Career Center

Location: SCSU Main Campus, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud MN 56301

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Externally Funded

Job Description:

1. Provide guidance, facilitation and management support to the students related to their activities, events and programming
   • Manage intake of cohort student applications and coordinate the selection process.
   • Coordinate efforts between SCSU American Indian Center, tribal community partners, and serve as a liaison to student service areas (admissions, financial aid offices, foundation/scholarship offices, advising and counseling offices, tutoring, career services, University Library etc. ) to ensure success of the students.
   • Serve as the primary contact for student cohort to ensure they are connected and serviced by pertinent support service units.
   • Coordinate cohort students' cultural activities/intercultural development, mentoring, career and leadership development activities to support academic learning environment (curricular and co-curricular cohort experiences, travel to tribal communities) as required by the grant.
   • Monitor cohort students' participation to ensure they are fulfilling the requirements of the Indigenous Learning grant program.
     
     

2. Serve as the project coordinator for Indigenous Leaning Community to ensure various stakeholders are connected and function in coordination to meet project goals.
   • Serve as the Liaison between the Grant Program (program stakeholders) and university offices providing direct services (i.e. Business Services, Admissions, Advising, Student Life and Development etc.).
   • Coordinate activities among the stakeholders for students with faculty, staff and tribal leaders to ensure project goals are met.
   • Coordinate the grant project activities with partners pertaining to recruitment, selection and implementation of project activities.
   • Participate in continuous improvement activities to assist with evaluation and reporting with SCSU Staff and Faculty, in collaboration with the American Indian Center Director.
     
     
3. Responsible for program data to ensure grant reporting and evaluation.
   • Maintain accurate records and reports pertaining to cohort student applications and involvement for the annual activities.
   • Develop tracking systems that maintain student data to track students' academic, personal/cultural and financial needs.
   • Monitor evaluation data sufficient to produce accurate reporting to internal and external audiences.
   • Accurately maintain, enhance and expand data to meet the current and future needs of the program.
     
     
4. Responsible for assisting in compiling reports to fulfill reporting compliance requirements.
   • Remain current on reporting requirements and make recommendations regarding process changes to ensure continuous compliance.
   • Analyze data and develop reports regarding student retention.
   • Assist in preparation of semi-annual and annual reports.
     • Assist in coordinating assessment and evaluation related activities involving institutional research offices and evaluators.
5. Other duties as assigned. Perform other duties as assigned to ensure successful implementation of the grant program.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Communication, Counseling, American Indian Studies or related field and one year related professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with American Indian students in high school or university environment.
• Evidence of working with Indigenous communities in tribal and/or urban setting(s).
• Strong knowledge about tribal history, culture, sovereignty and contemporary issues with focus on the Ojibwe and Dakota of Minnesota.
• Proven organizational skills with project management and event planning.
• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Office, social media, digital marketing, web)
• Experience with communicating effectively to a wide range of audiences through excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Evidence of demonstrated ability to work with persons from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Education, Communication, Counseling, American Indian Studies or related field.
• Two years of experience managing complex program development and organizational management between multiple stakeholders/organizations.
• Working knowledge of student development and student life concerns during the university experience.
• Knowledge of Minnesota State and University policies and procedures.

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About St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State prepares students for life, work and citizenship in the 21st century. In our rigorous academic programs, students apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Our 200 academic programs, 60 graduate degrees and education abroad choices on six continents emphasize hands-on learning through community engagement and close interaction with professors. Couple that with support from the Career Services Center and you have a clear path to a career. Our 100-acre campus is between downtown St. Cloud and the Beaver Islands, a group of more than 30 islands that form a natural maze for a two-mile stretch of the Mississippi River.

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