Program Coordinator, Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, Texas Law

Job Posting Title:

Program Coordinator, Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, Texas Law

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Hiring Department:

School of Law

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas School of Law 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 card 

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards 

Purpose

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice 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 justice

research, 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 Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and at least three years of coordinating or administering a program. Demonstrated abili