About El Centro:

El Centro, the Hispanic and Latinx Cultural and Community Center at Virginia Tech, is dedicated to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and culturally vibrant environment for Hispanic and Latinx students at Virginia Tech. We celebrate cultural heritage, support student success, and advance community engagement through dynamic programs, events, and resources. We’re seeking a passionate and culturally aware Program Coordinator to play a central role in enhancing the center’s impact on campus.

About the Office for Inclusion and Diversity

El Centro is a part of the Office for Inclusion and Diversity. The Office for Inclusion and Diversity (OID) is a catalyst for capacity-building across the institution, promoting sustainable institutional transformation and accountability; representational diversity; an inclusive, welcoming, affirming, accessible, and safe campus climate; and the integration of issues of equity and identity into the academic mission. Upholding InclusiveVT, the institutional and individual commitment to the Virginia Tech motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), the office seeks to create a more just and inclusive community that welcomes, encourages, and supports individuals who desire to contribute to and benefit from the institution's missions of learning, discovery, and engagement.

Position Summary:

El Centro at Virginia Tech is hiring a motivated and culturally informed Program Coordinator to support and enrich our student programs. Reporting to the Director of El Centro, the Program Coordinator will help plan, coordinate, and promote key events such as Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, Latinx Symposium, community-building activities, educational workshops, and other cultural celebrations. This position focuses on advancing campus awareness, celebrating diversity, strengthening the community for Hispanic and Latinx students, leadership development, and student engagement. The Program Coordinator will also be a key campus partner who participates in committee work, annual events, training & development.