The Student Engagement Event Coordinator at Liberty University is responsible for creating impactful events and programs that enrich student life. This role involves planning, organizing, and executing culturally diverse and inclusive activities in collaboration with LU One offices and various university departments, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and promoting student integration and community on campus.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Event Planning and Execution

• Plan, develop, and implement a diverse range of student events and activities throughout the academic year.
• Promote LU One events through various public relations efforts, including setting up informational tables, distributing flyers, and actively engaging with other university departments to share event details and encourage participation through word-of-mouth outreach.
• Organize cultural showcases, festivals, and workshops to celebrate the diversity within the Liberty University student community.
• Act as the primary contact for all LU One events, manage project coordination and provide front desk support at the LU One Lounge as needed.
• Support university-wide initiatives, represent LU One at events like CFAW and other assigned functions.

Collaboration and Coordination

• Collaborate with student organizations, university departments, LU One offices; the Office of Opportunity & Enrichment, Disability Accommodation & Support, and the International Student Center, and external partners to organize joint events and foster cross-cultural engagement.
• Work closely with university staff to identify and address the specific needs of students through targeted programs.
• Recruit volunteers for events and manage relationships with external partners to ensure smooth event execution.

Student Support and Communication

• Act as a resource and point of contact for students, guiding event participation and university resources.
• Collaborate with the communications division to develop and distribute promotional materials (flyers, posters, social media content) to attract student participation.
• Maintain open communication with students and stakeholders by answering emails and phone calls within 24 hours.

Event Assessment and Reporting

• Manage event budgets, plan cost-effective events, track expenses, and submit detailed reports to supervisors as required.
• Collect feedback from event attendees and stakeholders to assess success and identify areas for improvement.
• Use data and insights from event evaluations to enhance future event planning and coordination.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Up to 50 CSER volunteers

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

• Completed bachelor’s Degree in Higher Education Administration, Leadership, Student Personnel, or related field.

• Experience background that includes diverse cultures and ethnicities.

• At least three years of experience in an educational setting providing and coordinating services related to enhancing student success.
• Mission alignment with Liberty University.
• Possesses a compassionate spirity and can understand individuals student needs.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including excellent writing skills, mediation skills, budgetary experience, and strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, implement, and assess strategies related to student engagement.
• Prior experience with collecting and using data to assess programs and increase shared accountability.
• Ability to work effectively with a team.
• Ability to coordinate all aspects of an event, including - logistics, correspondence, financial reports, and printed materials.
• Excellent driving record and successful completion of the university-approved driver training.
• Comfortable public speaking.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing to convey clear well-articulated information.

• Ability to understand, speak, and write English to convey messages and correspond articulately and professionally.

• Possess public communication skills that allow the professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and community customers and associates.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Occasionally required to travel to local and campus locations.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak to effectively communicate orally.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Occasionally handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop to conduct business.
• Occasionally lifts to 15 or more pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate.

Driving Requirements

The use of a personal vehicle (or LU vehicle) is required for travel to perform the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

Target Hire Date

2025-03-17

Time Type

Full time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.