Colorado Christian University Careers

Description

1. Faith friendly: CCU’s culture is unique to higher education. Where else can you pursue academic excellence yet read the Holy Bible, pray with teammates and students at work, and work to impact our culture in support of Christian values?
2. Convictionally Christian: As a university, we have an enduring commitment to Christ, his kingdom and the truth of God’s Word.
3. Live out your calling: We are a traditional evangelical university where you can invest your God-given talents and abilities alongside coworkers and teammates, while having a profound influence on students as they deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ.
4. Equip students for kingdom work: You can be a part of helping students discover their callings and preparing them for positions of significant leadership in the church, business, government, education, and other professions, as a key part of our University's Strategic Priorities.

1. Experience in event planning, customer service, or related field.
2. Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; detail oriented.
3. Energetic, positive attitude, self-starter with high attention to organization and managing many details, events, and requests.
4. A record of demonstrated successful administrative leadership, experience managing and supervising professional and/or support staff.
5. Able to work in a high-energy, fast-paced environment while managing multiple events simultaneously.
6. Able to learn and manage online scheduling systems.

1. Comprehensively manage and drive the performance and growth of the services provided for CCU Event Planners through supervision of the AV Event Technician Support staff and all student worker roles such as the event assistant team, Leprino front desk workers, and AV student staff.
2. Orchestrate the administration of our 25Live scheduling software system by overseeing the backend upkeep via Collegenet support use, offering information regarding resources, best practices, and CCU policies, as well as partnering with support staff who handle the approvals, edits and trainings.
3. Spearhead the services our department facilitates for the University event planners, fostering prompt and clear communication in interactions with key stakeholders and establishing strong working relationships by providing consulting expertise for the purpose of executing excellent events at CCU.
4. Institute standards and expectations for Facility Rentals and vendors to ensure compliance and alignment to institutional beliefs and policies during their time entering into and while under contract.
5. Operationalize the Leprino Front Desk as a hub for Event Services support, including guest relation information, resource storage, and facility rental support. Oversee the Student Workers at the Leprino front desk. This includes interviewing, hiring, scheduling desk coverage for Fall & Spring Semesters, approving time sheets bi-weekly, and trainings.

1. Play a key role in Commencement event planning by serving as the CUS Commencement Staff Coordinator, attend planning meetings, accomplish assigned event tasks, organize staff role assignments, facilitate trainings, foster cohesive communication within the larger picture of Commencement organization, and conduct extensive after-action review feedback.
2. Initiate and augment conversations between event planners. Serve as a catalyst for Coordinated Calendar events like Weekend of Welcome, Symposium, and CCU Conversations to encourage space and resource equity among key stakeholders at the University. Design and develop processes and procedures for the overall execution of event planning from the submission of scheduling to event arrangement.

1. Participate in and actively contribute towards Campus Activities & Leadership major campus events, professional development, and training opportunities throughout the year including retreats, staff meetings, chapel programming, one-on-ones.
2. Prepare, manage, and steward the operating budget and expenditures associated with key areas of oversight. Track spending through prompt reconciliation through Concur systems, and completing the various components associated with financial processing requests. Modeling and fostering practices that demonstrate responsible stewardship of available resources.
3. Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.

Spiritual Requirements

1. Committed follower of Jesus Christ, who believes there is no salvation apart from faith in his atonement on the cross, by grace alone becoming "born again" thus beginning a personal relationship with Christ, the Son of God.
2. Able to effectively communicate personal faith and apply biblical principles and convictions in the workplace. Must have a strong sense of calling to the ministry of Colorado Christian University.
3. Regularly attend and be engaged in meaningful involvement in a Bible-believing evangelical local church. Knowledgeable about the Word of God and passionate about Christian education.
4. Must be a traditional evangelical Christian whose lifestyle is in consonance with sound Christian principles, is compatible with CCU’s Statement of Faith, and is in agreement with the Strategic Priorities promulgated by the University.

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Colorado Christian University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status. CCU is committed to an environment free from discrimination and harassment and calls on every member of the university community to be vigilant in deterring and reporting all violations. CCU does reserve the right to exercise preference on the basis of religion in all of its employment practices. All employees who work at CCU must demonstrate a spiritual testimony consistent with our evangelical mission and follow our lifestyle expectations.