Anchor Leader Coordinator 2026 Job at University Of Portland in Portland

Job Overview

The Anchor Leader Coordinator serves as the student coordinator of the Anchor Program run by First Year Experience in the Shepard Academic Resource Center. In conjunction with the Associate Director for First Year Experience, the Anchor Leader Coordinator is responsible for the hiring, training, and support of the fall 2026 Anchor Leader team as well as aiding in hiring for the 2026 Anchor Leader team. This position spans December 2025 through March 2027.

Please request 3 recommendations through this link from: one UP faculty member, one student who has had you as a leader (either in Anchor or another setting), and one of your choosing – all recommendations are due by Nov. 25th.

Core Duties

Responsibilities

Tasks subject to change based on programmatic needs

Fall 2025

• Returning Anchor Leader Applications review

Spring 2026

January

• RAL interviews
• RAL selection

February

• NAL Interviews

March

• NAL Selection
• Planning for Spring Training

April

• Preparation for Spring Training
• Executing Spring Training

Summer 2026

May/June/July

• Program Updates
• August training preparations

August

• Preparation for Training
• Training and Orientation

Fall 2026

Weekly During Program (~7.5 hrs)

• Attend Returner Training
• Attend Friday meetings
• Hold Office Hours
• Meet with Associate Director
• Attend to AL Concerns
• Anchor check-in with Associate Director, Core Director, and Anchor faculty

November/December (specific timeline created with AD)

• Review Coordinator Applications
• Returner Interviews
• Review Returner Applications
• Returner Selection
• New Leader hiring prep

Spring 2027

• January
  • Anchor Leader Application Reading
• February/March
  • Anchor Leader Interview
  • Anchor Leader Selection
  • Other relevant duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• A current or previous Anchor Leader
• In good academic standing at the University
• If selected as the Anchor Leader Coordinator, you are required to help prepare and train the Anchor Leaders the two weeks before the start of classes in August 2026 (tentatively Aug 12-23), and you CANNOT serve in any Residence Life, ASUP Executive, or Orientation roles, or participate in any other role that will conflict with the training and time commitment of the Coordinator position.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Physical Requirements

• N/A

Posting Information

Posting Number: SE858-2023

Number of Vacancies: 1

Estimated Start Date: 12/01/2025

Open Date: 11/10/2025

Close Date: 12/31/2025

Supplemental Questions

• What drew you to apply for the Coordinator position as opposed to the Returning Leader role? What qualities do you possess that make you an outstanding applicant for this position? (Open Ended Question)
• Describe your leadership style and the role it would play in maintaining the variety of relationships essential to this role – with the ALs, with the Assistant Director, and with the faculty and community partners who participate in The Anchor. (Open Ended Question)
• What did you learn as a student leader involved in The Anchor? As the Coordinator, how would you see yourself utilizing this experience to develop or improve The Anchor programmatically? (Open Ended Question)
• What part of the role will be the most challenging to you, and how do you hope to develop and improve personally if hired as the Coordinator? (Open Ended Question)

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

Contact

University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd
Portland, Oregon
97203-5798
503.943.8484
recruitment@up.edu