Student Experience and Programs Coordinator

Position Summary

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 (Institute). Current programs include the Vinson Institute Fellows Program, PROPEL Rural Scholars Program, and Georgia Legislative Internship Program (GLIP), as well as new student orientation, student engagement, student professional development, and student recruitment efforts.

The position supports student participation, mentor engagement, meetings, communications, events, and program logistics and will collaborate with the HR team on broader student employee experience initiatives.

• Serving as a liaison between students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other departments on day‑to‑day programmatic, operational, and administrative issues; facilitates 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 with individuals from a wide range of professional and academic experiences.
• Providing recommendations and direction for designing and publishing promotional materials, educational materials, training resources, and 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 requested.
• Coordinating schedules, timelines, logistics, and operational activities for student programs and related events.
• Managing the coordination, administration, and execution of student programs and all student‑related events.
• Evaluating, implementing, and managing student programs and events to enrich the student experience at the Institute.
• Providing recommendations and direction for the design and facilitation of CVIOG New Student Orientation each semester.
• Providing leadership and operational oversight for the implementation, coordination, communication, and promotion of the Institute's student programs.
• Providing recommendations and directions to improve each of the Institute's student programs.
• Managing and coordinating activities and experiential learning opportunities that support students' professional development.
• Coordinating and implementing the activities of students, faculty, and/or staff engaged in implementation and administration of program goals.
• Evaluating and elevating each of the Institute's student programs/initiatives for continuous quality improvement.
• Supporting alumni engagement, communication and related program activities to keep our student graduates informed and inspired.
• Inputting programs and participant data in the Quantitative Performance Measures (QPM), GAIL, and the project portfolio management system.
• Collecting and analyzing data; preparing scheduled and special reports; and maintaining program records and statistical information.
• Performing administrative, operational, and reporting functions, including developing and editing program correspondence, reports, communications, and related resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent and 2 years of professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in higher education, student personnel…