Program Coordinator, Gender Equity Center

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director for the Gender Equity Center (GenEC), the Program Coordinator for the Gender Equity Center supports the center's mission by managing daily operations, creating a welcoming environment, and assisting in the coordination, implementation, and assessment of programs and services that promote education, leadership, support, student success, professional development, and engagement activities for students with a focus on addressing issues regarding gender.

Under the supervision of the Director, the Program Coordinator serves as a key point of contact for students, staff and community members and supports outreach, events, and program/campus initiatives. The Program Coordinator will train, supervise, and evaluate student undergraduate and graduate student assistants in a manner that empowers them to lead their own projects and achieve desired outcomes for the programs they support.

By collaborating with campus and community partners, and by contributing to assessment and operational efficiency, the Program Coordinator helps ensure the GenEC remains a vital resource for fostering inclusion, creating safety for all Spartans, and student success. The Program Coordinator will ensure an affirming space within the center that values and promotes an appreciation for the diverse student communities at SJSU.

• Designs, develops, and implements programs and workshops that support and promote education, advising support, leadership and professional development, and academic success for students; specifically addressing issues regarding gender.
• Identify and address barriers to retention and graduation by creating specialized initiatives that meet student needs.
• Support the implementation of education, leadership, and co-curricular activities and programs that have included, South Bay Conference on Gender, Lunch & Learns, Domestic Violence & Intimate Partner Violence Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Women's History Month.
• Collaborate with campus departments and organizations, and community partners on events and programs that focus on examining student's gender experiences from an intersectional lens in relation to themselves and their communities.
• Stay informed and be familiar with institutional policies and procedures as it relates to program and event planning, and implementation.
• Collaborate with the Director to develop and deliver high impact programs in relation to student success.
• Be familiar with institutional policies and procedures as it relates to program/event planning and implementation.
• Assist the Director with the development of learning outcomes for the Gender Equity Center's programs; and create assessments to evaluate the programming of the Gender Equity Center to ensure the center is providing experiences that contribute to the individual growth, educational goals, and retention of students who engage with the Gender Equity Center.
• Responsible for maintaining records and summary reports of Gender Equity Center programming, activities, and events to be submitted monthly.
• Ensure student assistants create and provide a Gender Equity Center that is a welcoming space for everyone.
• Manage student assistants to work collaboratively on programs, events, and projects.
• Supervise, guide, and coach student staff leaders in their social, leadership, academic, and identity development;
  Support and advocate for students' holistic well‑being.
• Take the lead in ensuring the Gender Equity Center's representation and participation in campus-wide outreach efforts (e.g. Admitted Spartan Day, University Orientation Programs, Weeks of Welcome, etc.).
• Lead outreach and retention efforts through tabling at campus and community events.
• Identify, build, and maintain relationships with gender focused affinity groups, including student, staff, faculty, alum, and community organizations.
• Participate in campus gender equity initiatives such as serving on university committees.
• Assist with the development, deployment, and management of marketing and publicity materials for events and campaigns, such as flyers, emails, newsletters, posters, presentations, brochures, videos,…