Program Coordinator

About the role

Reporting to the Director of Belonging & Student Success, the Program Coordinator helps to create an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming campus community. The coordinator develops programs and workshops that support student success and belonging, promotes disability culture, accessibility, and inclusive community building, and organizes small and large‑scale programs and events. The role involves managing daily administrative operational tasks and facilitating mentor and allyship‑development workshops, with a focus on understanding and supporting disabled students’ sense of belonging and identity formation in their intersecting identities.

Responsibilities

• Create workshops, celebrations, and programs that celebrate disability culture and foster belonging.
• Plan events such as student welcome events, Disability Pride Week, and other events promoting disability identity.
• Coordinate contracts for speakers and various programmatic details.
• Arrange and manage logistical elements for mentoring programs, affinity groups, and workshops.
• Facilitate workshops in collaboration with IC Centers, the Barnes Center Health Promotion Office, and other allyship development and educational outreach partners.
• Supervise student interns or volunteers, if applicable.
• Track attendance and participant feedback for events and programs.
• Provide support to student organizations for program planning, logistics, and evaluation.
• Maintain and manage archives and resource library.
• Provide phone and in‑person reception.
• Manage inventory and order supplies.
• Manage space reservation requests.
• Participate in staff development and professional development opportunities.
• Serve on divisional committees and teams to represent Belonging & Student Success.
• Develop program and event marketing materials for student programs, under direction from SE Communication Staff.
• Update the University Events calendar to reflect events and programs.
• Manage applicable social media platforms and all public relations outlets.
• Manage directory and contact lists for student support.
• Represent Intercultural Collective Success at tabling events and information sessions.
• Manage applicable listservs for logistical support and program administration.
• Partner with coordinators and other staff of the Intercultural Collective team in support of the Center for International Services, LGBTQ Resource Center, and Belonging & Student Success programs and events.
• Support upkeep and maintenance of the Intercultural Collective suite in partnership with other IC coordinators.
• Provide coverage at the IC reception desk as needed.
• Represent the Division and the unit at university‑wide opportunities (e.g., admissions events, Family Weekend, orientation).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education plus experience desired.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of disability content and demonstrated experience working with disabled individuals through an intersectional lens (including race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, etc.).
• Demonstrated organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage concurrent tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written, and communication skills; experience facilitating workshops required.
• Program and event planning experience.
• Budget management experience.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong proficiency with social media and creating accessible content.
• Knowledge of web design platforms and emerging technologies (beneficial).
• Experience working with diverse student populations.