Coordinator - Pride Center

Lehigh University; Bethlehem (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh University invites applications for a Coordinator role in the Pride Center. This position supports LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff to foster belonging and inclusive excellence on campus.

The coordinator will manage daily operations, communications, events, and partnerships across the university. The role includes budgets oversight, program logistics, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to sustain a welcoming environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 years of related experience.
• Experience in higher education or student services.
• Budget handling and Banner familiarity.
• Strong digital communications and social media skills.
• Highly organized with ability to multi-task.
• Genuine service orientation and welcoming environment.

Responsibilities

• Open and manage the Pride Center lounge daily, greet visitors, and respond to inquiries about programs, services, and opportunities.
• Provide administrative support: correspondence, scheduling meetings, inventory, work orders, and vendor coordination.
• Support LGBTQ+ programs: logistics, contracts, catering, room reservations, reimbursements, and hiring processes for student staff.
• Track Pride Center budgets, process payments, and monitor budgets.
• Lead Pride Center communications: weekly newsletter, website, social media, flyers and promotional materials.
• Build partnerships campus-wide and contribute to Inclusive Excellence and Belonging initiatives and events.

Skills

Administrative coordination

Budget management

Digital communications

Social media

Website maintenance

Organizational skills

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job no: 504014
Work type: Nonexempt Staff Full-time
Location: Partial Remote, Bethlehem
Categories: Administrative Services

At Lehigh University, inclusion isn't a footnote, it's central to how the institution operates and grows. The Pride Center sits at the heart of that commitment, and this Coordinator role is an opportunity to help sustain a space where LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff genuinely belong.

Position Number: S71890

This position is a Grade: 7 - 37.5 with an approximate salary range of $37,190-$44,640 and is subject to change based on experience, skills and qualifications.

What You'll Be Doing

• Open and manage the Pride Center lounge daily, maintaining a clean, organized, and welcoming environment — greeting and assisting all visitors and responding to inquiries about programs, services, and opportunities
• Provide comprehensive administrative support including managing correspondence, scheduling meetings for the Director and Associate Director, maintaining inventory, submitting work orders, and coordinating with internal and external vendors
• Support the planning and delivery of LGBTQ+ programs and events, coordinating logistics, contracts, catering, room reservations, and reimbursements, while assisting student staff with scheduling, timesheets, and hiring processes
• Track and manage Pride Center budgets — compiling monthly expenditure reports, processing payments and transfers, resolving discrepancies in Banner, and monitoring student organization and fundraising budgets
• Lead Pride Center communications, including producing the weekly newsletter, maintaining the website, managing social media, and creating flyers, graphics, and promotional materials for events and tabling
• Build and maintain partnerships across campus and the wider community by serving on institutional committees, liaising with community partners, supporting alumni and donor communications, and contributing to broader Inclusive Excellence and Belonging (OIEB) initiatives and events

What You Bring

• High School Diploma or GED
• One to three years of work related experience
• Experience in administrative coordination within higher education, student services, or a community-focused setting
• Confidence managing budgets, tracking expenditures, and working within financial systems such as Banner
• Strong digital communications skills including social media management, content creation, and website maintenance
• Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, identify process improvements, and follow through independently
• A genuine service orientation — you take pride in creating spaces where every person feels seen, supported, and welcomed

Why Lehigh

Lehigh University offers a rich environment where staff are recognized as essential contributors to the academic mission. You'll join the Inclusive Excellence & Belonging department at a moment of genuine institutional investment in equity and belonging. Lehigh's comprehensive benefits include generous leave, strong retirement contributions, tuition benefits for employees and eligible family members, and access to a vibrant campus community in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Here, your work has a direct line to student wellbeing — that impact is visible and real every day. Lehigh University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate. We are committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse community and we seek qualified candidates to contribute to the university’s mission.

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing an accommodation for any part of the interview or hiring process may contact Lehigh's Accommodations Specialist.

Special Considerations

• The duties of this position may allow the employee to work partially remote as deemed appropriate by their supervisor .

Successful completion of standard background checks including but not limited to: social security verification, education verification, national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks, PATCH, FBI fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance and credit history based upon the requirements of the position.

Advertised: August 26, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Open until filled