**Program Manager, Native and Indigenous Students** **Requisition Number:** 61961 **Location:** Boulder Colorado **Employment Type:** University Staff **Schedule:** Full Time **Posting Close Date:** 26-Feb-2025 **Date Posted:** **Job Summary** The Center for Inclusion and Social Change at the University of Colorado Boulder welcomes applications for the **Program Manager for Native and Indigenous Students** ! This role is responsible for mentoring, advising, and coordinating educational programs for Native and Indigenous students at CU Boulder. This position will assist with, and advocate for, Native and Indigenous students and communities on campus in order to create a more welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for students to thrive. This role will also assist with creating ground-breaking educational campus-wide innovative programming that supports an inclusive co-curricular environment. In addition, the position will work collaboratively with the campus community in addressing issues related to historically underrepresented and/or underserved students. This position reports within the Office of Intercultural Engagement within CISC. Some weekend and evening hours are required. The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. **Who We Are** The **Center for Inclusion and Social Change** supports students in the exploration of all of their identities. The center is a welcoming and inclusive space on campus that supports academic and personal growth. Students can become active, informed global citizens by engaging and interacting with individuals from different cultures, and staff provide community-building programs and educational opportunities for students to learn and teach. **What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be** _Programming, Development and Coordination:_ + Plan and implement high-impact programming that serves to enhance the academic and social success of Native and Indigenous students, including visibility campaigns and Heritage Month celebrations. + Provide meaningful connections for Native and Indigenous students to student organizations, the 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 ground-breaking programs that invite all students to communicate across lines of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, gender, class, sexual orientation, and other social identities. + Implement programming in response to national/local incidents. + Collaborate within CISC and with other campus partners 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. _Native and Indigenous Advising and Student Support:_ + Serve as a support and advisor to Native and Indigenous students, specifically during their first year, and meet one-on-one with students each semester to support students transitioning from their 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. + Leads, mentors, and evaluates performance for student interns/assistants and volunteers from a strengths-based perspective, related to their program or projects, particularly those focused on Native and Indigenous student programs and services. + 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. _Native and Indigenous Scholar Coordination:_ + Assist and support comprehensive programs and services to enhance the sense of belonging, mattering, and 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 Native and Indigenous Student Scholarship (NISS) recipients. + 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 NISS recipients. + Develop a plan to consolidate all scholarships not administered by financial aid to increase coordination in awards and support for students. + Provide intentional connections to key partners including Indigenous alumni groups, families, and parents to help inform plans of support for Indigenous students and which support 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 vital, process university fiscal paperwork promptly and accurately, and meet target 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 assessments to assess impacts on student retention. + Assist with both office and CISC assessments and evaluations to determine 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 position with some nights and weekends required. **What We Can Offer** The starting salary range for this position is $60,000-$64,000 annually. Onboarding assistance may be available according to Student Affair department policy. Our outstanding benefits include: + Paid days off: 22 vacation days, 15 sick leave days and 11 holidays per year. + Access to medical, vision, dental and life insurance. + Tuition reimbursement. + A 10% employer contribution retirement plan. + EcoPass for free RTD rides. + Opportunity for career growth within the division of student affairs and the CU Boulder campus! **Benefits** The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits (https://www.colorado.edu/jobs/benefits) , including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder (https://www.colorado.edu/about) . **Be Statements** Be collaborative. Be inclusive. Be Boulder. **What We Require** + Bachelor's degree and one year of post-bachelor experience with community-wide programming and advising of Native and Indigenous and/or related under-represented populations. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute. + Proven experience in project management and/or student program planning. + Experience developing and facilitating diversity and inclusion presentations and student success workshops. + Proven experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment. + Program management, assessment, and evaluation experience. + Experience developing and facilitating student success workshops. **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, and frameworks. + 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 effectively with persons from a diverse set of backgrounds to promote an inclusive campus and community culture. + Fostering and maintaining a workplace climate that is supportive of employees and respectful of differences. + 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 minimized supervision. + Ability to listen and communicate clearly in written and verbal formats. **Special Instructions** To apply, please submit the following materials: 1. A current resume. 2. A cover letter that briefly describes how your background and experience align with this position. We may request references at a later time. Please apply by **February 26, 2025** for consideration. _Note:_ Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs (http://jobs.colorado.edu/) . 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. **To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Program-Manager-Native-and-Indigenous-Students/61961 (https://apptrkr.com/5982671)** Copyright 2024 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. 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