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Job Description:

US Campus Fall 2024 Philanthropy & Operational Marketing Co-op

You are as unique as your background, experience, and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered, and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities around the world.

What’s it like to work at Sun Life?

You’ll find it dynamic and highly professional; collaborative and supportive. We encourage career mobility. Sun Life is also a socially responsible employer, supporting the communities in which we live and work, with a globally recognized commitment to the environment and sustainability.

The location of this position is flexible, with the option of working in one of our offices later this semester if the option becomes available.

The Role

We are looking for a Philanthropy & Operational Marketing co-op to join our team. As a team, we value continuous growth and learning, a team-first mentality, focus & discipline, and a positive attitude. As a philanthropy & operational marketing co-op, you will work alongside our team members and build real-world experience in the marketing and corporate giving sector of an international corporation. You will have the opportunity to plan, coordinate and execute a variety of tasks in the areas of corporate giving, employee giving, volunteerism, product marketing, and creative design. These tasks will include: assisting in the execution of our community granting program, management and oversight of our employee giving programs, management of central email inboxes, reporting oversight for the creative services team, and management of Sun Life’s promotional store. You will receive guidance and feedback along the way and also have opportunities to contribute during creative brainstorming sessions.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Offering input to creative meetings and sharing ideas
Partnering with Sun Life’s Diversity & Inclusion Networks to execute charitable partnerships
Direct interfacing with Sun Life community partners, including management of the notification process for our Team Up Against Diabetes grant program
Assistance with end of year program reporting
Communicating with employees and assisting with the management of Sun Life’s employee giving programs
Coordinate with social media team to promote Sun Life’s efforts in the community
Liaising effectively with clients and other team members.
Communicating with senior team members to receive feedback.
Supporting the team throughout the execution of campaigns and projects.

Your Skills

A passion to support the community and/or prior experience working with non-profit organizations preferred
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office & Outlook
Motivation to maintain and improve design and brand standards
Comfortable in presenting your work and articulating the ideas behind it
Ability to see projects through from inception to production
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently but also quick to ask for help if needed
Ability to coordinate multiple deadline-driven tasks
Strong organizational skills that support the rest of the team.

The Candidate

To be eligible for a co-op at Sun Life, you must beet the following requirements:

Enrolled in an accredited college or university during the time of the co-op (July - December 2024)
Pursuing a degree in Communications, Marketing, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design or related field
Legally eligible to work in the United States
Ability to work full time (around 40 hours a week) during the co-op (July - December 2024)

Compensation for this role will be around $25/hr.

Our Affirmative Action Program affirms our commitment to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitation of otherwise-qualified individuals with disabilities or special disabled veterans, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please email recruitingUS@sunlife.com to request an accommodation.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

For applicants residing in California, please read our employee

Job Category:

Temporary Employee

Posting End Date:

21/03/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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