Director, XP LEAD for Executive MBA, Global Career and Leadership Development

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 Hyde Park and downtown Chicago campuses at the Booth School of Business. This includes an experiential class (LEAD) required of all MBA students. Other program offerings for the LDO include classroom-based instruction, experiential workshops, managing student leadership roles, alumni speakers and panels, and coaching, all to further MBA students’ leadership development.

Each member of the LDO team plays a lead role in designing and managing particular offerings. Additionally, each team member plays a role supporting other programs through activities such as individual and team coaching, facilitating workshops, and classroom instruction. Finally, each team member owns a set of administrative responsibilities necessary to the success of the Office. All team members are part of a group that collectively manages all office activities.

This role manages a team of professional staff responsible for leadership education programs as they relate to student leadership development, including designing and delivering workshops and training exercises. Oversees the design and implementation of the facilitator experience including activities such as building a strong and enduring facilitator community. Serves as a coach for all developmental programs in order to support the development of students' capacities as leaders.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the design and implementation of the LEAD class for Chicago-based (XP) Executive MBA students. This includes overseeing all operations and logistics for Chicago-based Executive MBA LEAD class and associated programming; managing vendor contracts, facilities, purchases, and event management; managing the XP EMBA budget; managing student grading; receiving and addressing student concerns in a professional, compassionate, timely, and effective manner. The role also includes interpreting the core curricular goals of the required LEAD class based on executive student needs and aspirations; creating and implementing innovative, experiential classroom learning experiences that are aligned with developmental course goals (which may include both leadership and career development goals); and leading a team to deliver all classroom learning experiences in ways that are consistent with other Executive MBA locations.
• Manages a small team of staff. This includes hiring and managing team members and building a team that is creative, responsible, flexible, committed, and capable; supporting the success and growth of team members via on-going developmental conversations; and advocating for team members as necessary.
• Serves as a coach for LDO developmental programs, with a particular focus on executive career and leadership development coaching that meets the needs of experienced working professionals across a wide variety of business functions and industries. Coaching may take place one-on-one or in group settings and serve US and international students and alumni.
• Collaborates with members of