Program Coordinator for Student Success

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Coordinator for Student Success is responsible for promoting dialogue, bridge-building, and interfaith community on campus. This role is key in shaping campus culture within the Centers for Student Success and Belonging in the Student Affairs division. The coordinator will help students build connections across diverse backgrounds and beliefs, and create programs to motivate future student leaders. The position involves designing, implementing, and assessing workshops, training sessions, and resources that empower students to engage in meaningful dialogue across diverse perspectives. It also focuses on strengthening belonging, well-being, and academic success for students navigating religious and spiritual diversity, and developing services to increase awareness, capacity, and skills related to dialogue and navigating differences. The coordinator will serve as a campus resource, guide interfaith dialogue efforts, foster a sense of belonging, supervise a student intern, lead the Interfaith Fellows Program, and collaborate within a team to integrate restorative dialogue practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and delivering workshops, training sessions, or structured dialogues around diverse perspectives and viewpoints.
• Knowledge of best practices related to diverse religious, spiritual, and nonreligious identities and histories.
• Demonstrated ability to connect with, support, and build bridges among students from a wide variety of cultural, religious, spiritual, and non-religious backgrounds.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities with precision and attention to detail.
• Bachelor's degree required

Nice To Haves

• Strong leadership skills with a track record of guiding, mentoring, or supervising others (e.g., student staff, interns, or volunteers) to develop their own skills.
• Experience planning, implementing, and assessing student-centered programming or initiatives within a community or campus setting.
• Familiarity with college life, student development ideas, and how Student Affairs or Student Success divisions operate.
• Knowledge of or experience with formal assessment tools and data collection to measure the impact and effectiveness of campus belonging initiatives.
• Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., religious studies, higher education administration, social work, etc.) preferred

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and assess dynamic workshops and training sessions, along with resources that empower students to engage in meaningful dialogue across diverse perspectives.
• Designs, facilitates, and evaluates engagement opportunities and resources to strengthen belonging, wellbeing, and academic success for students navigating religious and spiritual diversity.
• Develops services to increase awareness, capacity, and skills related to dialogue, bridge building, and navigating differences.
• Serve as a campus resource and collaborator, guiding efforts to strengthen interfaith dialogue and foster a deep sense of belonging.
• Supervise a dedicated student intern and lead our Interfaith Fellows Program, guiding students as they develop their own leadership and facilitation skills.
• Work collaboratively within a team of professionals to integrate restorative dialogue practices into the Centers for Student Success and Belonging.
• Organizes student-focused programming and resources to promote new and ongoing educational initiatives.
• Serves as a subject matter expert regarding student affairs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Generates and analyzes reports of curricular and unit outcomes.
• Provides high-quality support, supervision, and mentorship to the Interfaith Fellows program, a cohort of undergraduate students focused on growing knowledge about the variety of global religious traditions and developing skills to communicate with people across differences.
• Support, supervise, and actively mentor student interns, fostering their personal and professional development, while cultivating a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.
• Writes, edits, and publishes content for various communication projects and marketing platforms to align with strategic initiatives and established communication campaigns.
• Creates and maintains schedules, logistics, and resources for one or multiple student affairs programs, activities, and/or services.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
• Tax-advantaged savings accounts
• Participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level