Careers

The Citizens & Scholars team brings experiences ranging from the classroom to the quad and from Main Street to Wall Street across the public, private, and philanthropic sectors.

Our Mission

The Institute for Citizens & Scholars cultivates talent, ideas, and networks that develop young people as effective, lifelong citizens.

Our Values

• We are constantly learning and improving.
• We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for all.
• We are gracious and grateful in all that we do.
• We are attentive and intentional.

Open Positions

Recruitment and Marketing Consultant

Job Title: Recruitment and Marketing Consultant

Organization: Institute for Citizens & Scholars

Location: Remote (with occasional travel as needed)

Position Type: Part-Time (20-25 hours per week) Hours will vary to align with the application cycle.

Compensation: $55.00/hour (max fee of $71,500)

Position Timeframe: February 2025 – January 2026 (with the possibility of renewal in January 2026)

About Us: The Institute for Citizens & Scholars (C&S) aims to help young people collaborate across differences to tackle our country’s toughest challenges. Gen Z is ready to lead, but the places where they learn, work, and live aren’t fully equipped to help them navigate divisive issues such as economic security, climate change, global conflicts, identity, and reproductive rights.

At C&S, we bring together leaders from all backgrounds to transform college campuses, workplaces, and communities into spaces where young people can develop civic skills and build a stronger, more unified America.

Program Goals: Our newest youth program, which will launch in July 2025, will significantly increase the number of changemakers nationwide by placing civic leaders aged 14-24 in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., by 2026. Over two years, the project will create a national network of 1,000 engaged young leaders. We anticipate these young leaders will reach and inspire thousands of other young people through their projects. In year one, we will recruit 100 teams (500 young leaders).

Position Overview:

We seek a dynamic and creative Recruitment and Marketing Specialist to develop and execute recruitment and marketing strategies that will engage and attract diverse teams of young people from across the country. The ideal candidate is passionate about youth development, experienced in digital marketing, and skilled in outreach and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment:

• Develop and implement strategic recruitment campaigns to attract participants ages 14-24 nationwide.

• Identify, develop, and implement recruitment and retention strategies to generate inquiries from prospective applicants to meet application targets.

• Conduct research to develop and implement a robust network pipeline to foster strategic partnerships (with a specific focus on recruiting underserved/underrepresented communities, i.e. indigenous, rural, etc.)

• Build and maintain partnerships with schools, community organizations, and youth programs.

• Manage outreach initiatives, including virtual and/or in-person events (where possible) to promote the program.

• Create and manage referral and ambassador programs to encourage peer-to-peer recruitment.

• Provide follow-up to candidates via phone and email, review applications, evaluate credentials, and participate in selection.

• Plan and conduct information sessions, webinars and other special projects to attract interested candidates.

Marketing:

• Design and execute marketing campaigns to increase visibility and drive applications.

• Develop engaging content, including graphics, videos, and blog posts, tailored to youth audiences.

• Manage the program’s online presence and engagement through regular updates and interactions.

• Utilize digital advertising tools to reach target demographics.

Data and Analysis:

• Track and analyze marketing and recruitment campaign performance.

• Use data insights to optimize strategies and report on key performance indicators (KPIs).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in marketing, recruitment, or outreach, preferably with youth programs.

• Excellent writing, interpersonal, and verbal communications skills, and public presentations.

• Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask.

• Strong upbeat personality, outstanding work ethic, and flexibility.

• Knowledge of higher education institutions is a plus.

• A demonstrated ability to work well with a wide range of people at all levels of an organization.

• Knowledge of CRM platforms and Microsoft environments, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.

• Proficiency in social media platforms and digital marketing tools.

• Experience with graphic design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) is a plus.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment.

• Passion for youth empowerment and community engagement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with diverse youth populations.

• Knowledge of SEO, content marketing, and digital advertising strategies.

• Bilingual or multilingual abilities are a plus.

Compensation:

• $55.00/hr. up to 25 hrs/wk

• Flexible work schedule.

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume and a portfolio or examples of past marketing/recruitment campaigns to opportunities@citizensandscholars.org with the subject line “Recruitment and Marketing Consultant Application.”

Application Deadline: 12:00pm EST, Friday, February 7, 2025

Institute for Citizens & Scholars is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please see full description and application details here.

Program Officer: Faculty Institute

As you review this position, you are encouraged to review and familiarize yourself with the Citizens & Scholars College Presidents for Civic Preparedness Faculty Institute work here.

