Senior Associate Director

Department

Booth Career Services: Employer Relations

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 will work within the extremely collaborative, fast paced, high performing, dynamic Employer Relations team to maintain and build the Chicago Booth brand with employers. This individual will be expected to have knowledge of all Booth student groups (full time program, evening / weekend program, executive MBA) and alumni populations. Employer Development staff members focus on a sub-set of industries of interest to Booth student and alumni. The individual in this role will focus on career targets in private equity, real estate, and venture capital. Additionally, this role will have two direct reports that are Associate directors covering venture funded startups as well as Technology, Media, Entertainment and Retail. Additionally, this role will manage relationships with employers based in Latin America, primarily Mexico, Brazil, and Chile. Specific focus is on cultivating, and establishing relationships with companies and search firms in the assigned industries and in Latin America that do not have campus-recruiting relationships with Chicago Booth.

The Senior Associate Director will work closely with other members of the Booth community, particularly an industry career coach, representatives from the Polsky Center, faculty members, and colleagues in EMEA and Asia, to broaden existing employer relationships both functionally and geographically. Much of this employer outreach will happen through individual conversations; some will happen through the development and execution of employer-facing events: including conferences, roundtables, and panel discussions.

In addition to employer development within assigned industries, the Senior Associate Director will serve as the lead for business development overall, mentoring Associate Directors and helping them determine targets and activities, while also setting goals and monitoring progress in partnership with the Senior Director, Employer Relations.

Responsibilities

• Participates as an active member of the Employer Relations team to develop and implement a year-round marketing strategy to identify and source employment opportunities for the wide range of interests and job levels represented in the Chicago Booth constituencies of Full-Time MBA students; Evening/Weekend MBA students; Executive MBA students in Chicago, London, and Hong Kong; and alumni across the globe. Developing this strategy will include research on employment trends and opportunities and engagement with student and alumni populations.
• Manages two direct reports engaged in business development activities, mentoring them in best practices for identifying and successfully driving employer relationships across assigned industries.  Creates ongoing training plans and monitor progress towards.
• In addition to assigned industries, works with all other employer development staff to set the department’s overall marketing strategy on a yearly and quarterly basis; determines outreach targets and monitors progress to goals for all while staying current on overall hiring trends and identifying opportunities to focus on specific sectors or functions.
• Conceives and manages the team’s artificial intelligence projects as they relate to employers, working closely with IT staff and consulting with internal and external experts.
• Partners with industry, regional and/or functional student and alumni groups to assist in employer outreach targets.
• Creatively sources leads from social media, students, and alumni. Proactively reaches out to contacts, often cold-calling company representatives, to establish relationships on behalf of Chicago Booth.
• Travels extensively, approximately 20-30% of the time, to meet with corporate contacts.   Travels will be primarily domestic with occasional trips to Latin America.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with internal (admissions, corporate relations, and alumni development) and corporate contacts while promoting employer development initiatives.
• Markets resulting opportunities effectively and efficiently to the appropriate Booth constituencies.
• Envisions, develops, plans, implements, and evaluates appropriate events to support building the Chicago Booth brand across specific industries and geographies.
• Develops communication pieces; including social media updates, blog entries, and presentations intended for small and large audiences in order to give student and alumni populations a view into the relationship development work happening on their behalf.
• Demonstrates comfort with daily administrative tasks, including data entry, calendar management and all travel planning.
• Analyzes markets and trends as they relate to job searches. Assesses student feedback and evaluations and collaborates with other career services staff members, student organizations, or other staff to determine program offerings and innovations.
• Researches organizations that are hiring and partners with a wide variety of employers to ensure recruitment strategies meet their needs. Maintains contact with a portfolio of employers to serve as their dedicated Career Advancement liaison.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Master's degree.

Experience:

• At least seven years of experience in career services or a relevant business environment.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficiency in MS office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and a willingness and enthusiasm to learn internal systems and social media.
• Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese.

Preferred Competencies

• Comfortable proactively reaching out to contacts, cold-calling company representatives, and establishing a relationship on behalf of Chicago Booth.
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated initiative, creative thinking, multitask, meet deadlines, and work successfully in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional demeanor, including tact and discretion, with a track record of establishing positive client relationships.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, knowing when to make decisions without complete information, knowing when to ask questions, and when to engage other stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Working Conditions

• Work non-traditional hours, including early morning, evening and weekends during peak times.
• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

Job Family

Student Affairs & Services

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

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FLSA Status

Exempt

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Pay Range

$75,000.00 - $105,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

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