Student Executive Director, Center for Community Outreach
Position Overview
This position coordinates and oversees the general operations of the Center for Community Outreach (CCO) to develop positive relationships and effective programming with community partners and the KU community. In particular, the Executive Director is tasked with intensively communicating with KU administration, Lawrence community leaders, KU students, and members of various groups, organizations, and committees. The Executive Director also oversees the CCO staff and serves as Chair of the CCO Advisory Board.
Additional responsibilities include advising seven CCO programs, sitting on various boards and committees, assisting in planning large CCO events, and increasing the KU volunteer base through marketing and promotional strategies. In doing this, the Executive Director must also work closely with the Managing Director to ensure that internal programs, development, and publicity match the community needs while fulfilling the organization’s mission.
Hiring, weekly hour maximum, and hourly rate of pay are contingent on KU Student Senate funding.
Additional responsibilities include advising seven CCO programs, sitting on various boards and committees, assisting in planning large CCO events, and increasing the KU volunteer base through marketing and promotional strategies. In doing this, the Executive Director must also work closely with the Managing Director to ensure that internal programs, development, and publicity match the community needs while fulfilling the organization’s mission.
Hiring, weekly hour maximum, and hourly rate of pay are contingent on KU Student Senate funding.
Job Description
75% - Peer Advising and Program Management
- Collaborate with Managing Director over the summer to plan Super Service Saturday.
- Organize the selection of the CCO Directors and Program Coordinators in collaboration with the Managing Director.
- Organize and lead weekly meetings with the Executive Staff to discuss current and upcoming events, CORE meetings, and current programmatic functioning.
- Peer advise seven CCO programs and Creative and Communications Directors. Programs will be divided up between the Executive and Managing Directors with insight from outgoing directors and CCO advisors.
- In Peer Advising meetings, manage event planning/ongoing need progress, ensure program turnover updates are completed in a timely fashion, and assign office hour tasks.
- Encourage and facilitate collaborative events and programs between and within CCO programs.
- Meet bi-weekly with the Center for Service Learning to discuss internal management and CCO programming.
- Work closely with the Managing Director to ensure overall program health; meeting once a week to discuss current CCO needs.
- Chair the CCO Advisory Board. This responsibility includes scheduling, planning, and leading Advisory Board meetings. These meetings take place once a semester.
- Act as a liaison between the CCO, the University of Kansas, and the greater Lawrence community through consistent and reliable email communication.
- Present and conduct outreach to student groups, organizations, and classes to increase CCO’s visibility.
- Maintain contact with Alternative Breaks, Student United Way, the Center for Service Learning, and others to understand current service needs in Lawrence and on campus. In addition, work collaboratively with United Way to ensure that our volunteer platform, volunteer.ku.edu, is reflective of the current community needs.
- Maintain the CCO’s page on KU Engage by annually updating the constitution and bylaws, managing program coordinators’ member status, referring students external to the CCO who present an interest in the CCO to volunteer.ku.edu, and posting current CCO events.
Required Qualifications
- Evidenced commitment to community outreach and service.
- Ability to lead and work with teams as evidenced in application material.
- Ability to work collaboratively with others as evidenced in application material.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working with the Center for Community Outreach.
- Ability to demonstrate verbal and written communication skills.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
Additional Candidate Instructions
Your application must consist of each of the following:
To ensure consideration apply by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time 2/18/2026.
- Completion of the online application form, including responses to the included application questions (in lieu of a cover letter).
- Current Resume.
- Resume: career.ku.edu/resumes
To ensure consideration apply by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time 2/18/2026.
Contact Information to Applicants
Kate Kemper or Steph Ruppen: csl@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
$11.25 per hour
Anticipated Start Date
Sunday April 26, 2026