Position Summary

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting educational leadership? We are looking for a Department Coordinator to be the welcoming face and backbone of our Department of Educational Leadership. This role is essential for ensuring smooth operations and providing top-notch support to students, faculty, staff, and community colleagues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Frontline Support: Serve as the first point of contact, ensuring a welcoming and professional experience.
• Administrative Excellence: Manage administrative tasks while ensuring policy compliance.
• Financial Management: Oversee budgets, process expenses, and maintain financial records.
• Class Scheduling: Develop and update the master schedule, catalog, and syllabi.
• Faculty Coordination: Assist with appointments, payroll, RTP processes, and candidate searches.
• Office Management: Oversee front desk operations, scheduling, supplies, and student assistants.
• Student Support: Assist with admissions, registration, exams, and student records.
• Community Engagement: Organize and support department events.

Why Join Us?

• Make an Impact: Play a key role in supporting students, faculty, and staff while ensuring the smooth operation of the Department of Educational Leadership.
• Dynamic Work Environment: Engage in a variety of responsibilities, from financial management to class scheduling, making each day unique and rewarding.
• Collaborative Culture: Work closely with faculty, students, and university personnel in a supportive and professional setting.
• Professional Growth: Develop expertise in higher education administration, financial processes, and student support services.
• Stability & Benefits: Enjoy the advantages of working in a respected academic institution with great benefits and work-life balance.

If you're ready to take on a rewarding role that combines administrative expertise with community engagement, apply now to become our Department Coordinator!

Position Information

• This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position.
• This position is designated non-exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Department Summary

The Department of Educational Leadership is a graduate-level academic department that encompasses a credential program in administrative services, a MA in Educational Leadership, a MA in Teacher Leadership, and an Ed.D. in Education Leadership/PK-12 Education. The department currently has 8 tenured/tenure track faculty, 15 lecturers, and approximately 200 on-campus students and 100 distance students. The department faculty members administer extramural funding through the SDSU Research Foundation.

For more information regarding the Educational Leadership Department, click here.

Education and Experience

Entry to this classification requires a fully functional knowledge of and skill in standard office procedures and practices, as well as an ability to understand and operate in a variety of organizational structures. Additionally, incumbents are expected to have a thorough knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation and be able to clearly communicate orally and in writing. Some positions may require a knowledge of business mathematics beyond basic arithmetic. The ability to use and quickly learn new office support technology systems and software packages is also a prerequisite.

These qualifications would normally be obtained through a high school program, technical/vocational program, or their equivalents combined with several years of related office work experience.

Key Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience working with a relational database such as FileMaker Pro or similar systems.
• Thorough knowledge of purchasing, payroll, financial, facilities, and operational processes in a university or similar institutional setting is preferred.
• Experience working in a higher education or public sector setting preferred.
• Experience working with diverse populations preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

Starting salary upon appointment is not expected to exceed $4,425 per month. 

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

San Diego State University offers a rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation. For more information regarding SDSU benefits, please click here.

CSU Classification Salary Range: $4,058 – $6,653 per month. 

Diversity and Community at SDSU

At SDSU, our diversity gives us power and benefits every single member of our community.

Through our commitment to equity and inclusion, we encourage all members of our community to purposefully learn from one another through open and respectful dialogue and responsible engagement. For more information, click here.

Principles of Community

At San Diego State University, we are a community of diverse individuals who have and represent many perspectives, beliefs, and identities. This diversity lends our community strength, and we commit to creating and sustaining an inclusive and intellectually vibrant environment that benefits all members of our university. 

SDSU’s Principles of Community is an aspirational statement that is intended to evolve over time. The statement reflects the ideals we are encouraged to uphold in our interactions with one another. 

Supplemental Information

Initial review of the required application materials, including cover letters and resumes, will begin on March 4, 2025. To receive full consideration, apply by March 3, 2025. The position will remain open until filled.

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. 

San Diego State University is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (e.g., H-1B visa). Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Offers of employment are contingent upon the presentation of documents that demonstrate a person's identity and authorization to work in the United States, which are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. 

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. SDSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current SDSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

SDSU is a smoke-free campus. For more information, please click here.

SDSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified candidates for employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered military and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who request an accommodation by contacting Livia Peeples at lpeeples@sdsu.edu