Eli Segal Fellow

The Eli & Phyllis Segal Fellow is a highly selective fellowship in the Executive Department, CEO-Immediate. The fellowship is in honor of the late Eli Segal, one of the architects of the national service movement and the first CEO of AmeriCorps. His wife Phyllis Segal carries that legacy today. Benefits and expectations of being selected include participating in lifelong professional and personal development through the Eli J. & Phyllis N. Segal Citizen Leadership Program.

Major duties

The Segal Fellow will support AmeriCorps' strategic initiatives, including efforts to streamline reporting processes and craft a compelling narrative to enhance public awareness and understanding of AmeriCorps and national service. The Fellow will engage with agency leaders, contribute to national service policy and program development, and implement key priority projects. AmeriCorps' priority for the next Fellow is to help develop and execute the vision, goals, and strategic plan that advance AmeriCorps' mission. The Segal Fellow will support the current Strategic Plan and play a role in shaping the future one. This plan outlines the agency's goals, objectives, and strategies to fulfill and surpass its mission of improving lives and strengthening communities. The Fellow will collaborate closely with the Senior Project Manager, Chief of Staff, and the CEO-Immediate team to support coordination and implementation efforts across the agency. Key responsibilities include (1) managing projects to drive progress toward agency goals, (2) developing and executing a communication strategy for stakeholders, and (3) identifying opportunities to innovate processes. Additional project support may be assigned at the discretion of the Chief of Staff and CEO. Beyond agency responsibilities, the fellowship offers leadership training through a partnership with Brandeis University. The Segal Fellow will join a network of citizen leaders and AmeriCorps alumni, engaging in ongoing professional and personal development through the Eli J. & Phyllis N. Segal Citizen Leadership Program. Primary tasks include:

Project Management & Coordination

• Collaborate with staff across the agency to assist in the phased implementation and tracking of our strategic plan.
• Help ensure key internal stakeholders are aware of and involved in conversations.
• Coordinate meeting agendas and follow-up on priority items.
• Collect, analyze, and report on progress, identifying solutions to problems that arise, using sound judgment to evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.
• Work closely with senior leaders to keep them apprised of barriers, issues, challenges, and successes that affect progress of our Strategic Plan.

Promote a culture of Continuous Improvement & Learning

• Support AmeriCorps' strategic initiatives, including the agency's drive to deliver clear and compelling performance results.
• Support the creation and updating of content - documents, presentations, reports, website, etc. - to align with the agency's messaging for internal and external audiences.

Communication & Outreach

• Support development and execution of a communication and outreach strategy.
• Identify and help manage and prioritize communication and collaboration with key agency stakeholders.
• Research, draft, and edit proposals, reports, and other communication.
• Gather relevant content, stories, and data to support the development of presentation, briefing, and other materials.

Other Duties

• Assist the CEO Office with special projects related to administration priorities.
• Actively participate in the Eli J. & Phyllis N. Segal Citizen Leadership Program at Brandeis University-during the year at AmeriCorps headquarters, and as a lifelong fellow. This includes attending virtual trainings (approximately monthly) during the AmeriCorps position, as well as participating in mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities following the term of the Segal Fellowship.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants must meet the criteria outlined in either A or B below:

A. Currently serving a full term in AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps NCCC, or AmeriCorps VISTA, with service completion within 30 days of the announcement's closing date. (Applicants who terminate their service early to join the Fellowship are not eligible, even if they have previously completed one full-service year.)

B. Successful completion of 1,700 hours in AmeriCorps NCCC or AmeriCorps State and National, or one year in AmeriCorps VISTA within the last three years.

NOTE: An exemption from the 3-year requirement may be made for:

• AmeriCorps Alum who was enrolled in full-time studies at an accredited college/university;
• active-duty military service or other full-time national service, e.g., Peace Corps, that occurred within one year of completion of AmeriCorps service.
• Completion of another national service program, at the discretion of AmeriCorps.

Evidence must be provided that documents such service and of enrollment within one year of the completion of AmeriCorps service.

REQUIRED NARRATIVE RESPONSE Applicants meeting the above qualifications must submit a narrative response with their application. Failure to include this narrative will result in disqualification. Please respond to the narrative question clearly and concisely, as responses will be evaluated on content, spelling, and grammar. In 800 words or less, respond to the narrative question below and attach your response as a separate document with your application.

AmeriCorps Mission is to "To improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering." Considering AmeriCorps' role within the federal government, what strategies or initiatives would you recommend to effectively fulfill this mission?

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps VISTA) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Such experience must be clearly documented in the applicant's resume.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.