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Purdue University's Daniels School of Business is hiring a Program Director for the Larsen Leaders Academy. The role involves administering an undergraduate leadership development program, managing operations and finances, building mentoring relationships, and collaborating with stakeholders to maintain the program's leadership excellence.

Highlights

Administer and lead an undergraduate leadership development program.
Manage day-to-day operations and a multimillion-dollar endowment with fiscal responsibility.
Build mentoring relationships and foster student growth.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to build the program's brand.
Travel required, including international and attendance at evening/weekend events.
Required skills include strategic thinking, project management, excellent interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, and teamwork.
Educational requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts, or related fields.
Minimum 6 years of professional work experience in business or higher education environments.
Helpful experience includes project management, budgeting, event management, leadership development, and executive coaching.
Position is exempt, with immediate retirement eligibility and required background check.

Program Director, Larsen Leaders Academy Full Description

Job Summary

Are you a dynamic, student-centric leader with a passion for guiding future leaders? Purdue’s Daniels School of Business is seeking a Program Director for the Larsen Leaders Academy. As the Program Director, you will administer a cutting-edge undergraduate leadership development program, ensuring a strong pipeline of high-quality students and supporting their leadership journey at Purdue. You will build strong mentoring relationships and foster a positive environment for student growth. Developing and maintaining a brand synonymous with leadership excellence is crucial, and you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve this. Additionally, you will oversee day-to-day operations, manage a multimillion-dollar endowment, and ensure fiscal responsibility.

We are looking for a passionate leader who is creative, collaborative, detail-oriented, and results-driven. You should have a proven track record in leading programs, building partnerships, and developing curriculum. Flexibility is key, as the position requires travel, including international travel, and attendance at evening and weekend events.

About Mitch Daniels School of Business: The Mitch Daniels School of Business aspires to take a top 25 program and transform it into a top 10 program that competes for the best students in the country. The key components of this transformation are:

Academic Prowess. Daniels School faculty are able to see and steer to what's next, imparting thought leadership to peers in an ever-growing student body.
Integration of STEM and Business. Every company today is a technology organization, and business leaders must understand how specific technologies can create competitive advantage.
Transformational Student Experience. Some of life's most important lessons aren't found in a book or a lecture hall. Active transformational experience will produce critical thinkers who see and tackle the world's largest problems.
Freedom and Capitalism. Daniels' students will learn through transformative texts that free markets have raised living standards tremendously for all people.
Powered by Business Partnerships. The Daniels School provides opportunities for industry partners and alumni to connect with students and faculty in order to provide solutions to business challenges of today and the future.

A cover letter is required to be fully considered

What We’re Looking For:

Education and Experience
Qualified candidates will need:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts or related fields
6 years of professional work experience in business or higher education environments

Skills Needed:

Think strategically and creatively, solve problems, manage projects, set priorities, meet deadlines, demonstrate initiative, drive results, and turn strategy into action
Conduct oneself with professionalism and integrity, and treat others with dignity and respect
Express themselves through excellent interpersonal (oral and written) communication skills. In addition, is:
- A good listener, seeks to understand; Able to see different perspectives; put self in other people’s shoes
- Able to tell a story and create visuals to support the story
- Emotionally intelligent, Approachable with the ability to create a psychologically safe work environment
Be a team player. This includes:
- Working collaboratively with others, both internally and externally
- Ability to establish relationships, build bridges/reach across boundaries
- Able to lead or follow
Being a humble leader

What is helpful:

Project management or managerial experience; experience with budgeting and reporting
Event management experience
Experience working in leadership development environments
Executive or leadership coaching experience

Additional Information:

To learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary CLICK HERE
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions immediately

Career Stream

Professional 4

Pay Band S075
Job Code #20002088

Link to Purdue University's compensation guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/staffpb.php

EOE / AA:
Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer.

Original Job Description

Job Summary

Academic Prowess. Daniels School faculty are able to see and steer to what's next, imparting thought leadership to peers in an ever-growing student body.
Integration of STEM and Business. Every company today is a technology organization, and business leaders must understand how specific technologies can create competitive advantage.
Transformational Student Experience. Some of life's most important lessons aren't found in a book or a lecture hall. Active transformational experience will produce critical thinkers who see and tackle the world's largest problems.
Freedom and Capitalism. Daniels' students will learn through transformative texts that free markets have raised living standards tremendously for all people.
Powered by Business Partnerships. The Daniels School provides opportunities for industry partners and alumni to connect with students and faculty in order to provide solutions to business challenges of today and the future.

A cover letter is required to be fully considered

What We’re Looking For:

Education and Experience
Qualified candidates will need:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts or related fields
6 years of professional work experience in business or higher education environments

Skills Needed:

Think strategically and creatively, solve problems, manage projects, set priorities, meet deadlines, demonstrate initiative, drive results, and turn strategy into action
Conduct oneself with professionalism and integrity, and treat others with dignity and respect
Express themselves through excellent interpersonal (oral and written) communication skills. In addition, is:
- A good listener, seeks to understand; Able to see different perspectives; put self in other people’s shoes
- Able to tell a story and create visuals to support the story
- Emotionally intelligent, Approachable with the ability to create a psychologically safe work environment
Be a team player. This includes:
- Working collaboratively with others, both internally and externally
- Ability to establish relationships, build bridges/reach across boundaries
- Able to lead or follow
Being a humble leader

What is helpful:

Project management or managerial experience; experience with budgeting and reporting
Event management experience
Experience working in leadership development environments
Executive or leadership coaching experience

Additional Information:

To learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary CLICK HERE
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions immediately

Career Stream

Professional 4

Pay Band S075
Job Code #20002088

Link to Purdue University's compensation guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/staffpb.php

EOE / AA:
Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer.

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