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Booth Career Services: Operations

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 Senior Associate Director, Career Management Projects and Events provides operational leadership for a robust schedule of career management programs and events for over 1,400 Evening and Weekend MBA students, Booth alumni, and students matriculating in Booth\'s newest programs, including Master in Management and Master in Finance. Program participation ranges from 10 to 200 students. The Senior Associate Director is also responsible for planning and executing marketing and communications efforts to establish a Career Services brand and increase student engagement. Additionally, the Senior Associate Director plans, executes, and evaluates programs, projects, and process effectiveness and drives individual and team continuous improvement efforts.

The Senior Associate Director is responsible for general office operations to ensure appropriate in-person and virtual office coverage, and oversees the annual budgeting process for the Gleacher Career Services team, working with leadership on tracking approved budgets, ledger activity, and year-end forecasts. The role requires project management expertise, including leading and participating in inter-department teams such as resume databases, employment reporting, room reservations, calendar management, registration and evaluation systems, and other relevant activities.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Career Management team to develop and implement programs and events. Manages Career Management Programs and Events staff. Manages resource allocation decisions for Gleacher Career Management programs.

Provides operational leadership for career coaching, education, and research programs and services. Key planning- and execution-related responsibilities may range from the conception, design, and implementation of programs and events to more tactical and process-driven activities such as budgeting, facilities management, catering, transportation planning, desktop publishing, or greeting/hosting participants.

Develops and maintains informational resources and materials, such as databases designe to facilitate targeted communications with large groups of program participants. Partners with coaching colleagues to share instructional content in an organized, creative, or thematic way.

Develops, implements, and maintains various aspects of the Career Services communications plan for career-related programming. Responsibilities may include creating integrated marketing messages, building brand awareness for numerous programs and service offerings, coordinating volunteer participation, and managing student communications through electronic and print media.

Provides recommendations for program and technology innovation and enhancements based on team strategic goals, quality of execution, and assessment of student and alumni trends and needs.

Utilizes databases, online survey tools, and Excel to provide ongoing and one-time reports that evaluate programming, monitor student and alumni progress, event participation, and engagement.

Designs and maintains web pages and online content for student and alumni-facing resources, including a repository of educational handouts and recordings.

Applies project management expertise in designing and executing a variety of internal processes and systems, such as calendars, registration, and evaluation systems.

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