About this Program Coordinator-2 role at Colorado State University
Job Description
Position Summary
The Program Coordinator is a full-time, 12-month position within the Survivor Advocacy and Foundational Education (SAFE) Center reporting to the Director of SAFE. The Program Coordinator supports the development, coordination, facilitation, and evaluation of prevention education and outreach initiatives focused on interpersonal violence prevention, consent education, healthy relationships, bystander intervention, and student well-being.
The Program Coordinator shares responsibility for supporting the mission of the SAFE Center through the implementation of educational programs, outreach initiatives, campus collaborations, and student engagement efforts. This position also supports awareness campaigns, educational materials, and prevention-focused programming for students, faculty, and staff.
There are two Program Coordinator positions within the SAFE Center. While both positions share core responsibilities related to prevention education and outreach, one position will have an emphasis in social media management, graphic design, and digital communications, while the other position will have an emphasis in masculinity-focused prevention programming and student engagement.
This position will supervise and mentor student staff and peer educators supporting SAFE Center prevention education, outreach, and engagement efforts and will become trained as a confidential victim advocate but will not operate in a confidential capacity.
Essential Job Duties
1. Prevention Education & Program Facilitation
Develop, coordinate, and facilitate educational programs and workshops focused on interpersonal violence prevention, consent, healthy relationships, bystander intervention, and student support resources for students, faculty, and staff.
2. Campus Outreach & Partnership Development
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with campus and community partners, including student organizations, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Athletics, Housing & Dining Services, and other university departments to support prevention education efforts.
3. Student Staff Supervision & Mentorship
Assist with the recruitment, training, scheduling, supervision, and mentorship of student staff and peer educators supporting SAFE Center programming and outreach initiatives.
4. Program Planning, Assessment & Data Tracking
Support program planning, outreach coordination, data collection, learning outcome assessment, and reporting efforts to evaluate program effectiveness and campus engagement.
5. Social Media, Marketing & Educational Materials
Create and manage educational content, promotional materials, social media campaigns, newsletters, and outreach resources that support SAFE Center initiatives and awareness efforts.
6. Masculinity-Focused Prevention Programming
Develop and facilitate programming and engagement opportunities focused on healthy masculinity, relationship skills, leadership development, and violence prevention for men and masculine-identifying students.
7. Victim Advocacy Training & Collaborative Support
Successfully complete confidential victim advocacy training within six months of hire and collaborate with the SAFE Center Advocacy team to support prevention education, outreach efforts, and campus awareness initiatives related to interpersonal violence prevention and survivor support.
8. Other Duties as Assigned
Perform other duties as assigned in support of SAFE Center operations, programs, outreach efforts, and campus initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in education, communication, public relations, psychology, social sciences, human services, student affairs, marketing, higher education, or a related field.
Demonstrated understanding of interpersonal violence prevention, consent education, healthy relationships, and/or student support services in a higher education setting.
Demonstrated experience facilitating presentations, trainings, workshops, outreach initiatives, or educational programs for various audiences.
Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively within a team environment while managing multiple projects and responsibilities.
Available to work evenings and weekends as necessary to meet the needs of students and campus programs.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience creating and managing social media content, graphic design projects, newsletters, or marketing campaigns using platforms such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar software.
Experience developing and facilitating prevention education, peer education, leadership development, or masculinity-focused programming.
Experience supervising, mentoring, or training student staff, interns, volunteers, or peer educators.
Experience with program assessment, data collection, learning outcomes, and reporting.
Experience collaborating with campus partners including Athletics, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Housing & Dining Services, or student organizations.
Experience working in higher education, advocacy, prevention education, student engagement, or related settings.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Experience creating and managing digital communications such as Instagram content, newsletters, social media campaigns, or other outreach materials is preferred.
Conditions of Employment
Pre-employment Criminal Background Check required for new hires.
Successfully complete confidential victim advocacy training within six months of hire.
Evening and weekend work required as necessary to support programming and student needs.
Work Environment
This position operates in a professional office and campus environment and includes program facilitation, outreach activities, event coordination, and collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and community partners.
Salary Range
$50,000-$53,000Required Application Documents
To apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Cover Letter, Resume/CVEmployee Benefits
Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.
Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.
EEO
Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
