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Grand Canyon University is hiring a Program Coordinator - Students. The role involves coordinating and managing student programming focused on Christian character development through events, trainings, mentorship, and community initiatives aligned with GCU's Christ-centered mission. The coordinator leads student and alumni programs both on-ground and online, fostering transformative leadership, faith integration, and virtue-based growth.

Highlights

Coordinate student and alumni programming emphasizing Christian character and virtues.
Design mentoring programs, speaker series, and leadership development initiatives focused on Christian character.
Organize and support events and training sessions promoting ethical decision-making and character formation.
Lead community activities that align with GCU’s mission and the Integration of Faith, Learning, and Work (IFLW).
Manage a Christian character mentorship program including mentor training, progress tracking, and impact metrics.
Develop student leadership training on Christian character, conflict management, and civil discourse.
Collaborate with student organizations, Residence Life, Athletics, ASGCU, and other divisions to integrate Christian character and virtue literacy.
Coordinate campus-wide recognition programs for Christian character achievement, supporting resume and graduate school applications.
Requirements include a Master’s degree (Doctorate preferred) in student development, education, ministry, or related field, and 3+ years of relevant experience.
Offers full benefits including tuition benefit, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, volunteer time off, free parking, and gym access.

Program Coordinator - Students Full Description

Grand Canyon University! One of Arizona's leading institutions of higher learning. Located in the Valley of Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, GCU is a regionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University.

The Program Coordinator-Students coordinates and manages all student programming for the GCU Canyon Center for Character Education (CCCE), serving as a leader for student-facing Christian character initiatives on-ground and online. This role advances student growth through events, trainings, mentorship, and community-facing activities rooted in GCU's Christ-centered mission and the CCCE's Christian character framework.

Through student engagement and support, the Student Program Coordinator helps GCU pursue its vision of cultivating Christ-like character rooted in faith, oriented by hope, and inspired to love, forming transformative leaders who pursue virtue through practiced wisdom for the common good.

Target Hire: January 5, 2026
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am to 5pm onsite
Location: GCU Main Campus

Benefits: Full benefits portfolio including tuition benefit

What You Will Do:

Coordinate all student and alumni programming with a focus on nurturing Christian character and virtues.
Design and launch mentoring programs, college-specific speaker series, and leadership development initiatives focused on Christian character.
Organize and support events that encourage students to grow in Christlike character, service, and leadership.
Develop and facilitate training sessions that promote Christian character and virtues informing ethical decision-making among students.
Lead community-facing activities that foster integrity, responsibility, and service in alignment with GCU's mission and the Integration of Faith, Learning, and Work (IFLW).
Lead all student-facing Christian character programs, building a culture of faith-driven, transformative leadership among students and alumni.
Develop and deliver engaging campus events highlighting faith, hope, and love by facilitating dialogue series, speaker forums, service opportunities, and enhancing groups like Lopes Lead with Character, both on-ground and online.
Support an annual Christian Character in the Professions Conference with participants who exemplify virtuous leadership and faithful Christian character; organize keynote events, Q&A sessions, post-event reflections, faculty/student panels, produce podcast interviews, and integrate conference content for co-curricular activities.
Launch and maintain a Christian character mentorship program among students, ensuring effective mentor matching and progress tracking.
Manage Christian character mentor training, personalized character action plans, student growth metrics, and longitudinal impact tracking.
Develop GCU student leadership training emphasizing Christian character, conflict management, and civil discourse, in partnership with students and specified GCU staff to deliver workshops and peer-led programming.
Integrate Christian character into student leadership cohorts and scholarships.
Encourage student engagement in service, mentoring, and transformative leadership in alignment with GCU's Christ-centered vision for character formation.
Create, update, and disseminate targeted student resources for training and character formation efforts across campus.
Support effective integration of Christian character expectations and virtue literacy across Residence Life, Athletics, ASGCU, and other student-centric divisions.
Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with Associated Students of GCU (ASGCU), Spiritual Life, Residence Life, and student-worker hiring managers to support the embedding of Christian character and virtue literacy in student hiring, onboarding, and development processes.
Coordinate campus-wide recognition pathways that acknowledge Christian character among students, including a formal Christian character recognition framework with Student Affairs, the Honors College, and Career Services to aid resume-building and graduate/professional school applications.
Collect, analyze, and report student outcomes and program feedback to improve resources and initiatives within the CCCE.
Manage grant expenditures for student-focused initiatives, projects, and resources.
Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Have:

