Job Summary:

• Empower Student Leaders:
  • Collaborate with student organizations to deepen and develop programming related to gender equity and diversity. (e.g., End Period Poverty program).
  • Provide guidance and support to student leaders in developing impactful initiatives that extend beyond the university walls and engage with the broader community.

• Program Development:
  • Design and lead inter-dialogue circles focused on fostering open and respectful conversations about gender equity, identity, and inclusion. These circles will serve as safe spaces for dialogue, reflection, and learning within the campus community.
  • Develop and conduct leadership and mentoring workshops that help students and staff explore how their identities shape their leadership styles and how they can contribute to a more just and equitable world.
  • Continuously learn about current issues and trends related to gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights, and social justice.
  • Identify opportunities for programming that address the evolving needs of the university community and promote dialogue, awareness, and advocacy.
• Foster Collaboration Across Campus:
  • Collaborate with other departments and offices on campus to integrate gender equity and social justice principles into existing programs and initiatives.
  • Work to deepen the Office of Inclusion & Social Justice's efforts surrounding Service Saturday Projects, community partnerships, and connecting students to resources outside of campus.
  • Collaborate with local organizations and community leaders to identify service opportunities, establish partnerships, and facilitate student engagement in community-based initiatives.
• Grant Development and Management:
  • Identify grant opportunities and support the development and submission of grant proposals to secure funding for gender equity and social justice initiatives.
  • Assist with grant writing, budget development, and reporting requirements to ensure compliance and successful grant implementation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two to five years of full-time progressive experience in knowledge and practice of student development theory, working in an educational setting, and program development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability and skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relations, advising student organizations, event planning, interacting effectively with a diverse constituency of student, faculty, staff, and administrators, working effectively under pressure, technology and budget management
• Expertise in public speaking, writing, group facilitation and computer skills

Education: Bachelor's

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About Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation’s top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ...(2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 “best and most interesting” four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual “The Best 385 Colleges”. • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation’s #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier’s biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as “transfer friendly” in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation’s No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, “Best College in Each State for Getting a Job”.

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