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Department
3034124 Bus-Rustandy Center for Social Sect. Innov
About the Unit
The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation integrates Chicago Booth’s multidisciplinary approach to business education with experience-based learning and research. Through programs and events, the center increases our community’s odds of solving complex social and environmental problems. The Rustandy Center is a resource for nonprofit and business leaders; social entrepreneurs; Booth faculty, students, and alumni; nonprofit board members; and impact investors—anyone committed to making our world more equitable and sustainable. Members of our community are motivated to lead meaningful lives—to use business fundamentals as tools to make a lasting, positive impact on human life and our planet. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest 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 50,000 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 Family
Administration & Management
Responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and managing daily operations individual organization units, clinical research facilities, centers or academic departments. Responsibilities are diverse and general in nature and may reflect more than one functional area.
Career Track and Job Level
Center Management
Provides strategic leadership for a Center and serves as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations, and administrative units of the University. Has overall responsibility for the management, operations, outreach, and programming for the center.
M4: Provides leadership and direction through managers. Is accountable for the performance and results of related departments. Executes functional plans and contributes to the development of unit strategy that has a division-wide impact. Decisions are guided by division, school or sub-function strategy and priorities.
Role Impact
People Manager
Responsibilities
The role manages and grows a center with multiple complex teams of managers and professional staff responsible for leadership within a Center whose mission is to understand current state of the art concepts and academic theory and merge them with practical applications that create or enhance existing or new products process or technology. Serves as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations, and administrative units of the University. Has overall strategic responsibility for the management, operations, outreach, and programming for the center.
1) Provides strategic leadership for a Center with senior management and serves as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations and administrative units of the University., 2) Manages multiple related teams. Establishes department priorities, is responsible for the management of the center budget, allocates resources and executes strategic plans., 3) Works closely with faculty, students and other leaders across campus to foster experimentation and multi-disciplinary inquiry and teaching by coordinating and developing Center programming. This may include workshops. Conferences, colloquia, training programs, community outreach, etc., 4) Oversees a communication strategy and marketing efforts aimed at increasing the visibility of the Center. Collaborates with others to make the center a valuable resource to all students and contributes to the broad goals of creating a stronger campus community., 5) Performs other related work as needed.
Unit-Specific Responsibilities
1) Advance both the Rustandy Center’s suite of student and alumni programming and the Center’s global initiatives, including the Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation (HKJCPSI).
2) Manage a team of nine people, the largest team at the Rustandy Center.
3) Ensure that the Center’s key constituents are being best served by the suite of programming and, when necessary, lead the team to modify existing programs accordingly or seek to develop new programs to meet those needs using a data driven approach.
4) Build relationships and partnerships across the social sector, business community, and higher education space.
5) Connect with University alumni and students to build connection points with the sector and to support the aspirations of those students and alumni.
6) To fuel growth, this role will also provide support for the Rustandy Center’s fundraising efforts.
Unit-Preferred Competencies
1) Must demonstrate a track record of excellence in managing others.
2) Proven ability to build relationships and form collaborations within higher education, as well as with diverse organizations such as foundations, universities, NGOs, and corporations.
3) Demonstrated ability to manage high-performing team and to successfully navigate a large, complex organization.
4) Demonstrated ability to work with graduate business students and alumni.
5) Demonstrated passion and interest in the higher education, social enterprise and nonprofit sector.
6) Knowledge of the University of Chicago.
7) Excellent and professional verbal, written, and presentation skills.
8) Organizational skills and attention to detail.
9) Handle multiple projects concurrently.
10) Work with minimal supervision.
11) Work effectively and diplomatically with individuals from all levels inside and outside the organization, specifically with fellow staff members, as well as with students, faculty.
12) Seek out, coordinate, and appropriately disseminate information.
13) Work successfully in a fast-paced environment, which can include frequent interruptions.
14) Travel as needed.
15) Flexibility to work late or start early for events.
16) Knowledge of MS Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required; internet researching skills.
Education, Experience, and Certifications
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 10+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Education
1) Master’s degree.
2) MBA.
Experience
1) Minimum of ten years of professional experience
2) Experience in combination of business, nonprofit and higher education sectors.
3) Experience within a social impact center within a university.
Required Documents
1) Resume
2) Cover letter
NOTE: When applying, all required documents MUST be uploaded under the Resume/CV section of the application.
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Pay Grade
Depends on Qualifications
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
Posting Date
2019-12-20-08:00
Remove from Posting On or Before
2020-06-20-07:00
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