Campus Environmental Center Coordinator

Campus Environmental Center Coordinator

Hiring Department: Sustainability

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA

Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

To assist with decisions related to sustainability goals and manage Campus Environmental Center (CEC) operations. Supervise student staff and volunteers as needed. Responsible for implementing project criteria, procedures and standards for sustainability projects.

• Builds and maintains relationships with on‑ and off‑campus stakeholders, including the UT Sustainability Living Learning Community and Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability. Advocates for student involvement in sustainability decision making on campus. Serves as requested on cross‑campus committees and task forces to advance sustainability mission at UT Austin, including but not limited to Sustainability Living Learning Community, Introduction to Sustainability class instruction, supporting student coalition building, participating in staff round tables, and engaging in mission‑aligned events.
• Creates periodic reports on CEC activities and shares with internal and external stakeholders. Creates presentations as requested. Assists with sustainability reporting for the University. Maintains income and expense records and annual budget for CEC. Monitors CEC contractual relationships.
• Manage CEC operations, student staff, and volunteers as needed. Manages a leadership program for undergraduate students focused on professional development and career skills. Assists CEC leaders in achieving success on organizational initiatives. Reviews projects for feasibility and compliance with UT policy and procedures. Ensures each project meets formal CEC goals as outlined by student organizational bylaws. Initiates administrative procedures of student hires and onboarding.
  
  Facilitates the annual transition of student leaders and communicates CEC structure and planned activities.
• Manage student‑focused sustainability programming including New Student Orientation initiatives, sustainability careers programming and resources, and other sustainability outreach and education events for undergraduate and graduate students. Assists in identifying and shaping new programs that meet organizational mission and goals.
• Manage CEC office space and affiliated student‑use spaces. Responsible for acquisition of all needed physical resources, tracking visitors, monitoring space usage, and overseeing operations and management of shared spaces.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of responsible level experience in program administration or program coordination, or master's degree and one year of experience.
• Three years minimum experience in a professional environment related to recycling and/or sustainability, with the ability to cross‑communicate with student organizations, academia, industry, state, and other higher education institutions.
• Current Class "C" Operator Driver License required. Prior to date of hire, applicant selected must provide a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) showing a driving history going back 36 months.
• MVR will be evaluated to determine eligibility to drive a University‑owned vehicle.

• Completion of Bachelor's degree in Sustainability or Program Management.
• Demonstrated experience with youth development and coordination of recycling and/or sustainability projects involving higher education students.
• Five to seven years of experience in a professional environment related to recycling and/or sustainability, preferably in a higher education surrounding.

$60,000 + depending on qualifications

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.