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Outreach and Recruitment Manager



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Community Innovation and Action Center

Job Description

The Outreach and Recruitment Manager is a new management position at UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center (CIAC), which serves as a convener, collaborator, evaluator, data strategist, facilitator, and research partner across UMSL and the St. Louis Region — including leading the St. Louis Regional Data Alliance and Coro Fellowship and supporting a variety of efforts with the Children’s Funding Project, St. Louis City and County, St. Louis Community Information Exchange, the St. Louis System of Care, St. Louis Mental Health Board, and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). CIAC works to support UMSL’s mission to deliver exceptional educational, research, and engagement experiences that inform, prepare, challenge, and inspire across the region and state.

The Outreach and Recruitment Manager will play a significant role in leading outreach, recruitment, and registration efforts for upcoming statewide early childhood administrator trainings sponsored by DESE in partnership with the University of Missouri - Kansas City. The Manager will design and oversee a strategy to recruit up to 1,000 administrators for in-person and virtual learning opportunities across the state and supervise two Outreach Coordinators to support these efforts. These activities will likely include mail and web-based outreach campaigns, outreach project management, personnel management, and other key tasks including:
  • Design and oversee implementation of an outreach plan to enroll early childhood administrators in specific in-person and virtual learning opportunities
  • Provide project management leadership for direct-mail and web-based outreach and payment elements of the project, including:
    • monitor timelines and progress;
    • manage outreach project budget;
    • facilitate outreach team meetings;
    • monitor for gaps and bottlenecks related to outreach;
    • provide project updates as needed;
    • manage administrative tasks, including logistics and documentation as needed
  • Supervise and support outreach coordinators in implementing the outreach plan
  • Serve as a community ambassador for the learning opportunities; attend relevant community meetings, as needed
  • Elevate problems or issues as needed
  • Other duties as assigned
The Outreach and Recruitment Manager is a hybrid position supported by grants for its first two years. Pay for the role is $65,000 annually with competitive benefits. Together with a number of additional new staff, the Manager will play an important role in an exciting statewide training initiative that CIAC is working to expand with similar projects long-term.

Position is open until filled, though preference is given to candidates who apply before Wednesday, February 1st, 2023.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas.

Shift

40 hours/week

Salary

$65,000 Annually
Grade: 10
University Title: Associate Director, Program/Project Operations

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 4 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

Has a Master’s degree and a combination of education and experience in education, social work, public health, public policy, academic affairs, urban planning, public administration, or a related field.

Applicant should also be able to demonstrate:
  • Ability to run effective community outreach campaigns to diverse stakeholders
  • Ability to manage staff and other personnel in completing such campaigns
  • Ability to organize and implement detailed project plans
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Commitment and ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Commitment to addressing racial and social equity
  • Critical thinking and problem solving skills
3 years of work experience in a dynamic work environment, including some concrete past efforts with community outreach, project planning, communications, stakeholder engagement, and personnel management.

Application Materials

Applicants must prepare a cover letter, current resume and list of three references. Documents should be packaged as a single PDF and submitted through http://umsl.jobs

Inclusive Excellence Statement

As one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse campuses in Missouri, UMSL is committed to maintaining a climate where all students, faculty, staff and visitors can explore their interests, refine their talents and flourish. Inclusive excellence is embedded in our strategic plan which focuses on actions to recruit and retain diverse students and employees and promote activities that encourage civil and constructive discourse, reasoned thought and sustained dialogue in an environment of inclusion, respect and appreciation.

Benefit Eligibility

The University of Missouri - St. Louis offers benefit-eligible employees a wide variety of benefits including: health, dental and vision coverage effective on the first day of employment, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance for employees and their dependents and employee and dependent life insurance. For more information about our benefits, please visit:

https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

Diversity Commitment

Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.

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