Leadership Development Coach

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Leadership Development Office (LDO) for MBA Programs oversees a portfolio of in-person and virtual developmental programs at the Booth School of Business. This includes an experiential class (LEAD) required of all MBA students. Other program offerings for the LDO include experiential workshops, corporate speakers, and leadership coaching—all for Full-Time, Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA students.

Each Coach plays a lead role in designing and managing particular programmatic offerings. Additionally, each Coach supports our full complement of programs through activities such as individual and team coaching, workshop facilitation, and classroom instruction. Finally, each Coach owns a set of administrative responsibilities necessary to the success of the Office. Coaches are part of a team that collectively manage all office activities.

This role works closely with the Full-Time MBA LEAD class and with our full range of curricular and co-curricular offerings to further MBA students’ leadership development. LEAD is a course that is required for all MBA candidates during their first quarter at Booth. In the Full-Time program, the course is taught by a group of second-year MBA candidates (called Facilitators), who are selected and trained by the LDO via a lab class that we teach. Coaches support the learning and growth of Facilitators through 1:1 coaching sessions, guiding module teams, and providing targeted instruction. Additional offerings that this role might support include leadership coaching, leadership skills workshops, leadership retreats, and LEAD modules for Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA students.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs and manages specific developmental programs; supports the smooth and successful operation of programs run by other Leadership Development colleagues. This includes understanding 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; supports the development of students’ capacities as leaders. This includes managing action-learning teams of student leaders while serving as a content expert; providing individual coaching, feedback, and support to students; and mastering and utilizing class frameworks within coaching conversations.
• Delivers impactful classroom learning experiences. This includes communicating relevant content in a clear, vivid, and interesting fashion; facilitating engaging experiential learning exercises both virtually and 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.
• Develops and implements training exercises and workshops that support the learning of the facilitators and participants. Provides individual coaching to facilitators in their process of developing and delivering the programs, and acts as a content resource to facilitators. Serves as a process consultant and attends class sessions, committee meetings, module tests, and other involvement in activities that the facilitators undertake.
• ​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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Developing others; facilitating others’ growth.
• Logistics and event planning.
• Leadership and/or career coaching.
• Large and small group facilitation.
• Coach credentialing is considered a plus (e.g., BCC, ICF)
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Skillful in the use of virtual learning tools such as Zoom and Canvas.
• Work effectively with faculty, staff, and students.
• Achieve objectives with minimal direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong detail orientation and organizational skills.
• Communicate with tact and professional discretion.
• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

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