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Booth Rustandy Center: Business and Society Programs
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
Responsibilities
- Provides program administration and execution support for the suite of MBA student-facing ESG and impact investing co-curricular programs, including the Steven Tarrson Impact Investment Fund, the Turner MIINT impact investing competition, and more.
- Supports the development and execution of sustainability and climate-related programming, ensuring a suite of relevant programs for students of business.
- Ensures relevant linkage between social entrepreneurship and impact investing programs to support growth of the Edwardson Social Entrepreneurship Program.
- Supports the development and execution of alumni programming within ESG, impact investing, and climate domains, including event coordination, communications, and logistics.
- Provides operational and logistical support for public programming initiatives, including the Center's thought leadership series and external-facing events in areas of expertise.
- Supports the Center’s Business and Democracy initiative, contributing to events, partnerships, and co-curricular integration of democracy-focused themes in social impact.
- Assists with faculty commercialization initiatives at the University, supporting the translation of faculty research into market applications within ESG and impact investing domains, and working closely with students and faculty on these programs.
- Contributes to the refinement and evolution of existing and new programming initiatives, in accordance with Rustandy Center goals.
- Serves as liaison to Booth student groups, such as Impact Investing Club, EVC, IMC, etc.
- Manages relationships with Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, working with them on relevant programs and workshops and supporting office hours with students.
- Helps develop and track metrics to assess the success of B&S initiatives.
- Advises, supports, and recommends concepts for programming to leaders of various organizations and programs.
- Markets student activities programming throughout the year. Develops and implements protocols for evaluating the effectiveness of programs.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, and MS Office.
- Learn and gain comfort with new software.
- Background with Airtable or other relational database or CRM software.
Preferred Competencies
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills with keen attention to detail.
- Creative and resourceful with strong problem-solving skills and willingness to seek out, coordinate, and appropriately disseminate information to key stakeholders.
- Enjoys administrative work and event planning.
- Work with frequent interruptions and successfully manage concurrent projects and deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Passion for student engagement.
- Strong team player who is willing to occasionally take on tasks outside of their portfolio to support colleagues.
- Demonstrated experience and interest in impact investing (venture capital, private equity, ESG) and/or climate and sustainability strongly.
Working Conditions
- This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
- Flexibility to travel locally and staff morning/evening events multiple times per month.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUSTÂ be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
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Benefits Eligible
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
The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.
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