Site Coordinator - Summer 2025

Each summer DukeEngage relies on full-time Site Coordinators to support our eight-week faculty-led programs. 

Responsibilities vary by program, but include supporting the Program Director(s) as needed, and being available to community partners and students. Programs include evening commitments throughout the week, and on-site residence is required. Site Coordinators are on-call 24/7, and may not hold other employment or enroll in courses during the DukeEngage program. 

DukeEngage covers all site coordinator costs, including travel, housing, meals, and transportation, as well as necessary visas, vaccines, and other prophylactics. Site coordinators will be compensated $7,500 for the eight-week period. Mandatory training will be provided April 10-13, 2025, in Durham, North Carolina.

Responsibilities are likely to include:

Fostering reflection and cultural enrichment

• Designing and leading, under the guidance of the Program Director, weekly reflection sessions with students.
• Supporting students in their individual reflections, and sharing a selection of these reflections with DukeEngage.
• Implementing cultural enrichment activities designed by the Program Director to immerse student participants in the life of the host community. Identifying and planning additional activities as requested.

Supporting student work and community partnerships

• Representing the Program Director in communications with community partners, and facilitating students’ interactions with them.
• Providing continuous support and guidance for student projects.

Promoting student well-being

• Managing all concerns regarding student health, social/cultural adjustment, participation, living accommodations, and safety, and reporting issues in a timely fashion to the Program Director.
• Creating an environment of mutual respect that supports the needs of both the Duke students and their partners/host communities, and that holds participants accountable for their decisions and actions.
• Managing issues that arise between students, and between students and community partners, to maintain a positive and productive program environment.

Operations

• Meeting regularly with the Program Director.
• Documenting all expenses. Tracking expenditures against the approved budget to ensure that funds are spent as budgeted and that the program stays within budget. Serving as the primary point of contact for issues related to housing and other logistics.
• Driving vehicles, including vans, rented for program activities.
• Transporting, distributing, taking inventory, and returning all capital equipment.
• Contributing to the documentation of the program, e.g., photographing activities and events and drafting an end-of-program report within two weeks of the end of the program.

Training

• All site coordinators will be required to attend a 3-day training on campus from April 10 – 13, 2025.
• Pre-departure meetings will be scheduled with the Program Director to discuss site-specific needs and requirements. The Site Coordinator may be invited to join pre-departure meetings with the student group.

This job description contains an illustrative but not exhaustive list of the types of responsibilities required of a DukeEngage Site Coordinator. Duties will vary by program.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in any field of study
• Eligibility or authorization to work in the United States
• Eligibility for hire as an exempt employee of Duke University
• Driver’s license valid at site of specific DukeEngage program
• Documentation of safe driving record
• Proof of health insurance coverage for entire period of employment with DukeEngage
• Three years of post-college work experience or education/training

Additional requirements for international programs:

• Passport with an expiration date no earlier than six months after the end of the DukeEngage program
• Ability to meet visa requirements of the host country

Preferred experience:

• Involvement in immersive community engagement programs
• Specific knowledge of or experience with the region where the DukeEngage program partners are located or with the focus of the work
• Mentoring college students or other adolescents
• Team management
• Program design or event planning