Student Experience and Programs Coordinator

Student Experience and Programs Coordinator – Program Coordinator II (Exempt, Full Time, 1.0 FTE) – University of Georgia, Athens Area

Reporting to the Senior Human Resources Manager, the Student Experience and Programs Coordinator will manage, administer, and provide operational and administrative coordination for established student programs and initiatives across the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. This includes the Vinson Institute Fellows Program, PROPEL Rural Scholars Program, and Georgia Legislative Internship Program (GLIP), as well as new student orientation, engagement, professional development, and recruitment efforts.

The incumbent will provide support for student participation, mentor engagement, meetings, communications, events and program logistics, and collaborate with HR on the broader student employee experience.

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent and 2 years of professional experience.

• Master's degree in higher education, student personnel administration, or a related field.
• Career services, student affairs, and/or mentorship program experience.

• Understand and appreciate the values of excellence, integrity, innovation, and public service.
• Ability to coordinate multiple student programs, projects, and operational activities simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and professionalism.
• Strong organizational skills to manage a high volume of multi-faceted tasks in a timely manner.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative work style, and excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Work independently and contribute effectively as part of a team.
• Remember, organize, and consistently focus on a large amount of detail and derive appropriate conclusions.
• Demonstrate excellent time management and the ability to prioritize multiple competing priorities.
• Creative thinker who can receive constructive feedback on ideas.
• Articulate a proposal clearly and concisely for a new strategy or solution to a problem so that others can quickly and easily understand.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Drive long distances within the state of Georgia.
• Sit and work at a computer workstation for an extended amount of time.
• Lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

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Actions include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as a liaison between students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other departments on day-to-day programmatic, operational, and administrative issues; facilitating seminars, meetings, special projects, and problem resolution.
• Serving as point of contact for student program coordination, communications, scheduling, and operational support activities.
• Collaborating with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to coordinate and support established CVIOG student programs.
• Supervising one to two Graduate Assistants.
• Co-leading the PROPEL Rural Scholars Program.
• Leading the Vinson Institute Fellows Program.
• Co‑leading the Georgia Legislative Internship Program (GLIP) with UGA’s GLIP Coordinator.
• Cultivating relationships with campus partners to improve student recruitment strategies and talent pool.
• Providing recommendations and direction for designing and publishing development of promotional materials, educational materials, training resources, and/or newsletters as appropriate for the Institute’s student programs and initiatives.
• Supporting recognition and engagement activities for student employees and student mentors.
• Managing and coordinating promotional and communication efforts in partnership with the Office of Communications to support student engagement initiatives and program visibility.
• Collaborating with the HR Team on broader employee engagement strategies and initiatives, when…