Job Posting Title:

Campus Environmental Center Coordinator

Hiring Department:

Sustainability

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details:

General Notes

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employee without sponsorship.

Purpose

To assist with decisions related to sustainability goals and manage Campus Environmental Center (CEC) operations. Supervise student staff and volunteers as needed. Responsible for implementing project criteria, procedures and standards for sustainability projects.

Responsibilities

Builds and maintains relationships with on and off campus stakeholders, including the UT Sustainability Living Learning Community and Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability. Advocates for student involvement in sustainability decision making on campus. Serves as requested on cross-campus committees and task forces to advance sustainability mission at UT Austin, including but not limited to Sustainability Living Learning Community, Introduction to Sustainability class instruction, supporting student coalition building, participating in staff roundtables, and engaging in mission-aligned events.
Creates periodic reports on CEC activities and shares with internal and external stakeholders. Creates presentations as requested. Assists with sustainability reporting for the University. Maintains income and expense records and annual budget for CEC. Monitors CEC contractual relationships.
Manage CEC operations, student staff, and volunteers as needed. Manages a leadership program for undergraduate students focused on professional development and career skills. Assists CEC leaders in achieving success on organizational initiatives. Reviews projects for feasibility and compliance with UT policy and procedures. Ensures each project meets formal CEC goals as outlined by student organizational bylaws. Initiates administrative procedures of student hires and onboarding. Facilitates the annual transition of student leaders and communicates CEC structure and planned activities.
Manage student-focused sustainability programming including New Student Orientation initiatives, sustainability careers programming and resources, and other sustainability outreach and education events for undergraduate and graduate students. Assists in identifying and shaping new programs that meet organizational mission and goals.
Manage CEC office space and affiliated student-use spaces. Responsible for acquisition of all needed physical resources, tracking visitors, monitoring space usage, and overseeing operations and management of shared spaces.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of responsible level experience in program administration or program coordination, or master's degree and one year of experience.
Three years minimum experience in a professional environment related to recycling and/or sustainability, with the ability to cross-communicate with student organizations, academia, industry, state, and other higher education institutions.
Current Class "C" Operator Driver License required. Prior to date of hire, applicant selected must provide a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) showing a driving history going back 36 months.
This includes all states resided in for the past 36 months.
MVR will be evaluated to determine eligibility to drive a University-owned vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

Completion of Bachelor's degree in Sustainability or Program Management.
Demonstrated experience with youth development and coordination of recycling and/or sustainability projects involving higher education students.
Five to seven years of experience in a professional environment related to recycling and/or sustainability, preferably in a higher education surrounding.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

$60,000 + depending on qualifications

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 equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, 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 do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.