University of Texas
Program Coordinator, Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, Texas Law
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
**Job Posting Title:**Program Coordinator, Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, Texas Law**----****Hiring Department:**School of Law**----****Position Open To:**All Applicants**----****Weekly Scheduled Hours:**40**----****FLSA Status:**Exempt**----****Earliest Start Date:**Immediately**----****Position Duration:**Expected to Continue**----****Location:**UT MAIN CAMPUS**----****Job Details:**## General Notes strives to create and promote an environment that values kindness and mutual respect and a culture that provides a deep sense of belonging for each member of our community.The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff, including:* Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%)* Vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options* Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays* Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)* Additional voluntary retirement programs: tax sheltered annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b)* Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses* Training and conference opportunities* Tuition assistance* Athletic ticket discounts* Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums* Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital Metro buses with staff ID cardFor more details, please see:
and ## PurposeThe
and its Sissy Farenthold Fund for Peace and Social Justice, housed at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, seeks applications for a Program Coordinator to oversee its day-to-day operations and its programs for students, faculty, and community members.The Rapoport Center operates as a vibrant, interdisciplinary hub for social justiceresearch, teaching, networking, and advocacy. The Sissy Farenthold Fund supports research, advocacy, and programming on peace, reproductive justice, and environmental justice in Texas and around the world. The Center and Fund regularly convene workshops and public events that bring together academics and advocates; engage in research, scholarship, and report-writing; and support faculty and student research, creative work, and advocacy. They also financially support and help coordinate internships and other opportunities, nationally and internationally, for UT students.The Program Coordinator will play a key administrative role within the Center and will also interface with faculty, students, and staff across campus as well as scholars and advocacy organizations around the world with whom we partner. We encourage applications from those with a demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice.## Responsibilities* Coordinates the Center’s programs, including conferences, speaker series, networking opportunities, meetings, and other events by, for example booking rooms and ordering catering; booking accommodations and travel for outside speakers; overseeing student interns and volunteers helping with events; and connecting with and facilitating follow-up with co-sponsors and other event stakeholders.* Processes financial documents, including vendor payments, student stipends and scholarships, travel authorizations and reimbursements, and purchase orders.* Coordinates the application and selection process for the Center’s student internships, scholarships, grants, writing prizes, and fellowships.* Provides course and other administrative support for the law school faculty co-director.* Other related responsibilities and functions as assigned.## Required QualificationsBachelor's degree and at least three years of coordinating or administering a program. Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.*Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.*## Preferred QualificationsExperience working at UT Austin or in a legal, advocacy, nonprofit, or academic setting. Graduate degree.## Salary Range$50,000 + depending on qualifications## Working ConditionsMay work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation, use of manual dexterity. Lift and move standard office files and supplies. Wear appropriate office attire; accept supervision. Work hours may include occasional evenings, weekends and some holidays during peak periods to meet deadlines. The general expectation for the position is on-site work, though hybrid flexibility may be considered after the successful completion of an initial onboarding period of six months.## Required Materials* Resume/CV* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor* Letter of interest**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.
Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.----**Employment Eligibility:**Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----**Retirement Plan Eligibility:**The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.----**Background Checks:**A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.----**Equal Opportunity Employer:**The University of Texas at Austin, as an , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.----**Pay Transparency:**The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who #J-18808-Ljbffr
and ## PurposeThe
and its Sissy Farenthold Fund for Peace and Social Justice, housed at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, seeks applications for a Program Coordinator to oversee its day-to-day operations and its programs for students, faculty, and community members.The Rapoport Center operates as a vibrant, interdisciplinary hub for social justiceresearch, teaching, networking, and advocacy. The Sissy Farenthold Fund supports research, advocacy, and programming on peace, reproductive justice, and environmental justice in Texas and around the world. The Center and Fund regularly convene workshops and public events that bring together academics and advocates; engage in research, scholarship, and report-writing; and support faculty and student research, creative work, and advocacy. They also financially support and help coordinate internships and other opportunities, nationally and internationally, for UT students.The Program Coordinator will play a key administrative role within the Center and will also interface with faculty, students, and staff across campus as well as scholars and advocacy organizations around the world with whom we partner. We encourage applications from those with a demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice.## Responsibilities* Coordinates the Center’s programs, including conferences, speaker series, networking opportunities, meetings, and other events by, for example booking rooms and ordering catering; booking accommodations and travel for outside speakers; overseeing student interns and volunteers helping with events; and connecting with and facilitating follow-up with co-sponsors and other event stakeholders.* Processes financial documents, including vendor payments, student stipends and scholarships, travel authorizations and reimbursements, and purchase orders.* Coordinates the application and selection process for the Center’s student internships, scholarships, grants, writing prizes, and fellowships.* Provides course and other administrative support for the law school faculty co-director.* Other related responsibilities and functions as assigned.## Required QualificationsBachelor's degree and at least three years of coordinating or administering a program. Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.*Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.*## Preferred QualificationsExperience working at UT Austin or in a legal, advocacy, nonprofit, or academic setting. Graduate degree.## Salary Range$50,000 + depending on qualifications## Working ConditionsMay work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation, use of manual dexterity. Lift and move standard office files and supplies. Wear appropriate office attire; accept supervision. Work hours may include occasional evenings, weekends and some holidays during peak periods to meet deadlines. The general expectation for the position is on-site work, though hybrid flexibility may be considered after the successful completion of an initial onboarding period of six months.## Required Materials* Resume/CV* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor* Letter of interest**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.
Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.----**Employment Eligibility:**Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----**Retirement Plan Eligibility:**The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.----**Background Checks:**A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.----**Equal Opportunity Employer:**The University of Texas at Austin, as an , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.----**Pay Transparency:**The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who #J-18808-Ljbffr