- To cultivate a sense of belonging by nurturing innovative
spaces that educate and celebrate diverse communities.
- To foster campuswide collaborations that provide high-impact
transformative experiences to enhance cultural competencies.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Programming, Development and Coordination:
- Plan and implement high-impact programming that serves to
enhance the belonging and mattering of Native and Indigenous
students, including heritage celebrations.
- Provide meaningful connections for Native and Indigenous
students to student organizations, Center for Native and Indigenous
Studies (CNAIS), and other programs and services to holistically
support their development and belonging.
- Create and maintain supportive, welcoming and inclusive center
spaces, and implement outcome-based innovative transformative
programs that invite all students to communicate across lines of
race, ethnicity, sex, religion, gender, class, sexual orientation,
and other social identities.
- Implement Native and Indigenous programming in response to
national/local incidents, including visibility campaigns.
- Collaborate within the Center to combine programming and
projects when and where appropriate for greater outreach.
- Align programming learning outcomes and events with strategic
plans for the campus and division of student affairs.
- In collaboration with supervisor, develop assessment measures
that collect and track quantitative and qualitative university data
and trends for training needs and partnership development for
Native and Indigenous students.
Native and Indigenous Advising and Student Support:
- Serve as a support and advisor to Native and Indigenous
students, specifically during their first year at CU Boulder, and
meet one-on-one with students each semester to support students
transitioning from first to second year.
- Refer students to appropriate campus resources for support, as
needed (i.e. CNAIS, Student Academic Success Center, Center for
Student Involvement, Office of Victim Assistance, Basic Needs
Center, Counseling Services, etc.).
- Create reflective spaces for students to celebrate their Native
and Indigenous identity.
- Foster ongoing relationships with Native and Indigenous student
organization leaders to provide opportunities for leadership
development and community building.
- Support Native and Indigenous students in identity development
to contribute to their retention at the university.
- Actively foster and maintain a workplace climate that is
supportive of employees and respectful of difference, as well as to
create a learning environment for students that encourages personal
development, self-reflection, and academic success.
Native and Indigenous Scholar Coordination:
- Assist and support comprehensive programs and services to
enhance the sense of belonging, mattering, academic and social
success of Native and Indigenous Scholars with a focus on
activities related to engagement and retention.
- Develop a regular communication plan for incoming and returning
NISS students.
- Collect and track quantitative and qualitative university data
and trends for training needs and partnership development for
Native and Indigenous students.
- Coordinate with financial aid and enrollment to determine the
number of new Native and Indigenous Student Scholarship
recipients.
- Develop a plan to consolidate all scholarships not administered
by financial aid to improve coordination of awards and student
support.
- Provide intentional connections to key partners, including
Indigenous alumni groups, families, and parents, to help inform
plans for supporting Indigenous students and alumni relations.
Fiscal Operations and Assessment:
- Ensure the responsible planning and expenditure of fiscal
resources in a manner consistent with equitable fiduciary
responsibility.
- Provide timely/pertinent budgetary information to supervisor as
necessary and process university fiscal paperwork promptly and
accurately, and meet due dates for all requests for reports, data,
publications, and budgets.
- Routinely assess the necessity of various expenditures,
including but not limited to programming activities, student
recognition, and professional development/training.
- Construct learning objectives and assessment measures for
events and programming and provide quantitative and qualitative
assessment to assess impacts on student retention.
- Assist with both office and the Center's assessments and
evaluations to determine that proper and adequate services and
resources are being provided.
- Collect and track quantitative and qualitative university data
and trends for training and advocacy needs.
What You Should Know
This is a hybrid work opportunity requiring a minimum of 4 days a
week on campus, with some nights and weekends required.
What We Can Offer
The starting salary for this position will be $62,400 annually.
Onboarding assistance may be available within Student Life division
guidelines.
Benefits
At the
University of Colorado Boulder , we are
committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our
employees. Our comprehensive
benefits package includes medical,
dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition
assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local
transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder
offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class
outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through
the
CU Advantage program.
Be Statements
Be collaborative. Be impactful. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 2 years of post-bachelor experience with campus-wide
programming and advising of Native and Indigenous and/or related
underrepresented populations.
- Proven experience in project management and/or student program
planning.
- Experience developing and facilitating diversity and inclusion
presentations and student success workshops.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse
faculty, staff, and student environment.
What You Will Need
- Understanding of Native and Indigenous cultures, histories,
traditions, and/or languages.
- Knowledge of relevant and current issues impacting Native and
Indigenous students.
- Knowledge of diversity, inclusion, and equity concepts,
frameworks, and practices.
- Familiarity with intersectional identities and student
development theories.
- Understanding of nationally recognized practices, trends, and
practices for underrepresented students in higher education.
- Capacity to work optimally with persons from a diverse set of
backgrounds to promote an inclusive campus and community
culture.
- Experience communicating and interacting with students through
active listening, motivational interviewing, and providing
mentorship.
- Strong ability to connect to a variety of audiences, build
relationships, and foster trust.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Listen and communicate clearly in written and verbal
formats.
What We Would Like You to Have
- Master’s degree in higher education administration, women and
gender studies, anthropology, ethnic studies, sociology, or a
related field and two years of post-bachelor experience with
campus-wide programming and advising Native and Indigenous and/or
related underrepresented students.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience working within a social
justice-focused organization in higher education and/or developing,
implementing, and engaging in diversity, inclusion, and equity
initiatives.
- Relevant full-time professional experience in post-secondary
education administration, including professional experience in
program planning, scholarship support, student advising,
assessment, and decision-making.
- Experience in a campus-based student affairs position, such as
an identity center, Women’s Center, student activities center, or
diversity and multicultural programs.
- Experience in program development and delivery.
- Program management, assessment, and evaluation experience.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- A current resume.
- A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background
and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and
responsibilities of the position.
We may request references at a later time.
Please apply by
September 21, 2026 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via
email. For consideration, please apply through
CU Boulder Jobs .
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in
any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying
information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school
attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting
or removing this information.
Posting Contact Information
Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources
Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu
