Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

[Yvette Upton <>]

Hi, all. I don't recall if I posted our job opening on this list yet. We're 
excited to offer this new position!

We have received approval to hire another full-time professional staff 
member at the Women's Resource Center at the Georgia Institute of 
Technology. This new Program Coordinator position will serve two primary 
roles in our office: to address sexual violence on our campus through 
trainings and crisis intervention and to plan WRC programming on a wide 
range of women's issues.The job posting is now on the Georgia Tech website. 
I am including the job description and request that you forward it along to 
any qualified candidates or related listservs.

More information is available on our website: www.womenscenter.gatech.edu.

Thanks so much!
Yvette Upton
Assistant Dean of Students
Director, Women's Resource Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
(404) 385-1563



Georgia Institute of Technology
Women's Resource Center Program Coordinator

Georgia Institute of Technology
Founded in 1885, Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's 
premiere research universities. The Institute consistently ranks among U.S. 
News & World Report's Top Ten public universities. The Institute is 
comprised of six colleges: Architecture, Engineering, Sciences, Computing, 
Management, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and enrolls more 
than 17,000 academically talented undergraduate and graduate students. The 
Institute is one of the nation's top producers of women and 
African-American engineers. Campus life is an integral part of the 
Institute experience; nearly half of the student population lives on campus 
in residence halls and Greek housing and students are actively engaged in 
wide array of leadership development and co-curricular opportunities. The 
Georgia Tech campus occupies 400 acres in the heart of the vibrant city of 
Atlanta, which is well-known for its quality of life.

Women's Resource Center
Founded in 1998, the Women's Resource Center at the Georgia Institute of 
Technology exists "to enhance the academic performance and personal 
development of the women at Georgia Tech by striving to create a more 
inclusive and supportive campus environment for women, and by promoting 
understanding among Georgia Tech's diverse community of men and women." The 
Women's Resource Center is a unit of the Office of the Dean of Students. 
Georgia Tech's student body is approximately 27% female.

The Position
In order to achieve this mission, the WRC Program Coordinator will:
--Assess campus climate and educational needs; advocate for systemic 
program and policy changes that work towards the prevention of violence 
against women.
--Identify training needs and conduct training programs on violence against 
women and other women's issues, including ally/advocate trainings for 
campus (i.e. Safe Sister, individual departments)
--Responsible for development of advocate program including recruitment, 
training and supervision of student and staff advocates for 
victims-survivors of sexual violence.
--Provide crisis intervention, support, advocacy and resource/referral 
information for individual students; serve as a support person for 
victim-survivors through the campus judicial process if requested.
--Assist in the planning, coordinating and marketing of programs for the 
Women's Resource Center. Work with individual students, student 
organizations and other offices to provide programming to address women 
students' needs at Georgia Tech.
--Advise and train Women's Awareness Month Committee with particular 
emphasis on programs addressing sexual violence.
--Responsible for various administrative duties as assigned, i.e. develop 
and manage WRC volunteer program; participate in the planning, development 
and implementation of grant proposals; represent the WRC in internal and 
external committees.

Qualifications:
--Bachelor's degree required with equivalent combination of education and 
experience in an academic discipline appropriate to the position. Master's 
degree preferred.
--Two years professional experience and comprehensive knowledge of violence 
against women and other women's issues, and proven ability to apply a range 
of concepts, techniques and practices to carry out program objectives.
--Knowledge and demonstrated commitment to women's issues.
--Ability to work with, and respect, women from a wide range of backgrounds 
and viewpoints.
--Proven ability to evaluate and produce reliable results, problem-solve 
and trouble-shoot problems.
--Excellent written, oral communication and computer skills.

Hiring Range: $34,750 to $43,440

Application
Review of applications will begin in early March 2006 and will continue 
until the position is filled. Applicants must apply online at 
http://www.ohr.gatech.edu. The Women's Resource Center Coordinator position 
is listed under Classified Employment, Administrative/Managerial, Job #: 
CEW5160. This position requires a background check.

Visit Georgia Tech's WRC website at www.womenscenter.gatech.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.