Limited Duration Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator

Purdue University Northwest; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits (medical, dental, vision

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation accrual

Hammond campus focus with travel

Job summary

Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana, seeks a Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator to lead recruitment and engagement for the ECIA. The grant-funded position will manage participant enrollment and partnerships, aiming to include underserved populations and build cohorts.

The role requires developing outreach strategies, presenting at events, coordinating with partners, and tracking program outcomes. Travel to other PNW locations is required as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree.
• Preferably 3 years of experience in community outreach, participant recruitment, entrepreneurship, or related programs.
• Experience with federally funded programs, minority business development, or economic development initiatives is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement outreach and recruitment strategies to identify and engage eligible entrepreneurs and small business owners.
• Establish and maintain relationships with community organizations, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, nonprofit organizations, business support organizations, and other referral partners.
• Promote ECIA programs, services, workshops, and other opportunities through outreach, presentations, networking events, social media, email, and other channels.
• Conduct outreach presentations, information sessions, recruitment events, and community engagement activities.
• Identify and recruit prospective participants, with focus on underserved and underrepresented entrepreneurs and businesses.
• Assist prospective participants with enrollment and onboarding and maintain participant records.
• Coordinate with ECIA staff and program partners to ensure effective recruitment and participant engagement.
• Track recruitment activities, participant enrollment, outreach contacts, and program outcomes.
• Assist with grant-related documentation, reporting and MBDA program activities.
• Perform other duties related to outreach, recruitment, and program implementation.
• Work with business partners to mentor participants in the program.

Skills

Communication

Partnership building

Community outreach

Recruitment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview of Community Outreach and RecruitmentCoordinator

This position is grant-funded and anticipated to last untilAugust 31, 2028

The Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator leads participant recruitment and community engagement activities for theEntrepreneurship, Commercialization, and Innovation Academy (ECIA).The Academy will offer 16-week training on entrepreneurship andcommercialization to the general public. Multiple cohorts will betrained over the next two years. The coordinator develops andimplements outreach strategies, builds and maintains relationshipswith community organizations, business support organizations, andreferral partners, promotes program opportunities, conductsrecruitment and informational events, and manages participantenrollment to ensure broad participation among underserved andunderrepresented populations for the purpose of building cohorts.This position is primarily located at the Hammond campus withtravel to other PNW locations as needed.

Salary:

• $80,000

Schedule:

• Monday thru Friday plus an occasional weekend

Duties and Responsibilities of Community Outreach andRecruitment Coordinator

• Develop and implement outreach and recruitment strategies toidentify and engage eligible entrepreneurs and small businessowners.
• Establish and maintain relationships with communityorganizations, chambers of commerce, economic developmentorganizations, nonprofit organizations, business supportorganizations, and other referral partners.
• Promote ECIA programs, services, workshops, and otheropportunities through community outreach, presentations, networkingevents, social media, email, and other communication channels.
• Conduct outreach presentations, information sessions,recruitment events, and community engagement activities.
• Identify and recruit prospective participants, with particularattention to underserved and underrepresented entrepreneurs andbusinesses.
• Assist prospective participants with the enrollment andonboarding process and maintain accurate participant records.
• Coordinate with ECIA staff and program partners to ensureeffective recruitment, participant engagement, and retention.
• Track recruitment activities, participant enrollment, outreachcontacts, and related program outcomes.
• Assist with required documentation, reporting, and othergrant-related activities associated with the MBDA program.
• Perform other duties related to community outreach,recruitment, and program implementation as assigned.
• Work with business partners to help mentor participants in theprogram.

Benefits of Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator

• Full benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability,Retirement, Life Insurance and moreFull benefits – Medical, Dental,Vision, Short Term Disability, Retirement, Life Insurance andmore
• Accrue 15 days’ vacation your first year, then 22 days’vacation your 2nd year plus rollover
• University contribution of 10% to retirement (3 year waitingperiod)
• University contributions to Health Savings Account –
• Plus, a chance to earn more through participating in UniversityWellness Initiatives
  • 10 paid holidays
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Paid Parental Leave after one year of service
• Tuition remission for you, your spouse and dependent childrenat any Purdue campus

Education of Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator

• Requires a Bachelor's degree

Experience of Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator

• Preferably 3 years of experience in community outreach,participant recruitment, entrepreneurship, or relatedprograms.

Core Competencies of Community Outreach and RecruitmentCoordinator

• The individual must demonstrate strong communication andpartnership-building skills
• Experience engaging diverse and underserved populations, andthe ability to coordinate outreach activities and recruitmentcampaigns.
• Experience with federally funded programs, minority businessdevelopment, or economic development initiatives is preferred.

Additional Information

Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for thisposition

Professional references will be verified prior to any offer ofemployment. Employment is contingent upon completion of successfulbackground check along with a motor vehicle records check ifapplicable.

Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered universitythat transforms lives through innovative education, impactfulresearch and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana inthe greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park,PNW serves approximately 9,000 students, including 6,000 corestudents, in a wide range of academic programs at thebaccalaureate, master’s and applied doctoral levels.

Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff membersfor operations at its main campus in Hammond, Ind., and its branchcampus in Westville, Ind., plus additional sites in NorthwestIndiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Ind. PNW’svalues reflect the university’s commitment to respect, innovation,a student-centric university, and excellence.

PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regionaluniversities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Collegesreport and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well anInnovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision tocultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNWadvances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positivelyimpacts regional development.

FLSA Status

Exempt