As the Program Officer for the Faculty Institute, you will work closely with the Senior Program Director at the center of the national conversation about civic learning, supporting young people to be better citizens and networking with civic leaders to ensure a resilient constitutional democracy.

In an age of fracture and distrust, we must fundamentally rethink the ways we prepare young people with the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and capacities to be successful citizens in our democracy. By its very nature, civic learning must be cross-partisan work, designed to encourage understanding and trust. Collaboration will not always be easy, but it is the only way forward. To be successful, we must all set aside our personal agendas and build a new system of civic learning designed to produce citizens who are well-informed, productively engaged in working for the common good, and hopeful about our democracy.

Your work will demand an exceptional display of civic skills and courage – you will build social trust and model the very skills and dispositions that we want others to emulate and teach. You will serve as a neutral arbiter. You will be facilitating collaboration amongst partners across the ideological spectrum to work towards city, state and national civic priorities in youth engagement, policy and advocacy, and testing and scaling revolutionary ideas.

We are building cross-partisan coalitions — with leaders from the business, education, academic and policy communities – centering how we build better citizens in our country. Of equal importance as our youth-led civic action program, to support this work, you will maintain a pulse on the best ideas, latest research, and who the emerging leaders in the field are, as well as develop your own opinions and assertions. Together, we will consider, try, sometimes fail fast, and try new ideas on again to build a collaborative, informed and inspired field around civic learning. This means our work in field building will span from growing strong, cross-partisan relationships, developing the narrative, understanding current research, piloting projects and measurement tools, and developing policy to support and sustain the field.

The ideal candidate, guided by the Senior Program Director, will excel in engaging effectively with faculty and senior leadership and demonstrate strong communication and relationship management skills. They will help implement in-person faculty events, ongoing virtual community learnings, and co-design resources and opportunities as partners request. Proficiency in MS Office social media and a commitment to diversity and engaging across differences are also essential, alongside excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail.

Primary Focus

• Ensure sound logistics and a well-designed in-person experience for participants.

• Create a robust agenda and participant planning for each event

• Organize and implement Faculty Institute virtual sessions (schedule and confirm all sessions, send out invitations and reminders, track participation, manage speaker honoraria where required).

• Manage and track relationships with participating faculty, including opportunities to showcase faculty participants’ work; identify instances where one-on-one engagement with the Senior Program Director is required.

• Ensure that participating faculty fulfill the requirements to be eligible for stipends and coordinate payments with finance team.

• Assist with preparation of Faculty Institute materials (e.g., edition, proofreading, evaluation, dissemination).

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required

• 3-5 years of non-profit program/project support or university administration experience.

• Excellent skills in writing, interpersonal communication, and other kinds of communication.

• Demonstrated commitment to historically underrepresented groups a plus.

• Previous experience working directly with faculty members in higher education—particularly as a faculty member or in a role focused on faculty development—a plus.

• High attention to detail.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work well with people with diverse perspectives and experiences.

• Proficiency with various social media; Facebook, LinkedIn etc.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

• Willingness to travel for a minimum of 3 convenings per year.

• Remote work with occasional meetings in our Princeton, NJ headquarters

• Authorization to work in the United States

Attributes

• You are entrepreneurial and a self-starter: you are eager to start and manage new projects, always thinking about ways to increase impact and scale; you don’t need to be told what to do, and you will manage up and ask questions to mine for clarity throughout the process.

• You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a team who thinks big and is always iterating on projects until we ship them.

• You are an excellent communicator – written and oral – and can persuasively capture where we currently are and where we can go together; you keep stakeholders informed, invested, and excited to be a part of the team.

• You are eager to learn and grow alongside your colleagues, working to build strong, trusting relationships in which you are committed to excellence in your work that is directly tied to impact in the field.

To Apply

Simply email your resume to opportunities@citizensandscholars.org with “Program Officer: Faculty Institute” as the subject of the email. Please include your resume as a Word or PDF attachment to the email. The application deadline is Friday, February 14, 2025. You must submit the full application on-time to be considered for this position.

Compensation for this position includes an annual salary range between $90,000-$100,000 commensurate with experience, as well as a generous benefits package.

Please see full description and application details here.

The Citizens & Scholars is headquartered at Carnegie Center in Princeton, NJ, conveniently located between Philadelphia and New York City.

Citizens & Scholars currently operates a hybrid work schedule. Benefits include a 403(b) match, subsidized medical, dental and vision insurance, and generous paid time off and holidays.

Citizens & Scholars will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. This position may require pre-employment screening potentially including a criminal background check, verification of academic credentials, licenses, certifications, and/or verification of work history.