International Business Studies Summer Program Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Centre for International Business Studies is
currently recruiting for the position of Summer Program Assistant - Job
No. 9246.
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$ |7 R4 i2 V1 a) Q, |Salary to be paid will be $14.00 per hour (includes vacation pay, stat
pay, student premium, and second language augmentation)
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Hours per week will be 20 - 30 - 20 during the first few weeks, then 30
- 35 per week during the busy period. There may be an opportunity for
the student to stay on a casual basis (10 - 20 hours per week) once the
school year starts.

Duties include: preparing for programs by working with current staff at
CIBS to secure and schedule various program requirements (off-campus
3 T" B; j- u) e3 A' P9 Rvenues, tour agents, goods and services, program materials and supplies,
% t  V' R6 U- H3 Y$ ]: Retc.); reproducing and distributing documents and correspondence for
! P% [) _+ V. ~# jparticipants, assisting to orient participants to the University and
their program on their arrival, and trouble-shooting for them during
/ I0 ]4 t% g. y3 j& H# @6 Dtheir program; booking program venues, setting up for sessions,
! U- m' ^4 r5 E+ `; q% Yassisting visiting speakers or invited session presenters, striking
venue at end of session; traveling as guide with groups on in-city
outings or site visits, or, occasionally, on overnight out-of-city
excursions (does not involve driving or overnight week night
excursions); interpreting (non-technical exchanges) at meetings or
4 K4 [) ]8 p5 M6 m. C6 nfunctions; translating, revising or drafting program-related documents
3 [9 T9 l0 s8 x2 z# p# @such as schedules, itineraries, notices, correspondence, PowerPoint
presentations, program binders, evaluation forms, etc.

Qualifications include: senior undergrad student; coursework in
5 W$ y, u2 c) K0 P5 fCommerce, Education or Economics preferred, ability to communicate
fluently (oral and written) in English and Mandarin Chinese,
demonstrates a high-level of self organization, initiative to undertake
a variety of tasks; ability to coordinate individual efforts with those
of co-workers, excellent interpersonal organization and time-management
! A9 [6 T6 ?9 X5 c: R7 I7 Askills; accuracy to detail; working knowledge of MS applications (Word,
  d6 z9 U) A" Z" C! V' tExcel, PowerPoint and Outlook); administrative experience an asset,
6 p; k" D& S2 }1 k* |4 i4 h) {' A$ e4 qexperience coordinating group activities an asset.
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$ Y7 |; D9 w% K8 vApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by APRIL
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To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
/ J& {; k+ r& r1 J5 b3 Y* fposting is filed under "Business, Education and Arts".

4 m- N) c! j; R1 O8 d7 C0 s: sAs this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
6 c3 |. w# @1 p+ l& [/ eProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
students paying the differential fees.
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3 G: U' |% R, e8 X' RSharon Schultz
Office Manager                                 
International Centre