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INDIANA MEMORIAL UNION (BA-IMAU-IUBLA)

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As an integral part of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center staff team, the Program Coordinator will assist students in personal growth and leadership development. In addition, this individual shall maintain a patient, open, and accepting attitude while working with students, staff, volunteers, and campus and community partners.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Energizes evenings and weekends in the IMU, and advances community through intentional program efforts with weekly large-scale late-night events planned each year branded as "Late Nite."
• Supervises 10-15 undergraduate part-time employees in the following roles: event assistants, Late Nite student managers and Front Desk student assistants, and graduate practicum internships.
• Develops and implements in coordination with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center staff members a comprehensive training program (retreats, workshops) for all SILC students.
• Develops and implements in coordination with Student Involvement and Leadership Center staff members a comprehensive assessment on student participation, satisfaction, and campus-community benefits on produced programs.
• Instructs one course a year for Lead IU academic credit classes offered by the School of Education (i.e. Survival Skills at IU; Leadership Training, Advanced Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Society).

General Responsibilities

• Develops and implements programs and initiatives geared at improving student engagement and involvement outcomes at the program, department/division, or campus level.
• Interfaces directly with students, attending student life events and programs and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future student life initiatives and objectives.
• Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as student organization leaders, on shared student life goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student life initiatives.
• Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student life initiatives against projected outcomes; regularly prepares reports and presents to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
• Provides guidance to student organizations regarding operations, budget, leadership, activities, recruitment, registration, policies, and compliance.
• Promotes leadership and student development through advising of individual student leaders and volunteers. Contributes to formation, interpretation, and implementation of student organization policies.
• Plans and coordinates communications for student life initiatives to ensure student participation and inclusion.
• Provides guidance to other Student Life Specialists; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in public affairs, public health, counseling, social work, education, business, or related field

Preferred

• Master's degree in higher education student affairs or related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in student services, higher education, or related field

Preferred

• 2 years of experience in arts management.
• 1 year of experience supervising undergraduate students.
• 1 year of experience planning large scale programs.
• 1 year of budget management and planning.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information
• Demonstrates customer service skills
• Commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds and demonstrates cultural competency
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Student Life

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