Eagle Lake Recruiting Lead

PRIMARY PURPOSE The Eagle Lake Recruiting Lead shall serve The Navigators and fulfill the responsibilities listed below in the spirit of The Navigators calling, values and purpose: To advance the Gospel of Jesus and His kingdom into the nations through spiritual generations of laborers living and discipling among the lost.   The Recruiting Lead secures the exceptional, mission-aligned summer staff Eagle Lake needs to deliver life-changing camp experiences. This role owns summer staff sourcing and pipeline development, building the relationships, partnerships, and recruiting channels that consistently attract high-quality candidates before positions need to be filled. It also owns Eagle Lake alumni engagement, keeping former staff meaningfully connected so they refer future staff and extend Eagle Lake’s reach into campuses, churches, and communities. This position invests personally in the spiritual formation and leadership development of summer staff through a hands-on leadership role in summer programs.   ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS   Summer Staff Sourcing & Recruiting Partnership Responsibilities (40%)   Develop and execute a year-round strategy for sourcing exceptional summer staff.   Build and maintain recruiting relationships with colleges, campus ministries, churches, Navigators ministries, alumni, and other sources of high-potential candidates.   Find creative ways to reach college students outside traditional recruiting channels.   Recruit for spiritual maturity, leadership potential, cultural contribution, and mission alignment, not simply to fill positions.   Travel to campuses, conferences, churches, and events to represent Eagle Lake and build relationships.   Develop referral strategies that mobilize staff, alumni, and ministry partners to surface candidates.   Partner with relevant teams on digital marketing to promote summer staff opportunities.   Support all Eagle Lake Camps' programs as needed, stay current on recruiting best practices, and maintain a working knowledge of Eagle Lake's policies, procedures, core values, brand promises, and state requirements.   Candidate Pipeline & Recruiting Analytics Responsibilities (25%)   Maintain a healthy pipeline of prospective summer staff ahead of annual hiring needs.   Own lead-generation and application-volume goals by season and source.   Maintain accurate , current candidate records.   Develop follow-up strategies that move candidates from interest to application.   Hand off applicants to the Hiring Manager promptly for a seamless candidate experience.   Identify high-potential returning staff and alumni to recruit back into future leadership roles.   Track application volume, conversion rates, source-of-hire, and channel effectiveness.   Identify which campuses, partnerships, networks, and strategies produce the strongest candidates.   Use recruiting data and staffing results to refine the strategy.   Team Leadership &…