Program Coordinator, Collegiate Veterans Success Center

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

The Program Coordinator, Collegiate Veterans Success Center (CVSC) plays a crucial role in supporting military-connected students. This position involves developing and implementing outreach and engagement strategies to increase awareness of CVSC resources, programs, and opportunities. The coordinator will supervise student staff, conduct targeted outreach at key transition points, and serve as a primary point of contact for students and families seeking information and support. Responsibilities include developing communications, planning and assessing programs, fostering community and resilience, and expanding outreach through partnerships with military installations, veteran-serving organizations, and community partners. The role also involves designing and coordinating experiential learning opportunities, facilitating educational programs to enhance campus understanding of military-connected students, and collaborating with partners to connect students with career development resources. Additionally, the coordinator will advise student organizations, manage program logistics, and contribute to departmental and university initiatives. The position receives direction from the Associate Director of the CVSC and may provide day-to-day guidance to student assistants and volunteers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience consistent with University requirements.
Master’s degree in higher education/student affairs, counseling, social work, public administration, communications, education, leadership, or a related field with experience working in a higher education setting, particularly in Student Affairs.
Knowledge of military culture, transition from military service to higher education and career, and campus and community resources for veterans and military-connected students.
Experience advising student organizations, mentoring student leaders, coordinating peer programs, or supervising student employees or volunteers.
Experience with events and event management, and compliance-based systems or protocols
Experience with outreach strategy, digital communications, program marketing, presentations, event planning, and partnership development.

Nice To Haves

Veteran or military-connected lived experience is valued but not required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate outreach and engagement strategy to increase awareness of CVSC resources, programs, space, student organizations and opportunities for prospective, incoming, current, online, and graduating military-connected students.
Supervise peer mentoring, student advisory, ambassador, volunteer, and/or student employment initiatives, including recruitment, onboarding, training, scheduling, coaching, and recognition for student assistants supporting the CVSC area.
Conduct targeted outreach at key transition points, including admission, orientation, return from deployment or military leave, academic milestones, graduation, and post-graduate transition.
Serve as a point of contact for military-connected students and families seeking information about University resources, transition, engagement, academic success, wellbeing, career development, and community support.
Develop accessible and timely communications across digital platforms, presentations, tabling, campus events, and partner channels to promote CVSC resources and opportunities.
Plan, implement and assess programs, workshops, recognition activities, peer connections, and signature events that foster community, resilience, leadership, and engagement, synthesizing student feedback to identify needs, reduce barriers, and recommend program or service improvements.
Expand outreach through relationships with military installations, veteran-serving organizations, alumni, employers, families, and community partners.
Create opportunities for military-connected students and others interested in supporting this community to participate, lead, volunteer, and mentor through CVSC initiatives.
Refer education-benefit questions to the designated School Certifying Official or responsible office unless separately designated and trained to perform certification duties.
Design and coordinate the development, logistics, delivery, and evaluation of CVSC programs, workshops, mentoring initiatives, leadership experiences, and collaborative events.
Incorporate experiential learning through defined learning outcomes, meaningful responsibilities, reflection, feedback, and opportunities for students to demonstrate and articulate their learning.
Develop and facilitate educational programs and resources that strengthen campus understanding of military-connected student experiences, needs, resources, and effective referral practices.
Collaborate with campus and community partners to connect students with career exploration, professional networks, internships, employment, graduate education, and other post-graduate pathways.
Maintain collaborative relationships with campus and community partners supporting admissions, financial aid, veteran education benefits, academic success, accessibility, wellbeing, career development, housing, legal services, alumni engagement, and community resources.
Represent the Student Engagement and CVSC at assigned at partner meetings, resource fairs, committees, various events, and professional development opportunities.
Maintain accurate and accessible resource guides, referral protocols, websites, contact lists, and partner communications.
Coordinate assigned collaborations with Veterans Affairs, state and federal contacts, veteran-serving organizations, and community partners under the direction of leadership.
Develop resources and activities that help students translate military service and campus involvement into transferable leadership and career-readiness competencies.
Manage program calendars, reservations, vendors, purchasing documentation, marketing, staffing, accessibility, risk-management requirements, and post-program evaluations.
Research best practices and recommend approaches that strengthen military-connected student engagement within the UF context.
Support evening, weekend, and campus-wide events, as assigned.
Advise assigned registered student organizations, student leaders, and organization advisors on operations, leadership transitions, membership engagement, event planning, budgeting, risk management, and University policies.
Assist in the management of the student organization program and database (GatorConnect) and work with software provider to make continued improvements to the database and technology.
Maintain accurate records of student contacts, outreach, referrals, and follow-up in accordance with privacy requirements and approved University practices.
Provide logistical and administrative support for departmental priorities, student organization needs, and major campus-wide events as assigned.
Interpret and communicate University policies and procedures related to students, student organizations, events, campus safety, risk, and liability.
Collect, organize, and report participation, outreach, referral, student feedback, learning, engagement, and career-related data using approved tools and definitions.
Assist with reporting, dashboards, annual reports, needs assessments, program reviews, presentations, budget tracking, purchasing documentation, and other operational records.
Support daily Student Engagement, Community and Belonging, and CVSC operations, including desk coverage, event support, space readiness, service standards, student employee schedules, inventory, technology, records, communications, accessibility, safety, and continuity procedures.
Use assessment findings and student feedback to recommend and implement improvements to programs, outreach, communications, and resource coordination.
Support grants, partnerships, sponsorships, and gift-funded initiatives as assigned, including documentation and reporting consistent with University requirements.
Contributes to the Division and University through active participation on committees and division-wide initiatives (example opportunities): Emergency dean on call, event support team, conduct committee, screening committees, student welcome events, etc); and other duties as assigned.