MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Returned Peace Corps Volunteer – Must have served in the Peace Corps
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Confidence in networking and outreach

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.

Depending on campus activities and recruitment events, evening and weekend hours may be required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Outreach (25%)

• Distribute agency approved brochures, posters, visual aids, and other Peace Corps recruitment materials to individuals, groups, associations, faculty, and targeted populations
• Complete class talks or presentations, a certain number which target diverse populations on campus
• Hold relationship-building meetings (weighted toward early in the fall semester) with different key on-campus and community stakeholders that align with Peace Corps’ six sectors with the intention of gaining access to students
• Hold relationship-building meetings with 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
• Respond to Peace Corps and campus staff in a timely manner, as well as attend regularly scheduled meetings initiated by the Peace Corps

Programming and Events (30%)

• Complete regular application workshops, which may coincide with Peace Corps’ application deadlines
• Staff recruitment tables (e.g. university career fairs, other events with similar goals and/or tabling public, high-traffic areas on campus)
• Organize and facilitate retention events (e.g. send-off/welcome back volunteer parties, friends and family events, Peace Corps Week celebrations, and/or RPCV panels).
• When applicable and following Peace Corps’ program guidance and policies, train and support Peace Corps Campus Ambassadors on campus during the academic year

Advising (30%)

• Post and hold regular office hours per week to meet with potential and current applicants

Administrative (15%)

• 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
• Other duties as assigned

POSITION TYPE - Part-time (approximately 20 hours/week) Graduate Assistant

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP

Once enrolled in a graduate program, the student may be governed by the tuition waiver policy in effect at the time of their first enrollment as long as 1) they remain in that program and are in good academic standing and are making appropriate progress towards graduation in that program even if later modifications to the program should occur.