School of Graduate Studies by coordinating and promoting engagement activities, events, and initiatives that enhance the graduate student experience. Day-to-day responsibilities include assisting with planning and logistics for workshops, orientations, and social events; maintaining communication channels such as email newsletters, websites, and social media; and responding to student inquiries with timely, accurate information. The assistant will gather feedback from students, help develop outreach materials, and collaborate with faculty, staff, and campus partners to strengthen graduate student involvement in academic and community life. The role also involves basic data tracking, record-keeping, and providing administrative support to ensure programs run smoothly and inclusively. Qualifications Strong communication skills, including clear written and verbal communication and the ability to adapt messaging for diverse audiences. Organizational and time-management skills, with experience coordinating events, managing logistics, and handling multiple priorities. Relationship-building and customer service skills, with a focus on welcoming, inclusive, and respectful interactions with students, faculty, and staff. Basic digital and administrative skills, such as proficiency with office productivity software, email platforms, and online scheduling or registration tools. Ability to collect, organize, and report simple data related to student engagement activities and participation. Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and supporting the varied needs of graduate students. Experience working in an academic or student services environment, or a strong interest in higher education and student development, is an asset. Post-secondary education in a relevant field (e.g., education, communications, social sciences, administration) or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

What you’ll do

Coordinate and promote graduate student engagement activities, including workshops, orientations, and social events, while maintaining communication channels and responding to student inquiries. Gather student feedback, support outreach and administrative tasks, track participation data, and collaborate with campus partners to strengthen student involvement.

Requirements

Requires strong communication, organizational, time-management, relationship-building, customer service, and basic digital and administrative skills, including the ability to track and report simple data. A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion is expected; relevant post-secondary education or equivalent training and experience is requested, while academic or student services experience is an asset.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Administrative Support · Preferred
• record keeping · Preferred
• Event Logistics · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Written And Verbal Communication
• Event Planning
• Event Logistics
• Organization
• Time Management
• Customer Service
• Relationship Building
• Inclusive Communication
• Email Newsletters
• Website And Social Media Communication
• Student Outreach
• Data Tracking And Reporting
• Record-Keeping
• Administrative Support
• Office Productivity Software
• Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion

Job areas

• Education
• Administrative
• Customer Service & Support
• Marketing