Teachers College, Columbia University is seeking a part-time Organization Development Coordinator to assist with administrative aspects of the Executive Master’s Program in Change Leadership. The role involves coordinating course materials, managing student inquiries, and overseeing logistics for program modules.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Associate Director to deliver in-person and virtual Modules
- Manage and/or prepare all materials and resources prior to and during in-person and virtual Modules for XMA
- Create numerous student-facing documents (e.g., maps of campus and off-site location information for cohort, faculty, and staff; handouts related to technology, etc.)
- Quality control for all student-facing materials and all faculty materials
- Work collaboratively with Graduate Assistants in creating and producing XMA materials
- Manage and respond to administrative inquiries (usually Module-related) from current XMA students
- Must attend all XMA Modules
- Must be available 3 weeks prior to each module for preparation and set-up
- Manage administration and logistics during Modules, in consultation with the Associate Director
- Manage on-site related events and logistics, including room reservations, catering, and technology and duplicating needs
- Work collaboratively across numerous Teachers College offices, as well as with off-site administrators when Modules are held off-campus
- Manage databases, communication platforms, and update the program website as necessary
- Support the Associate Director in managing the XMA Alumni community
- Ordering, organizing, tracking, and storing supplies (for Modules and the office)
- Creating, reviewing, and printing materials for faculty and staff as necessary
- Tracking and managing invoices, payments, receipts, etc
- Partnering with the Associate Director and the Director on XMA office initiatives
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- Excellent interpersonal skills and interest in working well across differences within a team
- Strong detail-orientation and energy to focus on detailed tasks for extended periods of time
- Ability to see the connection between administrative tasks and the larger goals of the program; conversely, ability to break down abstract academic objectives into key tactical action items
- Enthusiasm about collaborating with Program Faculty & Staff to create a superior learning environment
- Ability to work in a relational culture in which managing complex relationships across multiple stakeholders and adhering to institutional processes and procedures is how work is accomplished
- Ability to remain calm and focused in a demanding and fast-paced environment
- High tolerance for ambiguity
- Master's or doctoral student with knowledge of, experience in, or interest in executive education and/or change leadership
Company Overview
- The official account of Teachers College, Columbia University, the first & largest grad school of education in the US. It was founded in 1887, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.tc.columbia.edu/admission.