Camp & Outreach Coordinator - #1339874

Position Overview

The University of Kansas School of Engineering boasts some of the best resources, technology, and the most highly qualified students on campus. The Engineering Student Success (ESS) Office serves all of the needs of undergraduate students in the School, from scholarships and admissions to advising and facilitating leadership opportunities. The School of Engineering at the University of Kansas prepares students for careers in engineering and computing. Our team will build a series of engineering summer camps designed to educate prospective students and, indirectly, to recruit them to the University of Kansas School of Engineering. As part of this effort, the Camp and Outreach Coordinator will organize a large, complex educational series and manage a significant summer staff. The coordinator will engage in outreach functions for the School of Engineering.

This position is responsible for the organization, administration, operation, and evaluation of the summer camps. This position will hire and supervise student Resident Assistants, coordinate registration and payment functions, manage an operating budget for the camps, and directly oversee each of the camps as they take place. The camp is self-funded, making financial management an important part of this position. This position will work closely with the recruitment staff to ensure that the goals of the School are being met by the camp, and will evaluate the camps accordingly.

This position will work in conjunction with the School’s recruitment team and report to the Assistant Dean. The School of Engineering’s recruitment team is an exemplary unit when it comes to enrollment management, scholarship strategy, recruitment, outreach, and event planning. This position would join that team as it revisits its recruitment and scholarship strategies in light of the changes in the broader University landscape while maintaining the quality and diversity goals of the School of Engineering. A reduced FTE (down to 0.75) may be considered if preferred by a very strong candidate.

Job Description

Supervise and organize summer outreach programs (40%)

• Work with School staff, faculty, and current KU graduate and undergraduate students to organize all aspects of the summer camp programs, including curriculum development, budget management, student outreach, registration, communications and advertising, and the planning and supervision of all program logistics.
  
  
  

Management, recruitment, and training of summer staff (10%)

• Recruit, hire, train, and supervise undergraduate students to assist in running the day to day operations of the summer camp.
  
  
  

High school outreach (20%)

• Build connections with Kansas and area high school teachers, facilitators, and counselors with the aim of helping students explore the field of engineering; this may include visiting schools, and/or inviting groups to and hosting them on campus.
  
  
  

Prospective student visits (20%)

• Meet with prospective students and their families on campus, assisting them in exploring their options in the field of engineering.
• Target geographic regions, high schools, and other curricular and co-curricular programs, particularly prioritizing high ability and diverse audiences.
  
  
  

Other (10%)

• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and one year of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3 months of presentation experience as evidenced by coursework, extracurricular activities, or professional presentations.
• Valid driver's license at the time of appointment.
• Strong written communication skills, as evidenced by application materials.
• Strong oral communication skills, as evidenced in interview.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience effectively organizing time and tasks and work autonomously.
• Experience effectively working with diverse student populations, including low-income, first-generation, geographic regions, ethnic groups, elementary school, middle school, high school, and non-traditional students.
• Experience in public relations activities or work in university admissions.
• Experience in event planning.
• Knowledge of engineering through previous experience or education.
• Experience as a University of Kansas student.
  
  
  

Additional Candidate Instructions

Only complete application packages submitted online will be considered. A complete application includes online application form, resume, cover letter, names and contact information for three professional references.

Review of applications will begin May 9th and continue until a qualified pool of applicants is identified.

Contact Information to Applicants

Chris Wiles, [email protected]

Advertised Salary Range

$47,000 “commensurate with experience

Work Schedule

Standard Hours

Application Review Begins

Thursday May 9, 2024

Anticipated Start Date

Monday May 20, 2024