Overview

Title of Supervisors: Manager, Outreach and University Relations; Executive Director

NYU Unit: Provost / Scholars at Risk Network

Position URL: apply.interfolio.com/159111

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of higher education institutions dedicated to protecting scholars and promoting higher education values worldwide. By arranging temporary academic positions at member universities, Scholars at Risk offers safety to scholars facing grave threats, enabling them to continue their important work. Scholars at Risk also provides advisory services for scholars and hosts, campaigns for scholars who are imprisoned or silenced in their home countries, monitoring of attacks on higher education communities worldwide, and leadership in deploying new tools and strategies for promoting academic freedom and improving respect for university values everywhere. Information at www.scholarsatrisk.org

JOB DESCRIPTION: Scholars at Risk is seeking a highly-organized, proactive, and detail-oriented individual to join the Scholars at Risk team as a Junior Research Scientist/Program Assistant for Membership & Outreach. The Program Assistant plays a key role within the SAR’s membership team and will work to bolster institutional membership in the SAR network. The Program Assistant should develop fluency in all areas of SAR’s work in order to develop and lead strategies for identifying and recruiting prospective institutional network members, including universities, academic associations, consortiums and partner neworks. The position requires strong research and writing skills, initiative, persistence, and timely and professional communication, including with members, prospective members, partners, clients, SAR and NYU staff, and the public. The Program Assistant will be encouraged to handle increasing responsibility for these and other activities as appropriate. The position reports to the SAR Executive Director and Director of Membership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

Growth of the SAR Network through identification and recruitment of universities, colleges, academic associations, and partner networks (70%)

  • Develop independent responsibility for membership outreach campaigns targeting prospective network members through letters, email, calls and events; work closely with national SAR section leaders and SAR staff teams to research, design, implement, and track campaigns;
  • Develop fluency, under the guidance of supervisors, in responding to outside queries including from prospective members;
  • Research appropriate opportunities and audiences to deliver presentations on SAR network opportunities;
  • Research, draft and circulate materials for prospective members including program updates, opportunities for engagement, event notifications, website content, etc.;
  • Handle increasing responsibility for the above and other membership and outreach related activities as appropriate.

Membership retention (30%)

  • Develop annual appreciation campaigns for members and work with national SAR sections on country level recognition campaigns;
  • Assist membership team in renewing current and inactive memberships through researching and nurturing relationships with key institutional leadership;

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree required.
  • Exceptional research, writing and editorial skills.
  • Strong attention to detail, administrative skills and strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
  • Previous membership and outreach experience is desirable, particularly work with membership organizations in outreach campaigns, lead generation, and prospecting.
  • Preferable: Coursework and/or experience in communications, human rights, education, international studies, non-profit management, accounting.
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