Program Coordinator, Gender Diversity

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide information about campus and community resources, support, and referrals to Vanderbilt affiliates to facilitate a successful and affirming experience at the University.
• Other duties as assigned
• Execute programming in a coordinated and logistically sound manner in order to maximize impact, including, but not limited to, securing reservations and catering, developing marketing materials and timelines, submitting events to relevant calendars, and developing relevant assessments.
• Manage programming for Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience, Trans and Non-Binary Author Series, and relevant affinity groups, and assists with programming for National Coming Out Day.
• Engage students, faculty, staff, and post-docs in fostering an inclusive culture, and ensure a thriving and collegial community for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals by providing access to cultural and communal resources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the experiences, challenges, and hopes of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals for the Office of Health and Wellness and other areas of the university, including by providing consultative services and creating shared knowledge and understanding for campus partners.
• Using a gender-affirmative care model (GACM), serve as the first point of contact for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals (faculty, staff, postdocs, and students) who need assistance and support.
• Integrate into the LGBTQI Life team, including attendance at staff meetings, meetings with the Director of LGBTQI Life, participation in programs and events, and, at minimum, 20 in-person hours a week at the K.C. Potter Center.
• Develop creative and collaborative programming that is educationally sound, intersectional in nature, and speaks to the lived experiences of LGBTQI+ community members.
• Maintain relationships with community partners and facilitate institutional efforts involving faculty, staff, students, and post-docs focused on community-building within the University and the city, state, and region.
• Maintain an understanding of institutional and departmental financial policies related to areas such as travel, procurement, expense, and time reporting to ensure compliance and proper stewardship of University resources.
• Engage in unbiased conversations with transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals and their allies in need of all forms or assistance and support.
• Serve on institutional committees and working groups to enrich the experience and resources available to the transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse community.
• In collaboration with K.C. Potter Center, Student Affairs, and Marketing and Communications, utilize office listservs, social media accounts, and marketing materials to tell a compelling and accurate story of the work of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse life at Vanderbilt in order to drive engagement.
• Work in collaboration with key partners in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for People, Culture, and Belonging, Faculty Affairs, Student Affairs, LGBTQ+ Policy Lab, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Public Safety, and more.
• Explain the University’s critical support funds and assist individuals with completion of necessary paperwork.

Qualifications

• A minimum of two years work experience in a related field is preferred.
• Ability to successfully work with minimum supervision, and exercise independent thinking and judgement.
• Extensive knowledge of transgender and non-binary communities and their needs both in and outside of a higher education environment is required.
• A bachelor’s degree is required, though a master’s degree is strongly preferred.
• Excellent at engaging in unbiased and meaningful conversations.
• Experience coordinating programs and initiatives related to sexuality, gender identity, and/or social justice broadly is strongly preferred.
• Excellent at managing multiple tasks, proven capabilities to meet deadlines and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent communications skills that promote teamwork and collaboration. Takes a team-oriented, collaborative approach to all things.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Vanderbilt University, we are intentional about and assume accountability for fostering advancement and respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. Our commitment to diversity makes us who we are. We have created a community that celebrates differences and lets individuality thrive. As part of this commitment, we actively value diversity in our workplace and learning environments as we seek to take advantage of the rich backgrounds and abilities of everyone. The diverse voices of Vanderbilt represent an invaluable resource for the University in its efforts to fulfill its mission and strive to be an example of excellence in higher education.

Vanderbilt University is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please note, all candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include but are not limited to, based on the role for which they have been selected: criminal history, education verification, social media review, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification.