Students For Liberty

Students For Liberty has experienced tremendous growth since our founding in August 2008.  While the organization is student-run and driven by a volunteer business model, we are continuing to expand so rapidly that we need to bring on additional full time staff members to keep the organization’s affairs in order.  In June, 2009, we hired our first full time staff member, Clark Ruper, as Program Manager to oversee SFL’s projects.  For the 2010-2011 school year, SFL will be looking to bring on 2 additional full time staff members to develop the organization’s infrastructure: an Internal Operations Manager to to take care of organizational issues from the inside and a Communications Manager to build SFL’s external image, recognition, and exposure to students and the world.  Each of these positions are for individuals to work in Washington DC from June 2010 – May 2011 with the possibility of renewal.  Compensation will be discussed with individual applicants.

If you are interested in applying for either of these positions, we strongly encourage you to apply for the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation’s Koch Associate Program, a year-long nonprofit management fellowship that places associates at pro-liberty nonprofits for the year while providing training and instruction on how to effectively run a nonprofit organization.

Internal Operations Manager
Description: The SFL Internal Operations Manager (IOM) will be primarily responsible for managing SFL’s internal operations, analyzing the organization’s efficiency, and measuring SFL’s overall success. This will involve surveying members, gathering data from student leaders, measuring internal organizational costs and benefits of programs, directing internal efforts, organizing strategy, and generally overseeing internal operations (in essence, make sure SFL keeps running as a well oiled machine that’s producing the right products). Additional tasks will include working with SFL officers and volunteers to effectively prepare programs for data tracking, outreach to new students, and general needs of ensuring the organization’s effectiveness.

Requirements:

• College Education
• Competency in Microsoft Office (esp. Excel)
• 2+ years of experience in running a student organization
• Highly entrepreneurial and creative
• Strong organizational skills
• Highly self-motivated and can perform significant amounts of work with little supervision
• Interest in evaluating successes and analyzing trends that lead to success
• Balance of creativity of thought with strong analytical skills to analyze information
• Experience with new media technology for innovative data analysis procedures
• A strong passion for liberty, students, and SFL’s mission (if you wouldn’t be happy staying up late at night talking with students about promoting liberty on campus, this job is not for you)

Apply: To apply for this position, please complete the application form available here and email it along with a PDF resume to Alexander McCobin at amccobin@studentsforliberty.org.  Additional steps in the application process may include a phone interview, and in-person interviews for SFL to make a decision.

Communications Manager
Description: SFL’s Communications Manager (CM) will be responsible for promoting SFL’s activities to the world outside SFL. This will include gaining media attention for events, marketing events to students, engaging in new student outreach efforts, and improving the general recognition and quality of SFL’s external image. This position is best suited for someone interested in marketing and communications. It will heavily emphasize the use of new media technology, but not be limited solely to web-based efforts.

Requirements:

• College Education
• Competency in Microsoft Office (esp. Excel)
• 2+ years of experience in running a student organization
• Highly entrepreneurial and creative
• Highly self-motivated and can perform significant amounts of work with little supervision
• Interest in connecting with students and other organizations and ability to maintain relationships
• Experience in traditional media outreach (eg writing press releases)
• Expertise in new media such as Facebook and Twitter to spread SFL’s message
• Strong writing ability
• A strong passion for liberty, students, and SFL’s mission (if you wouldn’t be happy staying up late at night talking with students about promoting liberty on campus, this job is not for you)

Apply: To apply for this position, please complete the application form available here and email it along with a PDF resume to Alexander McCobin at amccobin@studentsforliberty.org.  Additional steps in the application process may include a phone interview, and in-person interviews for SFL to make a decision.