Job Description
Department Booth Leadership Development for MBA Programs About the Department The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges. Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment. Chicago Booth is proud to claim: an unmatched faculty. degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents. a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni. strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities. As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment. For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/ . Job Summary The Leadership Development Office (LDO) for MBA Programs oversees a portfolio of developmental programs at the Booth School of Business. This includes an experiential class (LEAD) required of Full-Time, Evening, and Weekend MBA students. Other program offerings for the LDO include classroom-based instruction, experiential workshops and events, managing student leadership roles, alumni speakers and panels, and coaching. The LDO supports students in all MBA programs (Full-Time, Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA) and Specialized Masters programs (Masters in Management and Masters in Finance) at Booth. In the Leadership Development Office, Operations staff not only oversee the planning and execution of LDO events and programs, but manage communications, contribute to learning design, participate in program delivery, and coordinate team projects. The Assistant Director is mainly responsible for the implementation of LDO programs and events, including planning and scheduling, sourcing and reserving event spaces, managing logistics and marketing, communicating with participants, and tracking engagement. Additionally, this role will partner with program managers to identify programmatic needs and provide support as needed. This person will work with vendors, manage budgets, and support broad processes related to the functioning of the office. This particular role contributes to supporting the LEAD class. LEAD is a course that is required for all Full-Time, Evening, and Weekend MBA candidates before and during their first quarter at Booth. The course itself takes different forms for different groups of students, but LEAD in all its forms focuses on helping students strengthen their ability to develop as leaders through the Chicago Booth approach to learning from experience. Some evening and weekend hours will be required as part of supporting students’ LEAD experience. Team members supporting LEAD collaborate with Student Life, Academic Services, Alumni Relations, and other departments to ensure that the incoming student experience is successful. The role may also support the operations and logistics of other LDO offerings, including but not limited to leadership workshops, events, and retreats for Full-time, Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA students and Specialized Masters students, as well as the LEAD Lab class for Full-Time student facilitators. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored employment authorization. Responsibilities Plans and executes the operational needs for LDO events and programs, which includes planning and scheduling, managing contracts and relationships with external vendors, managing logistics and marketing, communicating with student participants, and tracking student engagement. Tracks students’ progress in the required LEAD course, including enrollment, attendance, homework and makeup work completion, deferrals and exceptions, and final grades. Maintains accurate and timely records in spreadsheets and systems; reconciles data with program requir