Job Description

Leadership Development Coach

The Leadership Development Office (LDO) for MBA Programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business oversees a portfolio of developmental programs at the Hyde Park and downtown Chicago campuses. This includes an experiential class (LEAD) required of all MBA students. Other program offerings for the LDO include experiential workshops and coaching to further MBA students' leadership development. The LDO serves full-time, evening, and weekend students, and partners with colleagues to serve executive MBA students. Coaches are a part of a team that collectively manages all office activities. Offerings that this role could support include leadership coaching for classes, leadership skills workshops, student leadership retreats, laboratory classes for student facilitators, and LEAD class modules for full-time, evening, weekend, and executive MBA students.

Responsibilities:

• Designs and manages specific developmental programs, such as skills workshops and supports the smooth and successful operation of programs run by other LDO colleagues. This includes understanding the MBA student learning needs and aspirations, understanding the LDO mission and metrics for success, creating and implementing developmental programming that facilitates students' growth as leaders, promoting programs to attract and engage students, overseeing daily operations for assigned programs, and collaborating with departments across Booth.
• Coaches individual students and student teams across all developmental programs and supports the development of students' capacities as leaders. This includes managing action-learning teams of student leaders while serving as a subject matter expert, providing individual coaching, feedback, and support to students, and mastering and utilizing class frameworks within coaching conversations.
• Delivers high-impact workshops grounded in learning from experience. This includes communicating relevant content in a clear, vivid, and engaging fashion, facilitating experiential learning exercises in-person, and drawing on a strong knowledge base concerning the practical dimensions of leading.
• Contributes to the quality of the student experience at Booth. This includes offering perspective concerning the student experience at Booth. It also includes offering insight concerning how to improve the student experience and ways in which the LDO can better engage the broader life of the Booth community in meaningful ways.
• Responsible for all aspects of the recruiting and selection process for student facilitators, including facilitator orientation programs.
• Uses in-depth knowledge and experience to provide individual and team feedback as well as counseling to students as they learn and reflect upon their interpersonal skill development and performance in leadership education programs and at the University.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Certifications: ---

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree.
• Technical Skills or Knowledge: Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Preferred Competencies:

• Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills, as well as organizational skills.
• Work independently with little supervision; possess a self-motivated disposition; identify opportunities for improvement and recommend effective changes, all while achieving key objectives resulting in desired outcomes.
• Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical, and facilitation skills.
• Handle multiple detailed tasks/projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and diplomatically with colleagues, as well as with students, faculty and corporate contacts in a multitude of communication methods including in-person, email, and phone.
• Professional demeanor, including tact, discretion, and a customer service-oriented approach.

Working Conditions:

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.

Application Documents:

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family: Academic Affairs

Role Impact: Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5

Drug Test Required: No

Health Screen Required: No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required: No

Pay Rate Type: Salary

FLSA Status: Exempt

Pay Range: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00

Benefits Eligible: Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form. All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment. Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position. The University of Chicago's Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (Report) provides information about University offices and programs that provide safety support, crime and fire statistics, emergency response and communications plans, and other policies and information. The Report can be accessed online at Paper copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the University of Chicago Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637.

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