Pan-African Commons Student Center Program Coordinator

About the role

The Program Coordinator provides leadership to the Pan-African Commons Student Center and the Cultural Resource Center unit to maintain and enhance an environment where African American, African, Black students see themselves reflected, embraced, and valued, and make connections to campus resources and services to support student retention.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development and coordination of co-curricular programming that supports student success through community-building activities, cultural programs, social justice pedagogy, leadership development, community service and engagement, and identity development.
• Facilitate student involvement in planning and implementing programs in the African American, African, Black community and with other cultural and identity-based centers on campus.
• Collaborate with student groups, on-campus departments, and community organizations to advance the mission of the Cultural Resource Centers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with at least three years of experience in program development focused on equity principles.
• Knowledge of promising practices in adult student programming, student services, and activities; and community service programs.
• Experience working with African American, African, Black students, and community members.
• Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and diverse cultures.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Competency with basic computer applications, e-mail, etc.
• Demonstrated excellence in facilitating meetings, developing training on basic event planning, and running large group team-building exercises.
• Experience with maintaining a budget.
• Applied knowledge of social justice theories with a focus on equity.
• Active listening, mentoring, interpersonal, cross-cultural communication, and conflict mediation skills.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and tasks, to juggle various projects and issues at the same time, and to work with a minimal amount of direct supervision.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the needs and experiences of urban African American, African, Black communities, and organizations.
• Experience supervising adult student workers.
• Strategic organizational skills to the ability to develop short-term and long-term plans.
• Knowledge of higher education policies and program requirements and large public organizational structures.
• Knowledge/experience with social media.

Skills

• Create an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences.
• Function and communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds.
• Seek opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement.
• Adhere to all of PSU's policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.

Benefits

• 95% premium paid healthcare.
• A generous retirement and vacation package.
• Reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools.