- Are you highly organized and able to keep multiple projects, deadlines, and details moving at the same time?
- Do you enjoy coordinating programs and events that bring people together and support employee growth?
- Can you balance excellent customer service with accuracy, responsiveness, and attention to detail in a fast-paced HR environment?
The Professional Development & Employee Experience Coordinator plays a key role in supporting a positive and engaging employee experience across the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support. This position coordinates professional development programs, employee engagement initiatives, conferences, and student employment activities while providing responsive customer service and administrative support for Human Resources operations. The coordinator works closely with employees, applicants, campus partners, and other stakeholders to help deliver organized, efficient, and employee-focused HR programs and services.
Job Duties
- Coordinate professional development, employee engagement, leadership, mentorship, recognition, conference, and student employment programs and initiatives across the Division.
- Bring programs and events to life by coordinating schedules, registrations, facilities, catering, travel, presenters, vendors, audiovisual needs, materials, and participant communications.
- Support employee recognition and engagement initiatives that foster connection and positive employee experience, including GEMS, divisional awards, appreciation events, fellowships, and other employee-focused programs.
- Develop and coordinate program communications and resources, including presentations, training materials, newsletters, website content, promotional materials, surveys, evaluations, and reports.
- Maintain program calendars, registration systems, participation records, documentation, and assessment data to support reporting and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a go-to resource for the HR office, providing responsive and professional customer service to employees, applicants, supervisors, campus partners, presenters, and visitors.
- Provide administrative and operational support for recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, position management, student employment, organizational development, purchasing, travel, records management, and other HR activities.
- Partner with the finance team to support timely processing of HR-related payments, including travel, memberships, GEMS, and professional development expenses, while contributing to special projects and other Division and HR initiatives.
Perks
- Competitive salary + some of the BEST benefits you can find!
- Generous annual and sick leave accrual, along with 13 paid holidays.
- An engaging and collaborative on-campus environment.
- Our location is in South Carolina's capital city, surrounded by amenities, so you will love where you work!
- Opportunities for professional development, including tuition assistance.
- Eligible for enrollment in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
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