Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator (Hybrid)

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Summary

How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter must include examples of how your past work experience is applicable to this position.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Center for Gender and Sexuality (CGS) Director, the Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for planning, coordination and implementation of education, training and outreach programs in collaboration with (CGS) Staff.

Responsibilities*

Advocacy

• Serves as the point person for the office on the development of support strategies for survivors of sexual violence (sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and stalking);

• Responsible for crisis intervention, personal advocacy and providing appropriate community referrals for students and or their families; serves as member of campus wide team for Title IX and Clery Act training, reporting, and policy implementation.

• Make additional financial and other needed resources available to the Center for Gender and Sexuality through , review of emergency grants applications, collaboration on grant writing and other fundraising initiatives with emphasis on sexual assault prevention and awareness.

• Maintain updated databases and resource and referral information for women LGBTQIA+ students, survivors of gender-based violence.

• Meet with individuals, provide support, and make appropriate referrals to university offices and local agencies.

• Work with students and student organizations in an educational and advisory capacity including attending meetings, providing advice on program development, publicity, and budgeting.

• Assist students who are applying for the CEW+ Scholarship and maintain close contact with CEW+ staff in Ann Arbor.

• Oversee the Critical Difference Grant application and selection process.

Education & Training

• Creating, facilitating, coordinating, and evaluating programs with a sustained delivery model designed to build community and provide on-going and collaborative support to women and LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty. Examples may include advising student organizations, facilitating the Sexual Violence Prevention and Healthy Masculinity Certificate Programs, leading Women Talk Wednesday, supervising the Peer Educator Program in collaboration with other relevant partners in Student Affairs, leading a dialogue series or awareness weeks on critical issues, collaborative reading and writing groups, etc.

• Create, facilitating, and evaluating regular and on-going trainings and workshops for UM Flint students with an emphasis on topics related to gender, sexual violence, gender identity, reproductive justice, and sexual assault prevention and awareness.

• Collaborate with staff on CGS Speaker Series, Women's History Month programming, Take Back the Night, Women's Leadership Conferences, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and other awareness campaigns.

• Participate in recruiting, hiring onboarding, supervising, and evaluating CGS interns, and peer education staff.

Outreach

• Building partnerships and collaborating with other UM and UM Flint departments, offices, committees, students, staff, and faculty as well as local community organizations, groups, and committees on the delivery of life stage appropriate educational programs and services that a) explore issues related to women, gender identity, reproductive justice, and gender and b) provide sexual assault and sexual violence prevention and awareness programs and services.

• Develop programming and leading publicity efforts for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Dating Violence Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and other local, national, and international awareness raising and anti-violence campaigns.

• Develop an innovative plan to create sustained interactions with sexual assault prevention and awareness support for hard to reach populations that may have unmet needs. This includes students who are non-traditional, student parents, underrepresented, low income, first generation, international, LGBTQIA+, men, women of color, etc.

• Collaborate with other departments and committees to support institutional diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts on behalf of women and LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty.

• Help develop, implement, and assess all publicity and outreach efforts for CGS including the extensive mobilization and monitoring of online, textual and verbal communications in the active recruitment of students, faculty, and staff.

• Collaborate with other University departments to ensure that all appropriate outlets are used to increase the reach of publicity materials and programs to intended audiences.

• Attend university and community events to increase the visibility of CGS and its programs and services.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related field

• 2 or more years experience providing direct crisis support to survivors of gender-based violence

• 2 or more years of recent experience developing and implementing support programs for college/university students and/or working with sexual assault prevention and awareness programs and services.

• Direct service experience and understanding of issues related to women and LGBTQIA+ individuals and sexual violence is required.

• Working knowledge of intersectional feminism and outreach to people from diverse racial, economic, cultural and religious backgrounds.

• Experience with various phases of program planning and evaluation.

• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Canva and Adobe Acrobat.

• Ability to work some evenings and weekends will be necessary.

Why Work at U-M Flint?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future.

Benefits include:

• Generous time off

• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions after 12 months of eligible service, with immediate vesting.

• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance.

• Life insurance

• Long-term disability coverage

• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.

Eligibility for benefits is based on your job group, your appointment percentage and the length of your appointment. Learn more about employee benefits and eligibility and download the Comprehensive Benefits for Faculty and Staffflier (https://hr.umich.edu/sites/default/files/benefit-highlights.pdf) .

For tuition support information can be found at:https://www.umflint.edu/hr/ benefits/ (https://www.umflint.edu/hr/benefits/)

Information about our vision, mission and values can be found at:https://www.umflint.edu/ chancellor/leadership-mission- vision/ (https://www.umflint.edu/chancellor/leadership-mission-vision/)

University of Michigan-Flint - Plan for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The University of Michigan-Flint's DEI plan can be found at: https://www.umflint.edu/dei/.

The University of Michigan-Flint exhibits its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through enacting fair practices, policies, and procedures particularly in support of the equitable participation of the historically underserved. UM-Flint recognizes the value of diversity in our efforts to provide equitable access and opportunities to all regardless of individual identities in support of a climate where everyone feels a sense of belonging, community, and agency.

Diversity is a core value at University of Michigan-Flint. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. The University of Michigan-Flint seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning for the purpose of becoming global citizens in a connected world.

Work Schedule

Hybrid:

A consistent hybrid work schedule (some days on campus and some days working remotely) is available for this position at this time. However, this is subject to change based upon the duties of the position and the needs of the department.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

251287

Working Title

Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator (Hybrid)

Job Title

Program Manager

Work Location

Flint Campus

Flint, MI

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Flint Vc Std Affairs

Department

Flint Ctr Gender & Sexuality

Posting Begin/End Date

7/05/2024 - 7/12/2024

Salary

$50,200.00 - $62,800.00

Career Interest

Administration

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