Institutional Advancement Student Intern

Institutional Advancement Student Intern

Department: Institutional Advancement

Location: Wellesley Hills

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds. This is a part-time, student employment position with no benefits. The ideal candidate will join a collaborative, relationship-focused team and have an interest in marketing, communications and/or community engagement. This is a part-time, student employment position of 10-12 hours a week for 10 weeks with no benefits.

Within the division of Institutional Advancement, the MassBay Office of Development and Alumni Relations builds, strengthens, and honors relationships with alumni, donors, and volunteers who care about MassBay and want to stay connected to the College. These relationships help create opportunities and provide resources for current and future students.

The Institutional Advancement Student Intern will support this work by helping identify, connecting with, and sharing stories of alumni and volunteers. Through research, outreach, and writing, the intern will create profiles for the MassBay website, newsletters, and social media, while assisting with communication and relationship-building efforts across the office. Individualized learning outcomes will be developed collaboratively between the intern and supervisor.

This internship provides hands-on, professional communications experience and the chance to explore careers in advancement and nonprofit fundraising, which are essential functions at most colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Work with staff across the department and the College, including faculty and campus partners, to 1) identify alumni who were actively engaged as students and 2) individuals who currently volunteer their time to support MassBay;
• Collect background information about selected alumni and volunteers through online research and conversations with those that know them;
• Contact selected alumni and volunteers via phone and/or email to request interviews and schedule conversations;
• Conduct interviews (phone, virtual, or email) to gather updates and personal stories;
• Write clear, engaging profiles for use on the MassBay website, newsletters, and social media;
• Collect or coordinate photographs of interviewees for use on the MassBay website, newsletter, and social medial;
• Maintain organized records of outreach and needed follow up;
• Attend weekly 1:1 meetings with direct supervisor; and
• Other duties as assigned.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates the variety of student experience.

Required Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Professional, reliable, and detail-oriented;
• Strong interpersonal skills; comfortable engaging with diverse audiences;
• Customer service mindset; friendly, responsive, and courteous;
• Organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks;
• Consistent and reliable work habits;
• Problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action;
• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need;
• Interest in communications, storytelling, nonprofit work, or higher education;
• Experience with writing, interviewing, or research.

Additional Information

Salary Range: $19 per hour

Classification: Student employee

Deadline: July 11th, 2026 or after that until filled.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

We require students who are eligible to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to have one on file, before they are hired or continue employment.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.