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
( K, M% ^' v0 y) u# dNo. 9246.
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Salary to be paid will be $14.00 per hour (includes vacation pay, stat
, ]3 V! d' E1 q- \: |; Bpay, student premium, and second language augmentation)
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! ?" K. p  q9 ~1 {' M, vHours per week will be 20 - 30 - 20 during the first few weeks, then 30
3 y1 L- D0 v) o3 S6 ^2 _- 35 per week during the busy period. There may be an opportunity for
3 A% z/ C# _, h9 W5 athe student to stay on a casual basis (10 - 20 hours per week) once the
school year starts.
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Duties include: preparing for programs by working with current staff at
CIBS to secure and schedule various program requirements (off-campus
venues, tour agents, goods and services, program materials and supplies,
" @9 p4 I. x2 v3 {5 Zetc.); reproducing and distributing documents and correspondence for
. V7 F* y2 \1 P' |) n' vparticipants, assisting to orient participants to the University and
' i: ]( o" t. ]2 o9 \8 G6 [their program on their arrival, and trouble-shooting for them during
8 ]; _! F9 C" |their program; booking program venues, setting up for sessions,
assisting 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
functions; translating, revising or drafting program-related documents
such as schedules, itineraries, notices, correspondence, PowerPoint
presentations, program binders, evaluation forms, etc.

4 O) w  k; ^# T0 P2 \Qualifications include: senior undergrad student; coursework in
/ c- X" s7 `) {: Y% o, C* C& oCommerce, Education or Economics preferred, ability to communicate
4 ]: k  P6 j: C7 z2 yfluently (oral and written) in English and Mandarin Chinese,
) d& c; N" g4 `) C# J5 kdemonstrates a high-level of self organization, initiative to undertake
a variety of tasks; ability to coordinate individual efforts with those
$ X( N) @: }9 _& k3 w# N3 dof co-workers, excellent interpersonal organization and time-management
skills; accuracy to detail; working knowledge of MS applications (Word,
! F1 W! F/ ]$ {+ z) Y; FExcel, PowerPoint and Outlook); administrative experience an asset,
experience coordinating group activities an asset.
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Applications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by APRIL
26, 2007.

To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
posting is filed under "Business, Education and Arts".

  j$ u; F* g% ~; X6 ^% D4 RAs this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
, ~; Y' V  E. D/ H& C( W( ?Program  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
; L5 a1 v  |. j: o, i2 {students paying the differential fees.
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1 u$ E6 U: c) j; N7 @* K' \" wSharon Schultz
3 @+ E. C; }8 Z: T: D" H- z) AOffice Manager                                 
International Centre