Program Development Specialist II

Leadership Community Engagement Coordinator

Brigham Young University strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• Program Management
  • Develop relationships of trust with Sorensen Center Fellows and Affiliates
  • Support Fellows in facilitating meetings with Affiliate groups
  • Promote efforts and initiatives that support the four key Affiliate areas:
    • Scholarship:
      Promote and curate scholarship related to moral and ethical leadership
    • Teaching:
      Promote the development and dissemination of curricular resources and teaching practices related to moral and ethical leadership
    • Leadership Practice:
      Promote application of Christ‑centered leadership principles among campus leaders, especially those managing student employees
    • Student Engagement:
      Promote student involvement in anchoring their leadership practices in the word of God and facilitate participation in the other three Affiliate focus areas
  • Ensure that all Fellow and Affiliate efforts utilize and implement the Sorensen Center Vision/Mission Fulfillment Process, which involves proposal, budgeting, logistics, communications, service, internal and external stakeholder relationships, and program evaluation
  • Propose and manage budgets for Fellow and Affiliate initiatives
  • Define volunteer involvement opportunities and develop and implement effective recruitment strategies, including collaborative efforts
  • Create, plan, organize, and execute small‑scale activities, campaigns, events, and initiatives
  • Direct the experience design, volunteer involvement, scheduling, budgeting, staffing, risk management, equipment, AV support, crowd control, evaluation, administrative approval, ticketing, marketing, and promotion for small department, division, and campus efforts
• Student Development
  • Train, teach, supervise, and direct the work of student employees supporting Sorensen Center Fellows and Affiliates
  • Ensure that student employees can:
    • Represent the department and university professionally and courteously
    • Provide support to programs and initiatives undertaken by Sorensen Center Fellows and Affiliates
    • Communicate effectively with campus partners
    • Serve as liaisons between campus partners and Sorensen Center processes and programs
  • Create meaningful connections from the BYU Mission and Aims to department efforts and resource use
  • Facilitate increased involvement from students, staff, and faculty