Job Description

The Student Programs Coordinator plays a key role in advancing the mission, growth, and impact of the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute (UNHSI). Sustainability at UNH reflects a collective commitment to human dignity for all people and ecological integrity for all places and is a core institutional value.

This position provides essential program coordination and relationship-management support across several signature UNHSI initiatives. The coordinator will manage day-to-day implementation of student engagement programs, support experiential learning opportunities, and cultivate partnerships with campus and community partners. The role is highly collaborative and outward-facing, working closely with students, staff faculty, and partners to strengthen UNH’s sustainability student programs and expand engagement opportunities.

This position will require a consistent on-campus presence, including some evenings and weekends.

Duties/Responsibilities

Student Sustainability Programs Coordination (50%)

• Coordinate and implement Sustainability Internship programs in collaboration with supervisor and UNHSI staff

• Maintain program timelines, calendars, and internal benchmarks

• Develop and update recruitment, promotional, and program materials

• Serve as a primary point of contact for Interns, host departments, and advisors

• Support recruitment, hiring, onboarding, communications, and program events

• Coordinate program logistics in partnership with the UNHSI team

• Train and provide near-peer mentorship for the Sustainability Post-Undergraduate Innovation Fellow, whose position will include operational aspects of the internship program and related projects

• Support campus projects that involve sustainability interns, including Trash2Treasure and Bee Campus/Pollinator Gardens

• Support student coordination, curriculum development and leadership of student peer engagement efforts such as the Changemaker Fellows Program, designed to give first-year students at UNH a supportive network of like-minded, sustainability-oriented peers, expose them to sustainability programs, and advance their leadership skills; and Sustainability Advocates, a residence hall peer-to-peer education and engagement program that aims to encourage sustainable thought and action across campus and cultivate student sustainability leadership and expertise

• Work with UNH admissions and SI marketing and communications team to recruit incoming UNH students into the Changemaker Fellowship program

• Work with UNH Housing and Residential Life staff to engage and inform Hall Directors and RAs about the Advocates program, and to garner their support in recruiting and supporting Advocates in each residence hall on campus

Mentorship, Advising, and Supervision (40%)

• Provide supervision, advising, mentorship and support for students participating in, or considering participating in, sustainability internships and other student programs

• Recruit, train, and supervise student employees to work on hands-on sustainability programs, student sustainability engagement and peer mentorship

• Assist interns with the development of work plans, goals, and assessment

• Support students in navigating challenges with professional development, administrative tasks, etc., related to their existing or prospective program participation

• Build relationships with other departments and develop shared understanding of how sustainability programs can complement and advance various majors, and share that knowledge with students

• Become knowledgeable about campus life resources available to students in need, and actively promote those resources

• Be a point of connection, support, and enthusiasm for students

Program Operations, Communications and Reporting (10%)

• Participate in Sustainability Institute staff meetings and planning activities

• Work with UNHSI Communications team as well as the various student employees to bring visibility to the work of student interns, peer mentors and leaders, and promote participation in the programs and initiatives

• Provide program data and metrics for annual reports, fundraising efforts, and STARS sustainability reporting

• Support evaluation of program outcomes and continuous improvement efforts

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience

• Experience building relationships with diverse stakeholders including students, staff, faculty, and community partners

• Experience planning and delivering professional programs or events

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly in program coordination and logistics

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to varied audiences

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced, team environment

• Willingness and ability to physically support programs when needed (i.e. lift 20 pounds, get dirty, etc.)

• Willingness to work on campus most of the time (not remotely)

• Demonstrated understanding of sustainability aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Demonstrated initiative, problem-solving ability, and adaptability

• Proficiency with Outlook, Teams, SharePoint as collaboration tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Facilitation and presentation experience with small and large groups

• Experience working in higher education or experiential learning programs

• Background in sustainability, community engagement, or student life

• Experience supporting experiential learning or professional development programs

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

$47,920.00 - $85,410.00

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here:USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Durham