Assistant Director, Programs and Events

Department Booth Rustandy Center: Research, Strategic Initiatives, and Operations 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 Rustandy Center’s mission is to advance research, promote innovation, and develop the people and practices to accelerate solving the social problems confronting our world. The Assistant Director, Programs and Events supports the Rustandy Center’s mission by providing end-to-end operational support to our events and programs in order to create engaging and thought-provoking experiences for our students, alumni, and public facing audiences.

Responsibilities include project management for staff- and student-led events and programs, event execution support including coordinating staffing, catering, A/V, facilities, and guest speakers as well as collecting and maintaining feedback from events and programs for continual improvement. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored employment authorization.

Responsibilities

Provides project management support to Rustandy Center program owners through regular check-ins and tracking progress of events and programs using project management software. Programs supported may include but are not exclusive to the Edwardson Social New Venture Challenge, Edwardson Civic Scholars Program, Impact Investing competitions, Civic Chicago , and the suite of nonprofit leadership programs, and public thought leadership events showcasing academic…

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