Teach For America seeks undergraduates of all racial and ethnic backgrounds and academic majors to apply for the position of campus campaign coordinator. The campus campaign coordinator develops and executes a campus-specific campaign for Teach For America’s recruitment team. This campaign will enable Teach For America to recruit talented and diverse college seniors to apply to our program and raise Teach For America’s general visibility on campus.
About Us
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity that exists along socioeconomic lines.
Since our founding in 1990, we have become the nation’s largest provider of teachers for low-income communities, and have been recognized for building a pipeline of leaders committed to educational equity and excellence. This year, approximately 5,000 corps members are teaching in 26 urban and rural areas across the country, collectively reaching approximately 440,000 students. At the same time, more than 12,000 alumni are working within education and from every field to effect fundamental change.
We are a high-growth, performance-driven organization, with over a $100+ million budget and 800+ staff. We operate in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced work environment, maintain focus on quantitative measures, and are committed to continuous improvement. While approximately 55 percent of our staff members are alumni of our program, nearly half – from support staff to senior management – bring a range of outside experience and perspectives to the organization. Our staff is diverse in every respect, and we are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization as we want to engage all those who can contribute to our effort and ensure our access to and participation in the circles of influence in our diverse society.
Fueled by a sense of urgency to do more, we have launched an ambitious plan to grow in scale while at the same time increasing our corps members’ short-term and long-term impact. By 2010, we aim to have some 7,500 corps members teaching in 33 regions and to foster the continued leadership of some 23,000 alumni. To support these goals we are working to grow our operating budget to over $150 million and the size of our staff to over 1,000.
About This Opportunity
The campus campaign coordinator, in consultation with Teach For America recruitment staff, will develop and execute a detailed strategic plan aimed at inspiring top students to apply for the 2009 corps. The campus campaign coordinator’s schedule is determined by their recruitment director given other demands on the coordinator’s time as well as the needs of the campaign. In this position, campus campaign coordinators augment their professional skills in networking, marketing strategies, and communication while gaining an understanding of how a successful nonprofit organization operates. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are interested in applying to be a Teach For America corps member or staff member upon graduation.
Responsibilities
Specific project requirements may include, but are not limited to:
Education and Experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Compensation
Campus campaign coordinators will be paid hourly. Total hours throughout the season will be determined by the recruitment director. Campus campaign coordinators will work from the start of the school year through approximately Friday, February 20, 2009.
Date of Availability
Hiring now for the 2008-2009 academic year. Visit www.teachforamerica.org/CampusCampaignCoordinator.
Apply Now
To apply for the campus campaign coordinator opportunity, please submit the materials listed below via e-mail to the recruitment associate for your school. You can find the list of schools and recruitment associates here. If you do not see your school on the list, we are likely not hiring CCCs at your school; for more information, you can e-mail recruitment@teachforamerica.org.
Applications without the following information will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.
1. Your résumé (please include your GPA on your résumé)
2. Two references, including each one's current e-mail address and phone number
3. An application document with your responses to the following questions/topics:
Our organization
Corps and Alumni