Job Description

Metro State University, Minnesota’s public, urban university, and four-time recipient of the Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award is seeking to hire a Student Engagement Coordinator. This is a full-time position within the Student Life and Leadership Development Department.

Responsibilities:

• Support student organization development by providing advising, training, budgeting guidance, and leadership development resources to enhance student engagement and success.
• Develop, implement, and assess student engagement initiatives, leadership programs, and recognition efforts that promote student learning, involvement, and campus community.
• Advise and supervise the University Activities Board and student staff in planning, implementing, and evaluating campus programs; manage budgets, logistics, and compliance requirements.
• Develop and implement marketing, communications, and outreach strategies to promote student engagement opportunities, including social media, newsletters, and event promotion.
• Design, implement, and assess professional development and recognition programs for student employees, including onboarding, training, and ongoing engagement initiatives in collaboration with campus partners.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree plus two (2) years of professional experience or three (3) years of professional experience and demonstrated knowledge of student affairs/services, student development, leadership development, campus activities, and/or college student personnel.
• Understanding of policy, process, and procedures relevant to student support services, adult learning, leadership development, events coordination/management and/or student employment supervision and training.
• Demonstrated strength of written and/or verbal communications and knowledge of advising, communication, and/or public relations skills required to interact continually with students, academic advisors, department administrators and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with conflict management skills, quality improvement, and problem-solving.
• Demonstrated experience with budget management and appropriate fiscal responsibility.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in student affairs, higher education, student personnel, student development, or other relevant area or experience.
• Two (2) years of professional experience working within a university environment.
• Experience with leadership development theory, practice, and application to diverse student populations, including post-traditional, adult, and commuter undergraduate students.
• Ability to collaborate and outreach to students, staff, faculty, and other stakeholders to enhance departmental programming.