COLLEGE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

As a VISTA with College for Social Innovation (CFSI), members help the organization and its 12 college and university partners – in partnership with more than 100 Boston anti-poverty nonprofits – better serve low-income and BIPOC students through new workshops, budget resources, and by providing access to excellent new internship placements and a community of anti-poverty and other social justice organizations. At the same time, members will help CFSI and its partners enroll and serve about 165 low-income and/or BIPOC college students (in FY21 and FY22) by building new and deepened partnerships, developing and piloting new pre-career workshops and training student ambassadors to deliver these workshops at scale, and designing creative collateral and social media campaigns that communicate the career-changing potential of proven high impact learning opportunities such as “Semester in the City”. The VISTA position is a one-year service commitment with a non-negotiable living allowance.

OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The AmeriCorps member serving at the College for Social Innovation as the Recruitment & Marketing AmeriCorps VISTA will develop educational and budget workshops and build partnerships with college success organizations to help low-income college students as well as students of color to prepare for successful careers through career workshops and by gaining access to proven high-impact learning opportunities, including the “Semester in the City” program.

• Support recruiting and admissions efforts at high-need campus partner colleges with a focus on low-income students and students of color.

• Develop strategies and materials based on this support to inform best practices on improving yield and providing better access to high-impact learning programs like Semester in the City for marginalized students.

• Design, develop, and create recruitment materials and pamphlets in partnership with the Data & Analytics VISTA.

• Conduct research on the benefits of high-impact learning opportunities and on the challenges of access to such programs as they relate to marginalized college students, with a focus on low-income students and students of color.

• Work closely with Senior Manager of Communications and Student Recruitment to support the training and management of student ambassadors.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES IMPORTANT TO SUCCESS IN THE ROLE:

• A motivated storyteller: someone who thinks out of the box and is always looking for the best way to tell a compelling story

• Experience with communications and digital marketing; an eye for design, both for digital and print

• Strong organizational and research skills, excellent with details and follow-up

• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people; a team player, who can relate and operate effectively with peers and other associates within a collegial, yet demanding, work environment

• Bachelor’s Degree

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• biweekly living allowance for Suffolk county established by AmeriCorps

• $250 per month in housing reimbursement

• up to $100 per month in phone/internet reimbursement

• a monthly MBTA pass valued at $90

• access to a $250 annual professional development fund and regular and ongoing feedback and professional development opportunities internally

• access to weekly COVID testing; all CFSI employees have been fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19.

Does This Sound Like You? Apply!

Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume addressed to the Associate Director of Talent Development. We will consider applicants on a rolling basis. You can submit all of your materials here. If you have any questions please contact jennifer.eliezer@collegeforsocialinnovation.org

College for Social Innovation (CFSI) brings together colleges and social sector organizations to create fully-credited experiential learning opportunities that are meaningful, accessible, and life-changing. Our college students, referred to as Social Innovation Fellows, build skills, a digital portfolio, and a professional network that helps to position them to become the next generation of problem solvers for humanity’s tough challenges. Students are placed in a semester-long internship (400 hours) and also take skill-building and reflection classes twice a week as part of a diverse “Semester in the City” cohort.

College for Social Innovation is now completing a two-year pilot of its Semester in the City program, having enrolled almost 100 students from six colleges and universities and achieved strong initial results. We are looking to further build an innovative and unique educational experience that can add value for students and their home colleges while building a bigger, better, and more diverse talent pipeline for the social sector.

In the next three to five years, we look to create a nationally recognized curriculum and instructional delivery model that generates strong results while growing to serve 350+ students per year and preparing for potential growth beyond Boston. Ultimately, we aim to build a movement to make it common for millions of college students -- representing the full diversity of the nation -- to gain access to careers in the fast-growing social sector. During their Semester in the City, Fellows participate in well-structured and academically-accredited internships where they learn from real-world experiences, build relationships with mentors, and build personal, professional and academic skills.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

College for Social Innovation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services. National Service Alumni (i.e. Military, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, etc.) are strongly encouraged to apply.