Human-Centered Design Coordinator

Human Options; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Options in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced Human-Centered Design Coordinator to coordinate, facilitate, and strengthen organizational learning, innovation and survivor-centered experience across the agency. The HCD Coordinator ensures that Human-Centered Design principles are applied, operationalized, and integrated into programs, systems, and services, aligning teams and managing projects.

This central role supports the transition to an organization-wide approach to innovation, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Public Health, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 1 year of experience with Human-Centered Design, design thinking, or innovation-related work preferred.
• 2 years of experience in project management or program support.
• 1 year of experience facilitating meetings, workshops, or group processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage design sprints, pilot initiatives, and innovation workstreams across departments.
• Facilitate workshops, design sprints, and co-creation sessions with staff and survivors.
• Guide teams through structured problem-solving, ideation, and prototyping processes.
• Translate concepts and ideas into defined and clear actionable workplans.
• Develop and manage project timelines, deliverables, and accountability structures.
• Support staff in applying Human-Centered Design principles within their program areas.
• Monitor progress of pilots and initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational priorities.
• Track action steps and coordinate cross-department communication to ensure shared understanding and progress on innovation efforts.
• Partner with program leaders and executive leadership to align, support, and operationalize innovation initiatives with Strategic Priorities.
• Support relationship-building with internal teams and external stakeholders through co-creation processes.
• Ensure multi-audience feedback loops are implemented, sustained, and used to inform iterative program design.
• Ensure consistent follow-through on design sprints and pilot initiatives by tracking progress, identifying barriers, and coordinating next steps across teams.

Skills

Facilitation

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Business Office - Irvine, CA 92620Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $70,304.00 - $76,304.00 SalaryJob Shift: Office HoursSummary

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, the Human-Centered Design Coordinator is a program support role responsible for coordinating, facilitating, and strengtheing organizational learning, innovation and experience across the organization. The HCD Coordinator ensures that Human Centered Design principles are consistently applied, operationalized, and integrated into programs, systems, and services. The HCD Coordinator supports implementation by aligning teams, managing projects, and embedding continuous improvement practices across the agency. The HCD Coordinator plays a critical role in translating ideas into actionable work plans, tracking progress, and ensuring that innovation efforts are coordinated, sustained, and informed by survivor voice and data. This role serves as a central point of coordination across departments, ensuring that innovation cycle led by executive leadership and program teams is aligned, supported, and advanced through structured processes and consistent follow-through. The role supports the organization’s transition from a centralized innovation function to an integrated, organization-wide approach to Human-Centered Design.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage design sprints, pilot initiatives, and innovation workstreams across departments.
• Facilitate workshops, design sprints, and co-creation sessions with staff and survivors.
• Guide teams through structured problem-solving, ideation, and prototyping processes.
• Translate concepts and ideas into defined and clear actionable workplans.
• Develop and manage project timelines, deliverables, and accountability structures.
• Support staff in applying Human-Centered Design principles within their program areas.
• Monitor progress of pilots and initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational priorities.
• Track action steps and coordinate cross-department communication to ensure shared understanding and progress on innovation efforts.
• Partner with program leaders and executive leadership to align, support, and operationalize innovation initiatives with Strategic Priorities.
• Support relationship‑building with internal teams and external stakeholders through co‑creation processes.
• Ensure multi‑audience feedback loops are implemented, sustained, and used to inform iterative program design.
• Ensure consistent follow‑through on design sprints and pilot initiatives by tracking progress, identifying barriers, and coordinating next steps across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Public Health, Organizational Development, related field, or commensurate work experience required.
• One (1) year of experience with Human-Centered Design, design thinking, or innovation-related work preferred.
• Two (2) years of experience in project management or program support.
• One (1) year of experience facilitating meetings, workshops, or group processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, and working knowledge of computer database program entry and report generation.
• Complete the 40-hour Domestic Violence Advocate certification training post-hire.

Prospective employees must pass a background screening to the satisfaction of the agency prior to placement. Since background screenings take time to complete, applicants are encouraged to apply early.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We strongly encourage survivors of domestic violence to apply. We strongly encourage applicants of diverse race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law to apply. All employment is decided based on qualifications, experience, merit, and business needs