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>     _Teach For America Staff Opportunity_
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> _Recruitment Associate_
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>         Location
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> New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Los Angeles
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> * *
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> *Team*
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> Recruitment
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> * *
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>         Start date
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> July 14, 2008
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> *Status*
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> Exempt
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> *Summary*
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> The recruitment team at Teach For America is responsible for enlisting 
> this country's most promising future leaders to join our movement to 
> eliminate educational inequity. Recruitment associates play an 
> essential role in this team's success, and comprise over one-third of 
> its 200 members. Each recruitment associate reports directly to a 
> recruitment director and together they work to develop and execute 
> strategies to achieve ambitious goals for recruiting a diverse group 
> of corps members across a portfolio of colleges and universities.
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>  
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> Within their portfolio, recruitment associates also take on primary 
> ownership of the recruitment campaigns at one or more "emerging" 
> campuses, schools where Teach For America has historically had a 
> limited presence. The recruitment associate is responsible for 
> developing the strategy, creating a marketing plan, and leveraging 
> resources to execute a successful campaign.
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>  
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> In July, recruitment associates participate in training to learn the 
> key skills they will need for their role.  From August through 
> February, recruitment associates are focused primarily on individual 
> outreach to top potential candidates.  Beginning in October, 
> recruitment associates will also develop and execute campaign 
> strategies aimed at emerging campuses. After the final application 
> deadline in February, recruitment associates will divide their time 
> between a number of priorities focused on launching spring campaigns, 
> helping in the hiring of on-campus student representatives, and 
> preparing for the coming recruitment season by building a starter kit 
> based on the previous recruitment campaign's experience. Throughout 
> the year recruitment associates are expected to complete projects 
> within short-term deadlines.
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>
> *Responsibilities*
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> Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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> §      Compelling top prospective applicants to meet with a 
> recruitment director or campus visitor by writing personalized e-mails 
> that are tailored to each individual (Recruitment associates devote 
> the majority of their efforts to this component of their work.)
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> §      Sourcing prospective applicants and faculty/staff contacts by 
> conducting internet research and using resources on campus to identify 
> top prospects for the corps
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> §      Planning full days of events and individual prospect meetings 
> for a recruitment director and campus visitors
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> §      Conducting data analysis and using tracking systems to 
> determine effectiveness of campaign strategy and execution
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> §      Communicating effectively with current corps members and alumni 
> to involve them in recruitment campaigns
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> §      Managing the recruitment campaign from beginning-to-end at one 
> or more emerging campuses
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> §      Helping to manage a team of campus-based student 
> representatives who work on behalf of Teach For America
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> §      Organizing and providing logistical coordination for 
> recruitment events, information sessions, career fairs, and the visits 
> of alumni and recruitment directors to campus
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> §      Executing marketing strategies including, but not limited to: 
> selecting appropriate school-specific marketing materials from 
> existing templates or modifying materials to fit your campaign; 
> distributing materials; placing advertisements; generating campus 
> press coverage
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> §      Providing administrative support including, but not limited to: 
> conducting relevant research; tracking all aspects of campaign 
> progress; maintaining databases; owning the recruitment director's 
> calendar; coordinating travel
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>  
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> *Education and Experience*
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> §      Bachelor's degree required
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> §      0 to 4 years of experience
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> §      Experience working with organizational systems (e.g. Excel, 
> databases) preferred
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>  
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> *Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities*
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> §      Commitment to reaching ambitious team goals
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> §      Strong work ethic with a desire to go above and beyond standard 
> expectations
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> §      Extremely strong organizational skills including detail-orientation
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> §      Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects in a 
> deadline-driven environment
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> §      Ability to contribute as part of a two-person team
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> §      Strong written and oral communication skills
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> §      Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
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> §      Comfort working with databases and analyzing data
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>   Compensation//
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> Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior 
> experience.  In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.
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>   Apply now//
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> Apply now at www.teachforamerica.org/RA 
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> Please submit the following with your application (*applications 
> without these materials will not be considered; please be sure to 
> submit the 6 components below with your application*):
>
>    1. Your *_GPA_*
>    2. Two *_references_*, including each one's current e-mail address
>    3. Your *_resume_*
>    4. A one-page *_cover letter_*
>    5. A 400-500 word *_essay_* responding to the following prompt:
>       *Describe a time when you encountered** serious obstacles to
>       success while working on a project. You may choose any academic,
>       professional, or extracurricular project you have worked on
>       during the past four years. Your essay should address all of the
>       following questions: *
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> ·         What was the aim of the project?
>
> ·         What were the specific obstacles that arose, and why did 
> they occur?
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> ·         How specifically did you respond to those obstacles? What 
> specific actions did you take? You may describe more than one 
> approach, if relevant.
>
> ·         What was the ultimate outcome with respect to the initial 
> aim of the project? Why did this outcome occur?
>
> While you should completely describe the obstacle(s) you faced, please 
> do not focus your essay primarily on the obstacle(s); it is more 
> important that you thoroughly explain your reaction and describe the 
> steps you took in response to the obstacle(s).
>
>    6. Complete the *_on-line_*_ *survey*_ before submitting the
>       application.  The survey can be found here:
>       http://www.keysurvey.com/survey/181624/13b5/
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> *About Teach For America*
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> 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.
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>  
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> 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.
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>  
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> 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.
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>  
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> 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.
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