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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
THE OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND ILLINOIS BUSINESS CONSULTING
Gies College of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign


CONTEXT:
Experiential learning, or learning-by-doing is an integral part of the student experience in the Gies College of Business (Gies). By integrating real-world experiences into the students’ education, they are better prepared to succeed after graduation.

Gies Business has a long history in learning-by-doing. Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) launched more than 20 years ago. It is currently the pre-eminent and largest university consulting organization in the country with more than 250 students from 40 disciplines participating in 50 consulting projects per year.

Based on IBC’s success, Gies Business has decided to expand and deepen its commitment to experiential learning. Gies recently created The Office of Experiential Learning (OEL) to coordinate and scale experiential learning activities in the College. Through required and elective courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs, we will conduct 200 client-based projects with more than 1,100 students per year.

At Gies, we believe that learning and the real-world application of learning is the future of higher education. As one of the most innovative business schools in the US, Gies will lead in this space. As we expand our efforts in this area, we likewise need to expand our team. We are looking for candidates with corporate experience, an affiliation for and ability to mentor and advise students and an entrepreneurial mindset to help us design and grow our programs.


The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
1. Source and scope client-based (pro-bono) experiential learning projects for OEL
2. Source through proposal process client-based (fee-based) projects for IBC
3. Mentor and advise student project teams


MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Source and Scope Client Projects:

  • Collaborate with stakeholders within the Gies College of Business (Gies), such as Alumni Engagement, Corporate Relations and Career Services, to develop relationships with employers and alumni in order to source projects for OEL and IBC. Projects should be primarily from the Chicago area
  • Manage corporate/client relationships to convert new leads into clients and current clients into repeat clients
  • Leverage personal network to source client projects
  • Identify and scope projects for OEL. Help businesses identify a need that could be solved by a student team. Consult with the business to define a project scope that could be reasonably addressed through a student project
  • Create letters of proposal (LOP) regarding potential projects and present to clients on behalf of IBC
  • Orient clients to manage expectations, get them to buy into our vision of learning-by-doing and set up the students to succeed

Advise, Mentor Students and Student Teams:

  • During specific periods of the semester, come to Champaign to advise IBC student teams. Leverage previous work experience, consulting methodologies and best practices in business to:
    • Guide students to solve real-world business problems and provide feedback on their work, without solving the problem for the students
    • Coach student teams on client management, problem-solving and team management
    • Mentor student leaders as they guide their student teams
  • As needed, deliver training and workshops on specific topics related to problem solving, project management, and/or consulting

Provide Strategic Input:

  • Collaborate with program Directors, faculty and key stakeholders to continue to help design and build our programs
  • Help us tell our story to key internal and external stakeholders in order to build our brand and solicit alumni engagement


POSITION REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Education
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other relevant master’s degree highly preferred.

Experience/Knowledge
Required: At least twenty years of work experience in the consulting industry and/or in a corporate environment. Demonstrated success in business development and relationship-building is essential. Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, energy and enthusiasm for working with students, a desire to collaborate and partner, and an ability to relate with corporate executives and entrepreneurs.

Preferred: Hands-on business consulting experience or executive experience in a corporate environment. Exceptional skills in teaching, training and facilitation. Previous experience and familiarity with student consulting. Strong, existing network of executives, managers and influential leaders in the Chicago community is highly desired.

Location/Hours
This position is based in Chicago, working remotely. In addition, this person will travel to Champaign at specific periods in the semester to meet with student teams on campus. Some night and weekend obligations as well as some domestic travel may be included.


APPOINTMENT STATUS:
This is a part-time (50%) academic professional position appointed on a 12-month basis. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. The proposed starting date is as soon as possible after the closing date.

TO APPLY:
For full consideration, create your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references by February 28, 2019. Interviews may be conducted before the closing date; however, no hiring decisions will be made until after the search has closed. For further information regarding our application procedures, email rgoben@illinois.edu.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.


College Name or Administrative Unit:Business Category:9-Off-Campus Title:Associate Director (Business Development), Office of Experiential Learning -- Gies College of Business (109593) Open Date:02/14/2019 Close Date:02/28/2019 Organization Name:Action Learning

Organization

Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement.

Faculty

A talented and highly respected faculty is the University's most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. 

Our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and the Fields Medal in Mathematics.The success of our faculty is matched by that of our alumni: 11 are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pulitzer Prizes.

Academic Resources

Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library is one of the largest public university collections in the world with 11 million volumes in its 37 unit libraries. Annually, 53,000,000 people visit its online catalog. Students have access to thousands of computer terminals in classrooms, residence halls, and campus libraries for use in classroom instruction, study, and research.

Research

Students and scholars find the University an ideal place to conduct research. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a model for interdisciplinary research, where eighteen research groups from sixteen University departments work within and across three broadly defined themes: biological intelligence, human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular and electronic nanostructures. The University is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).

Undergraduate Education

The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.

Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In the 2001 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes.

The University enrolls over 9,000 graduate and professional students in more than 100 disciplines. It is among the top five universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States.

Also integral to the University's mission is a commitment to public engagement. Each year about 65,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, courses, and workshops presented statewide. Research and class projects take students and professors off campus to share expertise and technical support with Illinois farmers, manufacturing firms, and businesses. In a typical year, student volunteers log more than 60,000 volunteer hours.

The Arts

A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The University also supports two major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion; and the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture. 

Other major facilities include the multipurpose Assembly Hall (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; and the Intramural-Physical Education Building, one of the largest recreational facilities of its kind on a university campus.

Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Illinois is about how we value difference to make a difference. http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu/

As evidence of the University’s commitment to enhance the working, living, and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students, the University will encourage a standard of conduct and behavior that is consistent with the values of inclusivity. In an environment of inclusivity, there is no place for acts of hatred, intolerance, insensitivity, bigotry, threats of violence, harassment or discrimination.

Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Through education, engagement, and excellence, each voice creates the Inclusive Illinois Experience.

How can we appreciate difference to make a difference?

Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. We value it because we know that we have so much to learn from each other in our living, learning, and working environment.

Illinois is the place where we recognize the power of possibility and where great potential is realized. Inclusive Illinois is the vision of that place: a vision made real by leadership and commitment.

Illinois is the place where consensus is forged by discourse and where everyone’s contributions are recognized: significant contributions that elevate us because they are informed and enhanced by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, physical ability, religion, class, and national origin. We are enriched by these perspectives, and we are united by the very discourse that brings these views together.

It is a process. It is transformative. And we celebrate the remarkable changes we set in motion here … taking an important step … crossing boundaries … starting with our own.

It all starts with each of us: with our willingness to embark on the journey in the search for answers, and with our openness and acceptance of the answers we find. Illinois is the place where it all comes together.

Learn more about how Inclusive Illinois promotes diversity here.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

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