Partnership Coordinator – Gonzaga University

Title of the Job: Partnership Coordinator

Location: Spokane, WA

Job Description: Partnership Coordinator
Posting Number S2432P
Department Center for Community Engagement (CCE)
Work Schedule32 hours per week during business hours (Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm) with some potential nights and weekend required. Specific schedule will be determined by the successful candidate and supervisor.
Employment Status Regular
Temporary or Fixed-Term Assignment End Date
Hours per Week 32
Months per Year 12
Job PurposeThe Center for Community Engagement (CCE) Partnership Coordinator at Gonzaga University is responsible for fostering and managing relationships with community partners to support the university’s mission of service and engagement. This role involves implementing systems to track and onboard community partners, identifying partnership opportunities for academic and co-curricular programs, supporting data collection and evaluation of engagement and partnerships, communicating service opportunities, and managing partnership platforms. By facilitating these connections, the Coordinator ensures that students, faculty, and staff have meaningful opportunities to engage with community while enhancing the educational experience.The budgeted annual salary range that the University reasonably expects to offer for this position is $41,600-$50,000 annually.The internal full salary range is $41,600 – $57,120
Anticipated/Budgeted Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week)
Minimum Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 41600
Salary Midpoint (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 49400
Maximum Salary (Annualized 12 months, 40 hours/week) 57120Essential FunctionsEssential Function Category Title Coordination of Community Partnerships
% of time for section 80%
Function Details

• Implements systems to track, vet, and onboard community partners.
• Together with Assistant Director (AD) of Community Engaged Learning, identifies partnership opportunities for community-engaged learning courses, Clubs and Orgs, and staff engagement.
• Supports Data Systems Analyst in implementing Gonzaga’s Campus-Community partnership assessment, annually.
• Together with AD of Campus Engagement, partners with the Center for Student Involvement to determine systems for supporting clubs service.
• Orients clubs and LLC partners on how to find on-time and ongoing service opportunities. Tracks and reports applicable engagement data (e.g., number of students involved, hours of service, and partners supported)
• Supports CCE Marketing Team in communicating one-time and ongoing service opportunities to the broader campus.
• Manages partnership side of Gonzaga Connected (or similar platform) including training partners on system usage.
• May supervise student worker(s)

Essential Function Category Title Serve as a CCE Team Member
% of time for section 20%
Function Details

• Participate as a CCE team member in departmental planning, training, assessment and strategic initiatives.
• Participate in CCE, Student Affairs, and Opportunity Northeast meetings and professional development opportunities.

Other FunctionsOther Functions

• Other duties as assigned by Department.

University CompetenciesUniversity Work ValuesPromoting Excellence in Academic Endeavors and Professional Practice

• Fostering intellectual depth, competence, reflection, and creativity in pursuing exemplary, rather than satisfactory, outcomes

Sharing Responsibility for Mission Identity and Leadership

• Making a personal commitment to learn about Gonzaga’s mission, discovering ways to contribute individually and collaboratively to our distinctive learning and research community

Affirming a Commitment to Human Dignity

• Engaging one another with profound respect, professionalism, and cura personalis while supporting one another’s continued learning, development, and maximizing of potential

Advancing a Culture of Inclusiveness

• Developing cultural fluencies and global awarenesses, and practicing habits that enable us to value, recruit, and support community members from historically underrepresented backgrounds

Caring for Our Common Home and Integral Ecology

• Growing ecological awareness of and respect for the interconnectedness of human and non-human life, and the need to develop and practice habits that are mutually beneficial to all life

Cultivating Individual and Community Accountability

• Demonstrating mutual commitment to our shared project by holding ourselves and others responsible for actions, expecting appropriate behavior, and aligning activities with ethical and professional standards

Qualifications/Knowledge Required/Years Experience RequiredDegree Required HS diploma or GED
Certifications and/or Licensures requiredValid Drivers License required
Knowledge Required Early career, knowledge may be from education and/or some experience
Years Experience Required 3-4.99 years
Minimum Qualifications

• Three (3) – four (4) years of work experience in non-profit, community leadership or higher educational settings
• At least two (2) years of professional experience in college student services, higher education administration, education, community engagement, or non-profit/public administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
• Experience with and understanding of university systems, practices, and procedures.
• High level of cultural fluency including awareness of race, class, and ethical dilemmas that may arise from the development of strong reciprocal campus and community partnerships.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, skilled at developing and utilizing databases, and proficiency with web-based research.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related field
• Knowledge of and ability to animate Gonzaga University’s Jesuit Catholic mission, vision, and values.
• Knowledge of the Spokane community and not-for-profit organizations.
• Work experience in higher education service-learning/community engagement program.
• Experience in student leadership and civic development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with volunteer management systems, and/or database management.
• Experience with volunteer management, including managing college student volunteers.
• Event planning/coordination experience.
• Brings an equity lens.

Physical / Environmental Qualifications

• Remain in a stationary position majority of the time.
• Ability to prep for and attend meetings and events across campus and in the community in various weather conditions.
• Wrist and hand movement related to computer work.
• Bend, stoop, kneel, stretch and reach.
• Pick-up, carry and move items up to 25 lbs.

Posting Detail InformationOpen Date 11/15/2024
Close Date 11/29/2024
Open Until Filled No
Application Review Begins On
Special Instructions to Applicants
EEO StatementGonzaga University is a Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution, and is therefore interested in candidates who will contribute to its distinctive mission. Gonzaga University is a committed EEO/AA employer and diversity candidates are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability status and/or protected veteran status. Applicants with disabilities needing reasonable accommodations to complete the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources (509) 313-5996.
Clery StatementJeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime StatisticsThe safety of all members of the campus community is of vital concern to Gonzaga University. Information regarding crime prevention advice, the law enforcement authority of Campus Security, policies concerning the reporting of any crimes which occurred on the campus (and other specified locations), other security and safety-related policies, as well as the crime statistics for the most recent 3-year period may be found in the Campus Safety and Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report. The Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide is also available.A copy of the report can be found online at . A paper copy of the Campus Safety & Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report or the Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide may be obtained by contacting the Student Development Office on main campus, College Hall 120. The Florence Guide may also be obtained on the Florence campus in room 105.Posting Supplemental Questions

Company Name: Gonzaga University

Salary: $41600 – 57120 per year

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