Community Engagement Specialist (Remote)
Full Time
Arlington, VA 22201
Posted
Job description
EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) seeks a creative, enterprising, and deeply personable
Community Engagement Specialist to join our Academic Relations team. The ideal candidate will be a highly organized, motivated, and strategically thinking individual to assist with the implementation of strategies to cultivate academic communities within the Institute’s focus areas that advance the liberal values and priorities of IHS. The Community Engagement Specialist will engage in outreach to scholars, interact further with these academics through conferences and events, track metrics, and identify opportunities to enhance and amplify our impact within communities through the agendas in our several focus areas.
At IHS, we connect a diverse community of scholars and public intellectuals across the ideological spectrum who share our passion for the liberal intellectual tradition within the academy and in the broader world.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist with cultivating scholar relationships in research communities that directly impact IHS priorities and focus areas.
- Support the strategies and priorities of one or more focus areas in collaboration with the Director of Community Engagement.
- Attendance at conferences and other key focus area network events (including, but not limited to, focus area events hosted by external partners/foundations) to engage in community outreach, such as 1:1 meetings and hosting focus area receptions.
- Examine and interpret bibliographic maps and other data visuals to identify community opportunities.
- Assist with operational team projects as necessary.
- Proven ability to exercise enterprising and creative actions through use of strategic problem-solving skills to meet clearly set goals and project timelines.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to forge relationships and successfully interact with internal and external stakeholders of varied levels of professional and academic experience.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and a passion for teamwork and cross-collaboration.
- Ability to critically evaluate and prioritize information gathered from multiple sources and reconcile conflicts.
- A demonstrated ability to understand and articulate complex processes.
- A curious nature with a strong drive to learn and grow.
Desirables:
- Some experience in higher education.
- Knowledge of classical liberal ideas.
- Capability to drive a technology-savvy and data-driven approach, with experience setting and tracking key performance metrics within a CRM system.
- Salesforce experience preferred.
To apply, qualified candidates must submit the following application materials (through additional documents):
- Resume
- Cover letter detailing:
- Your interest in this position.
- A compelling case about why the mission of IHS resonates with you.
About the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University:
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) supports and partners with university professors working within the classical liberal intellectual tradition. Our vision is that higher education becomes a place where the open exchange of ideas flourishes, and where ideas within the classical liberal tradition are regularly taught, discussed, challenged, and developed so that they inform scholarly and public discourse on the key challenges facing a free society.
Each year, IHS provides thousands of aspiring and established professors graduate student fellowships, career development support, research funding, and support for on-campus student programs. Most importantly, through its scholarly convenings IHS connects these scholars to one another to form a diverse and growing community of thought leaders advancing ideas essential to the good society—a pluralistic and tolerant society in which individuals and communities flourish in a context of openness, dignity, equality, and freedom.
Benefits:
We have a flexible, professional, open office environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship and provides substantial opportunity for professional growth. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. IHS provides exceptional benefits to all employees, including health and dental insurance coverage (which includes paying 100% of the health and dental insurance premium for individuals), health savings accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, a parking permit and 12 free tuition credit hours annually at George Mason University.
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