Immigration Fellow
Grant-Funded, 32-hr/week position for period of
January 2, 2020 – December 31, 2020
 Washington, DC

The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) seeks a motivated, organized individual who enjoys learning on the job to join the CCCU staff as our Immigration Fellow. The successful candidate will be smart, pro-active, compassionate, and passionate about Christian higher education and/or immigration policy. The Fellow will help coordinate and administer a grant-funded project to host gatherings nationwide for Christian college administrators and students to engage the topic of immigration advocacy. In the process, the Fellow will learn about Christian higher education, immigration, and experience the full spectrum of operations required to execute successful events nationwide and how to coordinate and manage a grant-funded project from implementation to evaluation. Throughout the fellowship, the Fellow will engage in a wide variety of work, including but not limited to: event planning; membership engagement, marketing, communication, and relationship building; research and data analysis; and database management.

The fellowship will run for one year. The fellow will work 32 hours a week, which may occasionally require a few weekends for traveling to the convenings. The fellow will receive $16/hour plus benefits.

The CCCU is a higher education association of more than 185 Christian institutions around the world. With campuses across the globe, including more than 150 in North America and nearly 30 more from an additional 18 countries, CCCU institutions are accredited, comprehensive colleges and universities whose missions are Christ-centered and rooted in the historic Christian faith. Most also have curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. The CCCU’s mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help our institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth (www.cccu.org).

Core Responsibilities:

Event Administration Functions:

• Coordinate and manage all event logistics for four regional convenings including but not limited to: handling communication to venues related to room set-ups, food and beverage, and audio/visual; managing the registration process; and coordinating travel and lodging for appropriate CCCU staff and speakers.
• Manage speaker coordination; serve as point of contact for speakers, coordinate pre-event planning phone calls, provide travel, housing, and audio-visual assistance as needed, and ensuring appropriate thank you and follow-up post-event.
• Coordinate with CCCU staff, host campus, and speakers on programming for regional convenings.
• Work with the government relations team to develop resources and materials for attendees.
• Oversee preparation of pre-conference shipments and supplies.
• Manage and update event webpages.
• Draft and manage the regional convening invitation process to CCCU institutions.
• Travel to all events to manage and oversee logistics.
• Create post-event surveys and subsequent reports.
• Assist supervisor in budget management of regional convenings.
  
  

 Grant Administration Functions:

• Develop and manage travel grant process including developing criteria and application process as well as the selection and notification process to awardees.
• Provide post-event support, guidance, and accountability to participating CCCU institutions to ensure they complete the required tasks required by grant.
• Assist supervisor in developing and maintaining overall grant evaluation process and progress reports.
• Research and stay up-to-date on federal immigration policy.

 Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Persons applying for the position should: 

• Affirm the Nicene Creed and have an appreciation for the Christian mission and purpose of the CCCU and its BestSemester programs
• Have a strong interest in U.S. immigration policy
• Have strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Have experience completing detailed research projects
• Be competent in computer programs such as Microsoft Office suite
• Have a good grasp of databases and understand database logic
• Be detail-oriented, highly organized, flexible and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Previous experience with grant-funded projects a plus
• Be able to travel at least four times in the year to various regions of the United States
• A./B.S. required

Benefits and Compensation: 

• $16.00/hr for 32-hours/week for 12 months
• Health insurance for the duration of the fellowship
• Time off for vacation and workplace holidays
• The opportunity to travel to at least four gatherings throughout the U.S.

Application should include: 

• Cover letter explaining your interest in the position and your qualifications
• Resume
• A personal written statement about your Christian faith
• A list of at least 3 references (including email and phone #) who can speak to your fitness as a professional, student, and/or civically-minded individual

Application process:  

Applicants should apply online through this posting and include a cover letter, resume, a personal written statement of your Christian faith, and references. First preference will be given to applicants who apply before the deadline of December 6, 2019. No paper applications or phone calls please.