UCF Downtown:
UCF Downtown brings thousands of students to live learn and work in downtown Orlando. The downtown campus opened in August 2019 which kicked-started Orlandos public-private Creative Village. The downtown strives to increase access for students provide pathways into high-demand career fields foster collaboration with our neighbors in meaningful ways to improve lives through the power of education.
The Opportunity:
UCF Downtown seeks applications for a Campus Experience Coordinator. This position supports UCFled events and engagement initiatives strengthens partnerships that reflect the universitys values and contributes to the smooth daily operations of the Downtown campus. Core responsibilities include coordinating and scheduling community and campus engagement events planning UCF Downtown Signature Events supporting committees and partnership activities assisting with communications and marketing efforts that highlight UCF Downtowns impact and helping prepare measures that assess engagement and operational effectiveness. This role also helps connect UCF students with meaningful opportunities by building relationships with community organizations and creating pathways for student involvement beyond the classroom.
We seek candidates who are collaborative and serviceminded enjoy building partnerships telling stories through campus events and creating meaningful experiences for students staff and community partners. This role is ideal for someone who is proactive techsavvy flexible and excited to represent UCF Downtown.
Classification Title: Event Coordinator
Responsibilities:
Assist with and coordinate the scheduling and planning of all community engagement events for UCF Downtown coordinating efforts with campus stakeholders providing campus tours for community groups and outside organizations.
Develop and identify potential opportunities for UCF Downtown faculty staff and students to participate in public private and non-profit organizations to support the development and expansion of partnerships that support the Universitys strategic plan and metrics.
Coordinate community engaged committee work on campus by serving as staff support for the Downtown Campus Community Engagement committee and campus community councils.
Collaborate with CCIE CHPS CBA CAH and COS to identify and implement a community engagement plan with external and internal audiences. Synthesize the strategies that reflect the UCF Downtown mission vision and goals.
Write and edit content for the UCF Downtown website (including updating when necessary) event listings all social media posts digital communications media alerts/press releases flyers photos videos and other collateral. Collaborate with other UCF Downtown leadership to prioritize strategic goals for communication.
Provide support to Director of Campus Operations by supporting operational efforts updating emergency plans and other operational documents. Creating documentation to support the effort of improving operational efficiency for downtown campus patrons.
Provide administrative assistance when needed such as: maintaining and updating databases tracking expenditures and coordinating projects with third-party contractors and assisting outside organizations with use of campus spaces.
Prepares measures for evaluating the community engagement and operational effectiveness of UCF Downtown.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree and 2 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in hospitality customer service or other guest focused environments where relationship building and service excellence are central.
Experience in event operations in a higher education nonprofit or community setting.
Experience in marketing outreach or community engagement including working with campus or community partners.
Experience tracking program event or engagement metrics or contributing to reports that evaluate effectiveness or outcomes.
Basic graphic design skills using tools such as Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud.
Experience with social media marketing on behalf of an organization.
Comfort with event or operational technology including AV troubleshooting or event setup support.
Special Instructions to the Applicants:
Applicant must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer as sponsorship is not available for this position now or in the future.
Classification Title: Event Coordinator
Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential
As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida we are a community of thinkers doers creators innovators healers and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is when you join Knight Nation youll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. Youll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty staff and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow youll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and youll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.
Working at UCF has its perks!UCF offers:
Benefit packages including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Flexible Spending and Employee Assistance Program
Paid time off including annual and sick time off and paid holidays
Retirement savings options
Employee discounts including tickets to many Orlando attractions
Education assistance
And moreFor more benefits information view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.
Unless explicitly stated on the job posting it is UCFs expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.
Department
UCF DowntownWork Schedule
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM with occasional nights and weekends for events.Type of Appointment
RegularExpected Salary
$48722.00 to NegotiableJob Posting End Date
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