Assistant Director Business and Society Programs

GENERAL 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. These areas are key interests for Booth’s students and the Assistant Director will be both managing the programs day-to-day, and looking for ways to innovate to meet student interest in co-curricular learning and in careers in these emerging fields. In this role, the Assistant Director 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.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide 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.
2. Support the development and execution of sustainability and climate-related programming, ensuring a suite of relevant programs for students of business.
3. Ensure relevant linkage between social entrepreneurship and impact investing programs to support growth of the Edwardson Social Entrepreneurship Program.
4. Support the development and execution of alumni programming within ESG, impact investing, and climate domains, including event coordination, communications, and logistics.
5. Provide operational and logistical support for public programming initiatives, including the Center's thought leadership series and external-facing events in areas of expertise.
6. Support the Center’s “Business and Democracy” initiative, contributing to events, partnerships, and co-curricular integration of democracy-focused themes in social impact.
7. Assist 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.
8. Contribute to the refinement and evolution of existing and new programming initiatives, in accordance with Rustandy Center goals.
9. Serve as liaison to Booth student groups (Impact Investing Club, EVC, IMC, etc.).
10. Manage relationships with Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, working with them on relevant programs and workshops and supporting office hours with students.
11. Help develop and track metrics to assess the success of B&S initiatives
12. Other duties as assigned.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Director, Business & Society Programs

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor’s degree required.
2. A minimum of two years’ experience in program or project management, and/or business administration required.
3. Demonstrated organizational and time management skills with keen attention to detail required.
4. Proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, and MS Office required, and a willingness to learn and gain comfort with new software. Experience with Airtable or other relational database or CRM software preferred.
5. Creative and resourceful with strong problem-solving skills and willingness to seek out, coordinate, and appropriately disseminate information to key stakeholders required.
6. Enjoys administrative work and event planning required.
7. Ability to work with frequent interruptions and successfully manage concurrent projects and deadlines required.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
9. Passion for student engagement preferred.
10. Flexibility to travel locally and staff morning / evening events multiple times per month required.
11. Strong team player who is willing to occasionally take on tasks outside of their portfolio to support colleagues.
12. Demonstrated experience and interest in impact investing (venture capital, private equity, ESG) and/or climate and sustainability strongly preferred.

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