Student Programming Specialist

Indiana University; New Albany (IN); On-site; USD 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Health Savings Account

Tuition subsidy

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

Indiana University Southeast Campus in New Albany is seeking a Student Programming Specialist to enhance student engagement through innovative programs and events. You will supervise the Grenadier Union, oversee Greek Life and intramurals, and ensure policy compliance while supporting a campus budget and professional development.

You will collaborate with colleagues across departments to plan, implement, and assess programs that improve the student experience and learning outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, social work, public affairs, counseling, business, or related field.
• 2 years in student services, higher education, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the Multicultural Student Center (Grenadier Union) and ensures space needs are met.
• Manages Greek Life and Intramurals while ensuring policy compliance.
• Supports the Campus Activities Budget and participates in program development.
• Develops, implements, and assesses intramural programs.
• Liaises with external Greek advisors, Greek alumni, and national offices.
• Plans and coordinates student programming communications and events.

Skills

Proficient communication

Professionalism

Time management

Attention to detail

Customer service

Diplomacy

Partnership building

Education

Bachelor's degree in education, social work, public affairs, counseling, business, or related field

Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, or related field

Job description

STUDENT LIFE (SE-ACT-IUSEA)

The mission of the Office of Student Life is to partner with students, faculty, and staff to foster and support student engagement opportunities for co-curricular learning, student involvement, leadership development, and creative expression.

Our guiding principles are Students First, Ethic of Care, and Building Community.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Oversees the Multicultural Student Center. The Multicultural Student Center is now the Grenadier Union. Through informal and formal assessment of students, the Student Programming Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the Grenadier Union meets technological/space/meeting needs of students.
• Manages Greek Life and Intramurals.
• Ensures Greek organizations follow IU policy, procedures, and best practices and provides appropriate trainings.
• Supports the Associate Director with the management of the Campus Activities Budget.
• Develops, implements, and assesses a reimagined Intramural program.
• Expectation of professional development to stay current with the Higher Ed and Greek Community landscape.
• Liaison to external Greek advisors, Greek alumni, and national offices.
• Serves on the IUS Fest Committee and the First 6 Weeks Committee.
• Serves as a conduct officer.
• Co-supervises student workers.

General Responsibilities

• Develops and implements programs and initiatives geared at enhancing and reinforcing the academic engagement and experiential learning capacity of the student experience. Projects programming outcomes at the program, department/division, or campus level.
• Interfaces directly with students, attending student programming events and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future student programming initiatives and objectives.
• Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as academic and campus leaders, on shared student programming goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student programs.
• Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student programs against projected outcomes; regularly prepares reports on impact to students and budget and may present to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
• Serves on committees and performs student programming research across the field of higher education and at peer institutions to identify and recommend best practices.
• Plans and coordinates communications for student programming initiatives to ensure student participation and inclusion.
• May provide guidance to other Student Programming Specialists; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in education, social work, public affairs, counseling, business, or related field.

Preferred

• Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2 years in student services, higher education, or related field.

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Develops and delivers effective presentations.
• Demonstrates customer service skills.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

IU Southeast Campus

New Albany, Indiana

$43,888 - $48,000 annually

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Student Programming

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