University of Colorado Denver

Student Life & Campus Community

Coordinator of Leadership Education & Community Engagement (LECE)

Position #00694708 | Requisition #29365

* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *

Student Life & Campus Community has an opening for a full-timeUniversity Staff (unclassified) Coordinator of Leadership Education & Community Engagement (LECE).

Unit Description:The Student Life and Campus Community office provides leadership, support, and oversight of: Student Organizations, Campus Activities, The Sentry Newspaper, Sorority & Fraternity Life, Leadership Programs, the Student Government Association and Community / Civic Engagement. The Campus Activities Coordinator also plays an active role on the Student Life & Campus Community team. This includes supporting large-scale collaborative initiatives, working with, and supporting peer events, participating in departmental planning, staff training and development, budgeting, and assessment efforts. This position interacts directly with students, faculty, associate deans, directors, and staff within the university and externally with community partners, employers, alumni and other professionals.

Position Emphasis: The Student Life and Campus Community office provides leadership, support and oversight of: Student Organizations, The Sentry Newspaper, Sorority & Fraternity Life, Leadership Programs, the Student Government Association and Community Engagement. The Coordinator plays an active role on the Student Life & Campus Community team. This includes supporting large-scale collaborative initiatives, working with and supporting peer events, participating in departmental planning, staff training and development, budget management, and assessment efforts. This position interacts directly with students, faculty, associate deans, directors and staff within the university and with community partners and other professionals.

The position reports to the Assistant Director for Student Engagement and 1) implements, assesses, and updates a comprehensive leadership education program and plans and 2) implements community engagement programming. The Coordinator for Leadership Education & Community Engagement (LECE) will ideally have a working knowledge of current leadership theory, models and philosophies applicable to college student leadership development, experience with small and large-scale event planning, experience with volunteerism and community service events, and an interest in civic engagement & voter education. Additionally, this staff member will partner closely with the Student Organizations team in Student Life, work collaboratively on leadership education projects with the Director of Student Life, support department assessment in relation to the CU Denver student experience curriculum, and partner with various campus units in support of leadership education and community engagement campus wide.

Examples of Work Performed:

Leadership Education – 40%

• Develop and/or implement leadership education programs (including curriculum design for student participants, event planning and assessment):
  • LEAD Workshop Series (24 per year)
  • Leadership Certificate Programs (2 current)
  • In person and virtual leadership conferences
• Coordinate co-curricular leadership courses:
  • Teach the LEAP program course (11-week co-curricular course on the Social Change Model of Leadership) at least 1x a year
  • Recruit co-facilitators, track all participant data, assess participant learning
  • Update curriculum as needed
  • Work with Director of Student Life and Assistant Director of Student Organizations to build a co-curricular leadership program for Student Organization leaders
• Support learning, campus wide, in the area of Leadership Education within the CU Denver Student Experience Curriculum
• Infuse all programs with diversity, equity and inclusion principles and content
• Serve as a guest speaker / workshop facilitator across campus
• Manage leadership education administration:
  • Coordinate workshop facilitators and manage event planning details
  • Create marketing materials and social media campaign
  • Market leadership education opportunities to students, student organizations, staff and faculty members
  • Track attendance in MyLynx
  • Manage leadership program events, experiences, and skills in the MyLynx student engagement platform
  • Support the design and partnership development for additional Leadership Certificate programs as approved
  • Serve as a committee member for the Milo Student Leadership Awards program
• Advise committees or student groups as assigned

Community Engagement – 40%

• Support student volunteerism and dedicated community service experiences:
  • Market volunteerism opportunities to students, student organizations, staff and faculty members
  • Update and maintain the non-profit volunteer database
  • Conduct intake appointments with students / student organizations seeking community service information on non-profits or event planning support
  • Manage the Student Life grant funding program for student organizations seeking funding for volunteerism events
  • Work with non-profit partners and agencies to identify needs and match opportunities with interested students or student organizations
  • Educate students on social justice issues connected to service experiences, and coordinate service reflection activities within programs sponsored by Student Life
• Plan and execute campus wide “Lynx Day of Service” events each year partnering with the First Year Experience program (fall) and National Volunteer Week (spring)
• Support the Assistant Director of Community Engagement with the creation and execution of civic engagement & voter education experiences:
• Create educational marketing materials, videos, etc. to engage students in their civic life for the Student Life You Tube Channel
  • Create educational marketing materials, videos, etc. to engage students in their civic life
  • Support civic engagement programming events
  • Support reporting and applications related to the All In Voter Challenge, etc.
• Work collaboratively with Director of Student Life and Assistant Director of Student Engagement to re-envision the Alternative Service Break (ASB) program for CU Denver

Assessment – 10%

• Gather and analyze assessment data related to student experiences in the areas of leadership education and community service
• Use the MyLynx student engagement platform to track attendance and tag experiences for assessment
• Create surveys in Qualtrics and pull data as requested

Administrative/General – 10%

• Provide staff support for Office of Student Life and Campus Community events and activities including working tabling events advertising all functions of Student Life & Campus Community including the Student Government Association program and the CU Sentry Newspaper
• Support the use and development of modules in the MyLynx student engagement platform (Presence)
• Create and maintain campus partnerships within the university
• Represent Student Life & Campus Community on university committees as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Supervises:

• Indirectly supervises Student Involvement Ambassadors assigned to projects coordinated by the Coordinator of Leadership Education & Community Engagement

Supervision Received:

• Assistant Director of Student Engagement

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in higher education, education, psychology, communication, social science, women and gender studies, public administration, counseling, human services, student affairs, or a directly related field from an accredited institution Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis
• Previous experience in developing student activities programs for college students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Higher Education, Counseling or a related field
• Experience as a leadership educator, teaching curricular or co-curricular leadership courses and/or providing leadership programs and workshops
• Event planning and / or experience providing training and development programs
• Experience with program assessment including both qualitative and quantitative measures
• Experience with a residential curriculum
• Experience managing budgets
• Experience developing and facilitating diversity and inclusion-based curriculum

Competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution
• Demonstrated commitment and leadership ability to advance diversity and inclusion
• Resourcefulness and ability to problem-solve and take initiative; ability to anticipate needs and priorities. Flexible and collaborative, yet able to work effectively with a high degree of independence
• Ability to function in a fast-paced, student centered and developmentally focused higher education environment

Salary and Benefits:

The hiring salary for this position has been established at $49,500 - $52,000 and is commensurate with skills and experience.

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

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Diversity and Equity:

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@ucdenver.edu.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.

Application Deadline:

Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers.

Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified, but preference will be given to complete applications received by April 2nd, 2023. Those who do not apply by this date may or may not be considered.

Required Application Materials:

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• Applications without both required documents will not be considered.

Questions should be directed to: Tierza Watts, Tierza.Watts@ucdenver.edu