Camp Placement Specialist

Summary

CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange is a nonprofit organization focused on international exchange and study abroad experiences. The Camp Placement Specialist places international camp participants with U.S. summer camps and manages recruitment, onboarding, matching, pre-departure, and arrival processes. The role also develops camp relationships, supports hiring events, monitors placement performance, and coordinates with internal teams to ensure successful BridgeUSA program experiences.

Responsibilities

• Onboard, track, monitor, and match camp counselor applicants to U.S. host camps based on the unique hiring needs of camps
• Onboard and sell CIEE's Camp Counselor program to prospective camp hosts
• Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate international in-person and virtual hiring events with prospective applicants, international representatives, and camp hosts
• Prospect and cold call to collect relevant information about camp hiring needs and onboard new camps
• Monitor participant review notes and placement rates to look for trends and increase placements
• Foster ongoing relationships with U.S. summer camps (directors, H.R. representatives, business owners)
• Provide consultation with hosts regarding hiring needs and creating a successful BridgeUSA program
• Promote CIEE domestically at regional and national trade shows as needed
• Travel domestically during the summer on camp site visits
• Work with other teams on Seasonal Exchanges to ensure a successful program experience for BridgeUSA participants, from application to program completion, including in-country camp host support
• Maintain an accurate and complete sales database and team inbox
• Travel internationally as needed to support CIEE's program placement goals and objectives at in-person hiring events
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• The successful candidate will be an experienced professional with excellent relationship-building and sales/recruitment experience, customer service skills, confidence, and flexibility
• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)
• A minimum of 2 years of previous camp staffing or camp director experience
• Recruitment or sales (B2B and human capital solutions) also applicable
• Experience in international exchange programs encouraged
• International travel and/or work experience encouraged
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic environment and within tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to take initiative and be flexible
• Energetic, personable, goal- and team-oriented
• A strong camp background, especially with any camp staffing experience, is preferred
• Computer skills including MS Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Salesforce preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• The successful candidate will be an experienced professional with excellent relationship-building and sales/recruitment experience, customer service skills, confidence, and flexibility
• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)
• A minimum of 2 years of previous camp staffing or camp director experience
• Recruitment or sales (B2B and human capital solutions) also applicable
• Experience in international exchange programs encouraged
• International travel and/or work experience encouraged
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic environment and within tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to take initiative and be flexible
• Energetic, personable, goal- and team-oriented

Nice to Haves

• A strong camp background, especially with any camp staffing experience, is preferred
• Computer skills including MS Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Salesforce preferred

Benefits

• Paid time off and Parental leave
• Gym Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-term & Long-term Disability
• 6 floating Fridays (based on our eligibility rules)
• CIEE Study Abroad Program discounts
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contribution
• Insurance Coverage (life, travel, medical, dental, and vision)
• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Account (medical and dependent)
• Voluntary Benefits (identity theft protection, pet insurance, accident, and critical illness)
• U.S.-based remote work