Senior Coordinator, APIDA Resource Center

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Major Duties

Under general supervision, the Senior Coordinator role encompasses a broad portfolio designed to enrich the academic and personal success of students interested in the Asian American, Pacific Islander & Desi American (APIDA) experience at CSUN. The position shapes and sustains culturally relevant programs, mentorship initiatives, and holistic student services that foster a sense of belonging and address equity barriers. With responsibilities spanning program development, cross-campus collaboration, student engagement, and institutional advocacy, the Senior Coordinator ensures that resource center participating students thrive academically and socially. The role combines direct student interaction with strategic program planning, assessment, and resource alignment to build inclusive pathways for success:

• Develops, coordinates, plans, delivers, and evaluates a comprehensive set of highly complex support services, activities, events, and programs specifically designed to increase retention and graduation for Resource Center participants.
• Provides day-to-day direction, guidance, and supports the APIDA Resource Center Programs Coordinator to implement the CSUN Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Student Achievement Program allocation.
• Promotes best practices in student success, improving outcomes related to the success, development, inclusion, retention, and experience of students on campus by assisting with efforts to identify and eliminate systemic and institutional barriers, as well as building the capacity of individual students.
• Provides input and feedback during the development and review of policies and procedures to minimize barriers to educational equity for students and enhance access, success, retention, and graduation.
• Attends staff meetings, participates in on and off-campus committees, and attends development/training sessions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field. Upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing, and conflict resolution, where such are job-related, is preferred.
• Equivalent to four years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience, which includes experience in advising students individually and in groups, and in the analysis and resolution of complex student services problems.
• A Master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a job-related field may be substituted for one year of professional experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of student development practices and culturally responsive programming, with the skill to design, implement, and evaluate complex support services that foster retention, graduation, academic success, cultural affirmation, and social integration for APIDA student populations.
• Ability to apply strong organizational and analytical skills in budget planning, financial reporting, and grant development, including identifying funding opportunities and collaborating with faculty and campus partners to sustain and expand resource center initiatives.
• Knowledge of equity-centered student success strategies and the ability to identify and address systemic barriers while fostering inclusive academic, social, and leadership opportunities that strengthen retention, development, and belonging for APIDA students.
• Skill in research collaboration, program assessment, and data-informed decision-making, with the ability to evaluate impact, align initiatives with institutional priorities, and contribute to advancing CSUN’s AANAPISI designation and broader equity and inclusion goals.