Temporary Peace Corps Strategic Campus Recruiter ELCS

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Temporary Staff Announcement

Experiential Learning and Career Success (ELCS)

invites applications for a

Temporary Peace Corps Strategic Campus Recruiter

to join their team. The Peace Corps Strategic Campus (Strat) Recruiter will increase awareness of Peace Corps Volunteer opportunities on campus and in the surrounding community through a variety of recruitment activities, including, but not limited to: delivering class or club presentations, tabling in public, high-traffic areas on campus and/or at career fairs, organizing and facilitating application workshops and retention events, and developing relationships with key stakeholders on campus.

Responsibilities

Distribute agency approved brochures, posters, visual aids, and other Peace Corps recruitment materials to individuals, groups, associations, faculty, and targeted populations

Complete 40 class talks or presentations, 10 of which target diverse populations on campus

Complete 4 application workshops, which coincide with Peace Corps’ application deadlines in October, January, April and July

Staff a recruitment table (e.g. university career fairs, other events with similar goals and/or tabling public, high-traffic areas on campus) 6 times

Organize and facilitate 4 retention events (e.g. send-off/welcome back volunteer parties, friends and family events, Peace Corps Week celebrations, and/or RPCV panels).

Hold 15 relationship-building meetings (weighted toward early in the fall semester) with 15 different key oncampus and community stakeholders that align with Peace Corps’ six sectors with the intention of gaining access to students

Hold 10 relationship-building meetings with 10 different key on-campus diversity departments and leaders (multicultural/diversity offices, student transfer offices, student life offices, scholarship program offices, club leaders, Greek leaders, etc.) with the intention of gaining access to students

When applicable and following Peace Corps’ program guidance and policies, train and support Peace Corps Campus Ambassadors on campus during the academic year

Post and hold at least 2 regular office hours per week to meet with potential and current applicants

Digitally collect leads at events, or as directed by the designated VRS representative

Input partnership information, meetings and other pertinent details into specific Peace Corps systems, or as directed by the designated VRS representative

Meet application and lead goals set by the Peace Corps

Write and submit monthly, mid-year and final year reports

Complete mandatory virtual or in-person Strat trainings

Respond to Peace Corps and campus staff in a timely manner, as well as attend regularly scheduled meetings initiated by the Peace Corps

Minimum Required Experience

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer

Excellent written and verbal communication skills as this position requires a great deal of public speaking

Ability to work independently

Confidence in networking and outreach

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

About Experiential Learning and Career Success

and UM

Experiential Learning & Career Success (ELCS) is dedicated to supporting students from their first day on campus to their first day on the job and beyond. ELCS helps students tie their unique passion, personality, potential, and academic plans together to connect experiences, grow, and learn as a whole person. UM's signature career readiness program, ElevateU, is built to enhance your career readiness and marketability so students graduate with a degree in hand, broadly educated and specifically skilled.

The University of Montana is flagship, research institution with approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. It is located in Missoula, a culturally vibrant community of about 75,000, surrounded by mountains and three rivers converge. Abundant recreational opportunities in surrounding state and national forests and nearby Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park complement a thriving intellectual atmosphere. The University of Montana offers eligible employees a generous benefits package that positively separates UM from other local employers and offers many programs and policies to support work-life balance for its employees.

The University of Montana is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who would assist the University in demonstrating its five priorities for action

: Place student success at the center of all we do; drive excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, and research; embody the principle of “mission first, people always; partner with place; and proudly tell the UM story.

To learn more about the University of Montana, Missoula, and the State of Montana, please visit the links below.

University of Montana

Video: Mission First, People Always

UM on YouTube

City of Missoula

Video: There's This Place

Destination Missoula

Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce

The State of Montana

Visit Montana

Position Details

Position Title:

Temporary

Peace Corps Strategic Campus Recruiter

Union Affiliation: None

Department:

Experiential Learning and Career Success

Work Schedule:

Part-time .4 FTE (16 hours/week) This position is anticipated to begin January 1, 2023 and run through the end of the academic year. This position may work additional hours as needed.

Salary:

$17/hr

Probationary Period:

Six months minimum

Benefits Include

Pro-rated annual and sick leave; Public Employees Retirement (PERS) optional

Criminal Background Investigation is required prior to the Offer of Employment In accordance with University regulations, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. ADA/EOE/AA/Veteran's Preference

Reasonable accommodations are provided in the hiring process for persons with disabilities. For example, this material is available in alternative format upon request. As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, we encourage applications from minorities, veterans, and women. Qualified candidates may request veterans’ or disabilities preference in accordance with state law. References:

References not listed on the application materials may be contacted; notice may be provided to the applicant. Testing:

Individual hiring departments at UM may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions. Employment Eligibility:

All New Employees must be eligible and show employment eligibility verification by the first date of employment at UM, as legally required (e.g., Form I-9).

Must be eligible to work in the United State upon hire. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Company info

The University of Montana
Website : https://www.umt.edu