Student Experience and Programs Coordinator

Student Experience and Programs Coordinator

Location:

Athens Area, University of Georgia.

The Student Experience and Programs Coordinator reports to the Senior Human Resources Manager and is responsible for managing, administering, and providing operational and administrative coordination for student programs and initiatives within the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Key programs include the Vinson Institute Fellows Program, PROPEL Rural Scholars Program, Georgia Legislative Internship Program (GLIP), and new student orientation and engagement efforts.

The role supports student participation, mentor engagement, meetings, communications, events, and program logistics, and serves as the primary contact with external stakeholders such as schools, student affairs, and career services.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent and two (2) years of professional experience.

• Master’s degree in higher education, student personnel administration, or a related field.
• Experience in career services, student affairs, and/or mentorship programs.

• Serve as a liaison between students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other departments on day‑to‑day programmatic, operational, and administrative issues.
• Act as point of contact for student program coordination, communications, scheduling, and operational support activities.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate and support established CVIOG student programs.
• Supervise one to two Graduate Assistants.
• Co‑lead the PROPEL Rural Scholars Program and the Vinson Institute Fellows Program.
• Co‑lead the Georgia Legislative Internship Program (GLIP) with the GLIP Coordinator.
• Cultivate relationships with campus partners to improve student recruitment strategies and expand the talent pool.
• Provide recommendations for designing and publishing promotional materials, educational resources, and newsletters.
• Support recognition and engagement activities for student employees and mentors.
• Partner with the Office of Communications to promote student engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate with the HR Team on broader employee engagement strategies when requested.

• Coordinate schedules, timelines, logistics, and operational activities for student programs and related events.
• Manage the administration and execution of student programs and events.
• Evaluate, implement, and manage student programs to enrich the student experience.
• Recommend and facilitate the design and delivery of CVIOG New Student Orientation each semester.
• Provide operational oversight for implementing, communicating, and promoting institute student programs.
• Suggest improvements to strengthen each of the institute’s student programs.
• Coordinate experiential learning opportunities that support student professional development.
• Coordinate and implement activities of students, faculty, and staff in program goal administration.
• Evaluate and enhance each program for continuous quality improvement.
• Support alumni engagement and related communication activities.

• Input program and participant data into performance and portfolio management systems.
• Collect and analyze data; prepare scheduled and special reports; maintain program records and statistics.
• Perform administrative, operational, and reporting functions, including developing and editing program correspondence, reports, and communications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Understand and appreciate values of excellence, integrity, innovation, and public service.
• Coordinate multiple student programs and competing priorities while maintaining detail orientation.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills for high volume tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, oral, and written communication skills.
• Work independently, exercise sound judgment, and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Organize and consistently focus on large amounts of detail to draw appropriate conclusions.
• Creative thinker who accepts constructive feedback.
• Articulate…