Master's degree required (Doctorate's preferred) in student development, education, ministry, or related field.
3+ years of experience in student programming, Christian education, or campus ministry.
Demonstrated commitment to the Christian faith and a commitment to GCU's Christ-centered mission.
Strong leadership, event planning, mentoring, and communication skills.
Ability to develop partnerships and lead collaborative, student-centered initiatives.
Must be able to successfully pass background checks.

Why work at GCU:

Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan
Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events
Free covered parking
We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program
Free on-site gyms at all our office locations

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Original Job Description

Target Hire: January 5, 2026
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am to 5pm onsite
Location: GCU Main Campus

Benefits: Full benefits portfolio including tuition benefit

What You Will Do:

Coordinate all student and alumni programming with a focus on nurturing Christian character and virtues.
Design and launch mentoring programs, college-specific speaker series, and leadership development initiatives focused on Christian character.
Organize and support events that encourage students to grow in Christlike character, service, and leadership.
Develop and facilitate training sessions that promote Christian character and virtues informing ethical decision-making among students.
Lead community-facing activities that foster integrity, responsibility, and service in alignment with GCU's mission and the Integration of Faith, Learning, and Work (IFLW).
Lead all student-facing Christian character programs, building a culture of faith-driven, transformative leadership among students and alumni.
Develop and deliver engaging campus events highlighting faith, hope, and love by facilitating dialogue series, speaker forums, service opportunities, and enhancing groups like Lopes Lead with Character, both on-ground and online.
Support an annual Christian Character in the Professions Conference with participants who exemplify virtuous leadership and faithful Christian character; organize keynote events, Q&A sessions, post-event reflections, faculty/student panels, produce podcast interviews, and integrate conference content for co-curricular activities.
Launch and maintain a Christian character mentorship program among students, ensuring effective mentor matching and progress tracking.
Manage Christian character mentor training, personalized character action plans, student growth metrics, and longitudinal impact tracking.
Develop GCU student leadership training emphasizing Christian character, conflict management, and civil discourse, in partnership with students and specified GCU staff to deliver workshops and peer-led programming.
Integrate Christian character into student leadership cohorts and scholarships.
Encourage student engagement in service, mentoring, and transformative leadership in alignment with GCU's Christ-centered vision for character formation.
Create, update, and disseminate targeted student resources for training and character formation efforts across campus.
Support effective integration of Christian character expectations and virtue literacy across Residence Life, Athletics, ASGCU, and other student-centric divisions.
Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with Associated Students of GCU (ASGCU), Spiritual Life, Residence Life, and student-worker hiring managers to support the embedding of Christian character and virtue literacy in student hiring, onboarding, and development processes.
Coordinate campus-wide recognition pathways that acknowledge Christian character among students, including a formal Christian character recognition framework with Student Affairs, the Honors College, and Career Services to aid resume-building and graduate/professional school applications.
Collect, analyze, and report student outcomes and program feedback to improve resources and initiatives within the CCCE.
Manage grant expenditures for student-focused initiatives, projects, and resources.
Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Have:

Master's degree required (Doctorate's preferred) in student development, education, ministry, or related field.
3+ years of experience in student programming, Christian education, or campus ministry.
Demonstrated commitment to the Christian faith and a commitment to GCU's Christ-centered mission.
Strong leadership, event planning, mentoring, and communication skills.
Ability to develop partnerships and lead collaborative, student-centered initiatives.
Must be able to successfully pass background checks.

Why work at GCU:

Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan
Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events
Free covered parking
We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program
Free on-site gyms at all our office locations

#INDLOPESUP

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