Outreach And Recruitment Specialist

Purpose of Position

ICF is seeking an Outreach and Recruitment Specialist to work on a national technical assistance project. The purpose of this project is to provide legal services for Unaccompanied Children post-release from Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) care and custody and to expand the legal community’s skills and capacity to provide immigration legal support. The Outreach and Recruitment Specialist will develop communications strategies and tactics in support of recruiting providers and recipients to the project. He or she will also provide strategic support, technical assistance, and consultation to the Legal Services Recruitment Team. Specifically, this position will provide support in the areas of communication planning, message development, media relations, materials development, outreach, and all related activities for legal service provider recruitment.

The Outreach and Recruitment Specialist will work closely with and under the oversight of the LSP Manager to execute essential strategies for engaging LSPs from a variety of sources. The successful candidate will have an ability to partner with the client, partner organizations, and the project management team leads in the development of LSP engagement strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze relevant data for the development of communication, outreach, and recruitment products and strategies.
• Develop lists of key stakeholders for outreach and engagement.
• Conduct all activities as part of the larger Recruitment Team.
• Support the development and use of tools to support the recruitment of and communication with LSPs.
• Respond to inquiries or information requests from the client, partners, and project leadership.
• Integrate social media tactics into overall communications and recruitment.
• Develop materials to be used in communication, outreach, and recruitment.
• Develop strategies and content for recruitment and outreach (e.g., newsletters, Updates, blogs, fact sheets, briefing documents, intranet and external website content).
• Develop key messages in support of recruitment and outreach.
• Conduct all activities related to recruitment and outreach including drafting communication related to new federal guidance.
• Track program activities and deliverables using Excel spreadsheets or other tools as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, public administration, business administration or related field which requires an understanding of written communication.
• A minimum of 3 years managing projects, tasks, personnel, or equivalent of project management such as managing multiple aspects of deliverables, deadlines, and partner relationships.
• A minimum of 2 years demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder and partner relationships, including balancing multiple perspectives/needs, for capacity building projects.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with the legal community.
• Prior work experience in a consulting environment.
• Working knowledge of the refugee, immigrant, and asylee challenges.
• Experience working for a refugee program.
• Education and/or experience in the application of race equity, diversity, and inclusion of social justice strategies in human service settings.

Professional Skills

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Solid team player with proven ability to manage competing priorities, perspectives and stakeholder needs.
• Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism in providing administrative support, including ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Exceptional project management skills, with a focus on TA project management.
• Proficient with MS office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to promote and contribute to an equitable and inclusive organizational culture and environment.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future. We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are committed to creating a culture where we embrace our differences in ideas and identities. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. Learn more about what we do http://www.icf.com/ and our commitment to inclusionhttps://www.icf.com/company/about/diversity-inclusion.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more about non-discrimination: Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position is:

$56,467.00 - $95,993.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)