Coordinator of Family and Transfer Experiences

NODA; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas State University seeks a Coordinator of Family and Transfer Experiences to lead, manage programming, engagement, and support initiatives for two distinct populations: parents and families of new and continuing students, and incoming and current transfer students.

The role governs Family Program Management, Transfer Program Management, Constituent Engagement, and Fiscal Management; it coordinates Orientation, Family Weekend, and transfer events, while partnering with campus units to promote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum of two years' experience in student affairs, counseling, advising, or related experience.
• Experience in program development, assessment, and public speaking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage programming for two populations: families of new/continuing students and incoming/current transfer students.
• Coordinate Family Program Management: Family Weekend, New Student Orientation, and engagement initiatives.
• Coordinate Transfer Program Management: transfer orientation and retention programming.
• Oversee Constituent Engagement: communications with families and transfer students, resources development.
• Oversee Fiscal Management: budget and scholarship administration.
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Strong written communication

Interpersonal skills

Public speaking

Project management

Collaboration across diverse groups

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree in Higher Education Administration or related field

Job description

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree Required.
• Minimum of two years' experience in post-bachelor's experience working in student affairs, counseling, advising, or related experience.
• Experience in program development, assessment, and public speaking.
• Experience with large scale programming, event planning or project management.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse constituencies both on and off campus.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication.
• Ability to hold and serve two distinct constituent populations with equal attentiveness and responsiveness based on the makeup of the Texas State population.
• Ability to create campus-wide relationships and foster strategic collaborations.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously with professionalism and results orientation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or other advanced degree in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, or related field.
• Understanding of fundamental event planning practices.
• Understanding of the transition needs of both family member and new transfer student populations.
• Familiarity with transfer student success research, community college pipelines, and transfer-specific challenges.
• General student development theory, with application to family engagement and student transition programming.
• Program development and assessment.
• Budget management concepts.

Job Description

The Coordinator of Family and Transfer Experiences leads, manages programming, engagement, and support initiatives for two distinct yet interconnected populations. Parents/family members of new and continuing students, incoming, current transfer students at Texas State University.

Family Program Management

• Support and host an educational and engaging experience for over 7,000 new families and 3,000 transfers through New Student Orientation.
• Coordinate annual Family Weekend and Spring Family Day experiences for over 8,000 individuals to connect families to the life of the university.
• Assist with the development and implementation of department-wide programs including New Student Orientation, Welcome week, and other new orientation, transition, and retention initiatives.
• Provide on-site supervision of designated events to oversee use of facilities, compliance with policies, hospitality, and assistance in problem resolution.

Transfer Program Management

• Coordinate and implement Transfer Orientation programming for incoming transfer students, in partnership with the Assistant Director and campus collaborators.
• Host and execute transfer-specific retention and transition programming across the academic year, informed by transfer student success research and institutional data.
• Serve as a programmatic point of contact for transfer student engagement, connecting students to resources, communities, and belonging opportunities.
• Provide on-site supervision of designated events to oversee use of facilities, compliance with policies, hospitality, and assistance in problem resolution.

Constituent Engagement

• Support communication and engagement with families through established communication channels including the Bobcat Family Portal, social media and webpages.
• Support project teams consisting of internal and external stakeholders to host an engaging weekend-long program of activities.
• Develop and execute print and electronic resources to serve families and transfer students.

Fiscal Management

• Steward revenue accounts totaling over $200,000 and multiple endowed scholarships.
• Administer scholarship programs and competitions to award over $25,000 of financial resources to current students.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Coordinate special projects and other duties as assigned by the Director of New Student and Family Experiences or designee.