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A. POSITION PURPOSE

The Senior Project Coordinator will play a key role in supporting leadership development among third- and fourth-year students by identifying cataloging and curating a comprehensive list of leadership opportunities across campus and beyond. This individual will also support the design of a reflective seminar experience that enables students to meaningfully integrate and articulate their leadership journeys. Additionally this individual will facilitate meetings with students to acquire student feedback on ongoing projects. The Senior Project Coordinator will also assist with the planning and implementation of events and field trips.

B. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Functional Area - Leadership Opportunity Mapping:

• Research and compile an up-to-date inventory of formal and informal leadership opportunities available to upper-division students (e.g. student organizations internships research roles community engagement projects campus employment).

• Collaborate with faculty staff and student organizations to ensure comprehensive coverage of opportunities across disciplines and co-curricular domains.

2. Functional Area - Seminar Development & Support:

• Assist in the design of a seminar or capstone experience that helps students reflect on their leadership development.

• Brainstorm and recommend creative formats for student reflection (e.g. portfolios storytelling guided discussions e-portfolios peer facilitation).

• Support logistics and materials preparation for the seminar including session planning and assessment tools.

3. Functional Area - Student Engagement & Outreach:

• Help develop communication tools (e.g. newsletters webpages infographics) to share leadership pathways and seminar information with students.

• Facilitate meetings with students to acquire student feedback on ongoing projects.

Other duties as assigned.

C. GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. Recommends initiatives and implements changes to improve quality and services.

2. Identifies and determines cause of problems; develops and presents recommendations for improvement of established processes and practices.

3. Maintains contact with students and faculty and solicits feedback for improved services.

4. Researches and develops resources that create timely and efficient workflow.

5. Prepares progress reports; informs supervisor of project status; and deviation from goals. Ensures completeness accuracy and timeliness of all operational functions.

6. Prepares and submits reports as requested and required.

D. QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The items below are representative of the knowledge skills abilities education and experience required or preferred.

This position requires the ability to effectively establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within an inclusive multicultural environment and to promote and contribute to a respectful workplace.

1. Knowledge

• Knowledge of campus systems or student organization structures.

2. Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and project management skills.

3. Abilities

• Creative thinker with an interest in student development and experiential learning.

• Comfort with data collection and reporting.

4. Education

• Bachelors Degree Required

5. Years of Experience

• 0-3 years of experience

E. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended the California Fair Employment & Housing Act and all other applicable laws SCU provides reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities. A qualified individual is a person who meets skill experience education or other requirements of the position and who can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer terminal.

• May be required to travel to other buildings on the campus.

• May be required to attend conference and training sessions within Bay Area or in- or out-of-state locations.

• May be required to occasionally travel to outside customers vendors or suppliers.
  

F. WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Typical office environment.

• Mostly indoor office environment with windows.

• Offices with equipment noise.

• Offices with frequent interruptions.

Telecommute

Santa Clara University is registered to do business in the following states: California Nevada Oregon Washington Arizona and Illinois. Employees approved to telecommute are required to perform their work within one of these states.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity/Notice of Nondiscrimination

Santa Clara University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color ethnicity national origin citizenship ancestry religion age sex sexual orientation gender gender expression gender identity marital status parental status veteran or military status physical or mental disability medical conditions pregnancy or related conditions reproductive health decision making or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. For a complete copy of Santa Clara Universitys equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX website at Notice of Availability

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Americans with Disabilities Act

Consistent with its obligations under the law Santa Clara University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources ADA Team ator by phone at .