Assistant Director, Business and Society Programs

Overview

Department
Booth Rustandy Center: Business and Society Programs

The Rustandy Center's mission is to advance research, promote innovation, and develop the people and practices to accelerate solving the social problems confronting our world. This position focuses on supporting the Center's program goals to (1) equip Booth students and alumni to increase their social impact by applying their business and management skills, knowledge, and experience; and (2) be a leading university-based knowledge center for the next generation of impact investors, sustainability leaders, and professionals working at the intersection of business and society. The Assistant Director advances these goals through high-impact co-curricular programming in ESG and impact investing, climate and sustainability, and business and democracy.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and is recognized for influencing business education and practice. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Chicago Booth has a renowned set of facilities across four campuses and offers 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

Job Summary

The Assistant Director, Business and Society Programs supports the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of high-impact MBA student-facing co-curricular programs focused on social entrepreneurship, ESG/impact investing, climate innovation, and the intersection of business and democracy. This role manages the programs day-to-day, seeks innovations to meet student interest in co-curricular learning and careers in these fields, supports cross-campus collaborations, manages student-facing programs and competitions, and advances the Rustandy Center’s strategic priorities. This is a hybrid position based on the Hyde Park campus with regular travel to the Gleacher Center and occasional off-campus events.

Responsibilities

• Provides program administration and execution support for the suite of MBA student-facing ESG and impact investing co-curricular programs, including the Steven Tarrson Impact Investment Fund, the Turner MIINT impact investing competition, and more.
• Supports the development and execution of sustainability and climate-related programming, ensuring a suite of relevant programs for students of business.
• Ensures relevant linkage between social entrepreneurship and impact investing programs to support growth of the Edwardson Social Entrepreneurship Program.
• Supports the development and execution of alumni programming within ESG, impact investing, and climate domains, including event coordination, communications, and logistics.
• Provides operational and logistical support for public programming initiatives, including the Center's thought leadership series and external-facing events in areas of expertise.
• Supports the Center’s Business and Democracy initiative, contributing to events, partnerships, and co-curricular integration of democracy-focused themes in social impact.
• Assists with faculty commercialization initiatives at the University, supporting the translation of faculty research into market applications within ESG and impact investing domains, and working closely with students and faculty on these programs.
• Contributes to the refinement and evolution of existing and new programming initiatives, in accordance with Rustandy Center goals.
• Serves as liaison to Booth student groups, such as Impact Investing Club, EVC, IMC, etc.
• Manages relationships with Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, working with them on relevant programs and workshops and supporting office hours with students.
• Helps develop and track metrics to assess the success of B&S initiatives.
• Advises, supports, and recommends concepts for programming to leaders of various organizations and programs.
• Markets student activities programming throughout the year. Develops and implements protocols for evaluating the effectiveness of programs.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor’s degree (preferred).

Technical Skills or Knowledge
Proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, and MS Office; ability to Learn and gain comfort with new software; background with Airtable or other relational database or CRM software.

Preferred Competencies
Demonstrated organizational and time management skills with keen attention to detail; creative and resourceful with problem-solving abilities; enjoys administrative work and event planning; ability to manage concurrent projects; excellent verbal and written communication; passion for student engagement; strong team player; demonstrated interest in impact investing and/or climate and sustainability.

Working Conditions

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
• Flexibility to travel locally and staff morning/evening events multiple times per month.

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 Details

• Job Family: Student Affairs & Services
• 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: $58,000.00 - $62,000.00
• Benefits Eligible: Yes

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