Member Engagement Coordinator

Job Overview and Requirements: KAEE is seeking to immediately fill a grant funded position. This position will report to the Kentucky Environmental Education Council (keec.ky.gov), which is a state agency within the Education and Labor Cabinet, and will support the agency’s effort to place AmeriCorps members at organizations seeking to expand their environmental education program capacity through member engagement. The main role of the Member Engagement Coordinator will be to develop and maintain AmeriCorps member recruitment strategies, build relationships with EELCorps members, and support EELCorps members in completion of their service years. This is a semi-remote position, and thus, the majority of member engagement will happen virtually via Microsoft Teams/Zoom/Outlook, and/or other platforms. KAEE will be serving as the fiscal agent for this position.

This position is 100% funded through a grant from the AmeriCorps state service commission, Serve Kentucky, which is annually renewable through August 31, 2024, dependent upon successfully securing additional funding. 

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends. Position based in Frankfort, KY. Some travel required. Semi-Remote position. Tuesdays required in-person at 500 Mero St, Frankfort, KY 40601. Candidate must reside in Kentucky while employed with KAEE.

Reports to: EELCorps Program Director.

Summary of essential job functions

• Develop a member engagement plan to help members interact and feel connected to the EELCorps program.
• Coordinate meetings and ongoing communications with EELCorps members.
• Develop EELCorps Alumni program for engaging with former members and building stakeholder networks.
• Maintain member training curriculum as part of the regular onboarding process. 
• Partner with the Communications team to develop public relations strategies for the agency, including website, social media, press releases, and other projects related to this program.
• Oversee EELCorps member recruitment and assist with member interviews and on-boarding, including compliance checks for the AmeriCorps National Criminal History Background Check process. 
• Identify potential service site partners and other valuable stakeholders to develop EELCorps network.
• Partner with the EELCorps Program Director to provide supervision to service sites and ensure that AmeriCorps members are receiving quality supervision from their service sites (site visits, monitoring, etc.).
• Represent the KEEC and EELCorps at professional conferences and other events to develop and expand partnerships.
• Assist in writing grant applications to ensure continuation of the Environmental Education Leadership Corps. 

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required. Experience with recruitment or volunteer management and past work with AmeriCorps programs is highly desired. Experience with environmental education is preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Drive, and web-based applications is required. Proficiency in OnCorps is preferred. Proficiency with social media is also preferred.

Candidate MUST be able to work independently, set deadlines and meet them, and be comfortable with engaging members and service sites both in person and virtually. 

To Apply: Please send resume and cover letter* to EELCorps Program Director at ashley.mike@ky.gov. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Interviews will begin being scheduled July 31, 2023. 

*This document should address the following points, but it need not be high effort. A half page introduction is fine. Please do not exceed 1.5 page maximum length. 

• Prior experience with volunteer/member support or engagement
• Any prior experience with AmeriCorps or national service, if applicable
• Why this position interests you/ what you can bring to this position.

Questions? Contact Ashley Mike, Ashley.mike@ky.gov or (502) 649-9734.

Former national service members, especially AmeriCorps alumni, are encouraged to apply. 

KAEE is an equal opportunity employer. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.