Coordinator, Student Involvement

Reporting to the Assistant Director for Campus Life the Coordinator for Student Involvement will serve as LSU Campus Lifes dedicated champion for student organizations and involvement. This role leads the Campus Life Ambassadors program a team of 15 student leaders who provide front desk support event assistance and peer-to-peer outreach. The coordinator also oversees key student organization processes including annual registration officer eligibility verification officer and advisor trainings and the event approval workflow. By streamlining these systems and empowering student leaders the coordinator ensures that student organizations can thrive helping students build community grow as leaders and enhance their overall success at LSU.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE:

• Direct daily operations of the Campus Life Ambassadors program including recruitment training scheduling and ongoing development.
• Manage student organization processes including annual registration student organization and advisor training officer eligibility verification event approval workflows and policy compliance.
• Advise and support student leaders providing coaching on leadership organizational development and event planning.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for students seeking involvement opportunities and help connect them with resources across campus.
• Collaborate with Campus Life colleagues to promote programs support events and assess involvement trends.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP:

Champion Student Organizations

Student organizations are one of the most powerful drivers of connection retention and leadership development at LSU. The Coordinator for Student Involvement will serve as an advocate for LSUs 450 student organizations to streamline processes remove barriers and create user-friendly systems that make it easier for students to launch events access resources and thrive as leaders during a time when students are seeking meaningful connection more than ever.

Lead the Campus Life Ambassadors Program

The Campus Life Ambassadors program is a new initiative designed to transform how Campus Life engages with students at the front desk at events and through peer-to-peer outreach. The Coordinator will shape this program from the ground up intentionally crafting all aspects of this inaugural initiative as well as recruiting training and mentoring 15 student leaders to deliver outstanding service in order to advance Campus Lifes priorities..

Streamline Student Engagement Processes

With new compliance expectations and growing demand for involvement LSU is committed to making participation easier clearer and more student-friendly. The Coordinator will lead improvements to registration officer eligibility advisor training and event approval workflows ensuring students spend less time navigating red tape and more time leading.

ATTRIBUTES OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE:

• Brings tenacity and initiative jumping in to make things happen persistently following through on challenges and ensuring that student needs are met with practical timely solutions.
• Demonstrates a deep commitment to student success by understanding and empowering students to lead serve and make a difference in their communities.
• A strong communicator who can translate complex processes into clear accessible and student-friendly guidance.
• Approaches challenges with innovation creativity and a solution-oriented mindsetresponding with curiosity and flexibility rather than defaulting to no.
• A collaborative team player who builds authentic mutually beneficial relationships contributes positive energy to every space they enter and thrives in a fast-paced student-centered environment.
• Excels in project management demonstrating the ability to oversee multiple initiatives meet deadlines and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced setting.
• Is a quick learner with keen attention to detail who evaluates complex processes and implements effective ways to improve quality efficiency and outcomes.
• Views every interaction with students as an opportunity to build connection and foster growth supporting them with patience and perspective while recognizing that progress not perfection is the goal of the college experience.

ABOUT THE DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS PRIORITIES:

Three priorities guide our work in the Division of Student Affairs. Foremost we maintain a commitment to quality which is rooted in the belief that LSU students deserve our best effort. Every interaction we have with students should communicate care relevance polish and attention to detail. We work to ensure every space place and staff-to-student interaction communicates a sense of home to students. Finally we design programs services events and experiences with everyone in mind.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Support (40%) - Coordinates logistics and operations for one or more programs events experiences or services related to student involvement. Oversees expenditures for one or more events experiences or services within the assigned function.

Direct Student Support (25%) - Advise students individually on providing frontline service and support. Translates department efforts initiatives and goals to students through interactions at programs services events and experiences. Serve as the liaison between students and the leadership in the unit. Responsible for support and coaching event planning curriculum design facilitation assessment and campus collaborations related to the assigned function.

Administrative Support (20%) - Responsible for day-to-day operations for Student Involvement and the Campus Life Ambassadors program through administrative management. Processes departmental expenditures.

Quality Control (10%) - Ensures every aspect of student involvement outputs including administrative tasks implementation and overall design exudes a high degree of quality. Embraces and executes the marginal gains approach and seeks to increase the level of all services events programs and experiences in department for continuous improvement every academic year.

Other Duties As Assigned (5%) - Other duties as assigned by the Director of Campus Life and direct supervisor. This includes but is not limited to: efforts that support broad division/institution efforts including at least 40 hours per year spent helping divisional initiatives such as Move-In Day Welcome Week Family Weekend Career Expo Disability Services Finals Testing other special projects etc.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• LSU values skills experience and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree in higher education administration student affairs counseling organizational leadership or a related field.
• Experience supporting or advising students organizations or community groups.
• Strong skills in communication project management and problem-solving.
• Ability to build relationships take initiative and create student-friendly experiences.