Job Description: Assistant Director of the Emerging Leaders Program at UDM
Institute for Leadership and Service
Main Role: To promote leadership, service, and community involvement by engaging and encouraging students
to become familiar with the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
http://www.udmercy.edu/institute/emergingleaders/
Other Roles: Serve as the liaison between UDM students, Student Life, ILS staff, steering committee, and advisory board
members.
ELP
Task matrix:
Communication
(Emails &
meetings)
Documentation
Marketing
Meetings
Director, faculty, students, alumni, guest speakers,
board members, and other UDM admins
Update or create program related documents (e.g.
brochure, slides, databases, etc.), document and
maintain program interest and completion, as well
as maintain and update membership and
replication manuals.
Create flyers for posting around campus and for
submission to UDM event calendar. Email and
Blackboard announcements are frequently used
Other
Meet with Director and Steering
Committee members to contribute
updates on work with the ELP.
Meet with students to assist w/
program submissions and
requirements.
w/ UDM admins/staff
Compose meeting notes to update
members and record pertinent
information.
Update ELP strategies
for promotion.
Logistics
Reserve locations for Leadership Slams with guest speakers, print and copy materials,
invite attendees, and process paperwork when needed.
Blackboard
Organize and update ELP announcements, course
events calendar, and course content including
reviewing student submissions towards program.
Website
Update ELP page content on UDM website.
Finance
Issue Reimbursements and Payments, Track
Spending, Reconcile Accounts
Other
Assist ELP research projects (e.g. the longitudinal --2009, 2012, 2015-- results of the Multi-Institutional
Study of Leadership Survey) attendance at university events to further promote the ELP, and investigate
possible avenues of recognition for students involved in the ELP, as well as explore innovative and effective
improvements for ELP operations.
Issue
Reimbursements,
Reconcile Accounts
Required Core Competencies
 Excellent organizational skills.
 Effective time management skill and ability to meet deadlines.
 Self-directive task management.
 Ability to ask questions or conduct independent investigation to better achieve task goals.
 Public speaking and communication skills
 Use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other software
If interested in applying:
DEADLINE: April 17th or Until Position is Filled
Please submit a resume and a short note (100 words max) explaining why you would be the best person for the job. Send to
Dr. Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster at kzoster@sbclobal.net