Leadership Development Program Co-ordinator

**Schedule**
Monday - Friday; 8:30 - 4:30

**Education Level**
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

**Career Level**
Requires 3 years of relevant experience

**_Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement._**

The mission of McMaster's Academic Sustainability Programs (ASP) Office is 'to inspire in all students a desire for continued learning and inquiry' and we strive to achieve this goal by providing students with opportunities for interdisciplinary, student-led, community-based, and experiential learning about sustainability. The mechanisms we use to achieve our goals are through the four main programs:
**_ 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.
- 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.

**_ Requirements:_**
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study.
- Requires 3 years of relevant experience.

**_ Assets:_**
- Experience working with McMaster a