Leadership Development Program Coordinator

The DeGroote School of Business (DSB) is a comprehensive, research intensive, business school offering undergraduate, graduate and executive development programs across two campuses in Hamilton and Burlington. DSB’s mission is to foster interdisciplinary thinking and evidence-based management to transform business and society.

The Faculty provides outstanding educational programs to over 4000 students across B. Comm, MBA, executive MBA, Masters and PhD programs. Annually, over 1300 students enroll in DeGroote’s Executive Education development programs and the Directors College. Over 1200 participants register annually for external outreach events.

Consistent with its mission, The DeGroote School of Business has joint programs and partnerships with the Faculties of Health Sciences, Engineering and Humanities and intends to continue to expand interdisciplinary programs as part of the University’s Strategic Mandate Agreement and the School’s strategic plan.

DSB is also the administrative home of several interdisciplinary programs and enterprises including the Health Leadership Academy, MSc in eHealth, Bachelor of Commerce in Integrated Business and Humanities and the Directors College.

Academic Experiential Learning (AEL) in the DeGroote School of Business provides vision, strategy, and leadership in building, and redefining the educational journey that combines complex problem solving, critical thinking, adaptability, and creativity to prepare students to be flexible in a rapidly changing world.

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm (Hybrid schedule)

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

Career Level

Requires 3 years of relevant experience

Duration

18 Month Appointment

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for the development and implementation of a leadership development strategy for the entire student population. Utilizes a diverse range of experiential learning initiatives to promote engagement, resilience, skills development, and future employability of students. Builds strategic alliances with faculty, staff, student groups, student governments, and the greater community to create a culture of collaboration and partnership in ensuring student success.

PURPOSE AND KEY FUNCTIONS:

• Deliver a comprehensive leadership development program model that addresses the situational needs, priorities, activities, stakeholder involvement, anticipated outcomes, data collection and evaluation for the student population.
• Design and deliver workshops and presentations based on research, sound methodology and an understanding of student experiences and needs in response to faculty and student requests.
• Design and implement evaluation strategies such as surveys, focus groups, and rubrics to measure program outcomes and effectiveness.
• Develop an effective and efficient program delivery strategy such as student based models, seminars, workshops, and online resources that serve to optimize resources and service capacity.
• Deliver programs, services, events and initiatives that are based on clearly articulated learning outcomes.
• Direct effective marketing and promotion of the program to target students in need of services.
• Initiate collaborations and partnerships using a multi-departmental team approach in support of an integrated approach to providing services and promoting a shared approach for student success.
• Conduct proper needs assessment to assess areas of student needs and wants to promote leadership development.
• Analyze and interpret data for purposes of evaluating results, communicating with partners and stakeholders, and informing future planning.
• Advise students and groups of students engaged in leadership processes, both position and non-position, to ensure they have access to the supports and resources available to help them succeed in their leadership activities.
• Make independent decisions on advising students on self-improvement approaches.
• Act as a resource expert to the campus community on issues related to student leadership education, student development and student engagement.
• Refer students to appropriate resources, information and services across the University.
• Write and deliver instructional material for presentation in print and on-line formats.
• Develop relevant and quality resource information for the website and social networks.
• Coordinate the Student Success Leader program which includes coordinating a central recruitment, application, selection, training, communication and program design strategy for a volunteer leadership program with over 150 participants across various units within Student Affairs.
• Determine appropriate information for students to be included on the departmental website and ensure information is correct and up to date.
• Deal sensitively, responsibly and calmly with students who present with serious medical, social, and psychological issues, and refer to appropriate care.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with campus partners and build partnerships with various stakeholders across the University and the greater community.
• Update, maintain and verify database information for program participation for the purpose of program review and reporting.
• Participate on related committees and working groups to promote the work of the Student Success Centre.
• Research best practices in service delivery and resources available by conducting regular scans of literature, attending conferences, and reviewing other institutional websites.
• Understand research methodologies used in student development and adult education research and be able to evaluate empirical and theoretical research.
• Update and maintain detailed knowledge of information about leadership education and development programs and services offered across campus.

SUPERVISION:

Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 9 casual employees at any one time.

To apply for this job, please submit your application online.

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