Student Engagement Coordinator

Position Summary:

The Student Engagement Coordinator serves as a key member of the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s team, working closely with the associate and assistant directors, responsible of the facilitation of mission-driven and impactful student experiences.  This position reports directly to the Assistant Director and will work collaboratively with the entire team to ensure that students are in the forefront of the entrepreneurial eco-system at Iona. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Facilitator of mission-driven and impactful student experiences with Iona students, and student club organizations.
• Program advocate to raise awareness and engage student in various program offerings.
• Engage students, visitors and community stakeholders at our coworking space in Spellman Hall and GaelVentures and refer them to appropriate resources/faculty/staff.
• Logistical oversight and support of co-curricular programs from pre- to post-event (including event invites, RSVPS, ROS, catering, setup, technology needs, metrics, 25-Live, etc.)
• Coordination of program and student data collection and analysis for program assessment and reporting.
• Maintain contact and engagement information for multiple distribution lists including student, mentors and collaborator lists.
• Additional projects as determined by the associate director will be assigned as needed.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree required

Required Experience

• Experience of working within an entrepreneurship education environment in higher education.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain relationships with multiple constituencies to support academic program development.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, writing skills and interpersonal and presentations skills.

About Iona University/EEO language

 Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review’s 2024 national list of “The Best 389 Colleges” and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s “2024 Best Colleges in America,” which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.