Engagement and Outreach Coordinator

The Opportunity

The Language Resource Center (LRC) is seeking an Engagement and Outreach Coordinator to help expand awareness and participation in the LRCs language and intercultural learning opportunities.

In this role you will coordinate and promote special language initiatives including Conversation Hours language tutoring World Languages Day Lingua Mater and Sweet Poetry. You will build relationships across the university and broader community to promote these programs engage students and help create a welcoming environment for language learners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and promote LRC language initiatives and programs to increase student awareness and participation.
• Develop and maintain contacts across the university and broader community to support outreach and program promotion.
• Assist with the implementation of the LRCs social media strategy and create engaging content to promote programs and events.
• Serve as staff advisor to LRC student organizations.
• Collaborate with student assistants on advocacy and outreach campaigns highlighting the importance of language learning and intercultural competence.
• Attend and when appropriate co-coordinate events such as International Fair student orientations and other related programs.
• Support additional LRC initiatives and projects as needed.

This is a full-time (39 hours/week) 11-month (one summer month off) endowed position based in Ithaca NY and fully on-site. Typical work hours are 8:30am-5pm Monday through Friday with occasional evening and weekend hours to assist with department events.

About the Language Resource Center

The LRC is a hub for language innovation and collaboration at Cornell University. Our mission is to connect support and empower language learners and teachers. Learn more about the work of the LRC at We Need

We are seeking a team member who is organized skilled in written and verbal communication culturally competent and sensitive to the needs of individuals who are learning a new language. Additionally you will have:

• An Associates degree and 2-4 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Excellent level of intercultural competence is required.
• Strong communication writing and presentation skills with an emphasis on interpersonal interactions.
• Aptitude to work effectively in a dynamic deadline-driven complex team-based environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent organizational multi-tasking and detail-oriented skills. Strong collaboration and listening skills.
• Social media and sharing platforms experience.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications we would view as incredibly helpful in this role to include:

• Bachelors degree in a related area.
• Experience as language student.
• Visual media skills (specifically Google Suite Canva).

A cover letter and resume are required for consideration for this position.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is based in Ithaca New York and fully on-site.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health wellbeing sustainability and diversity initiatives.
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• Cornells impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program tuition aid for external education and Cornell Childrens Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits Working at Cornell
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Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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