Institute for Women's Leadership Marquette University · 1 day ago
Director, Commercial Banking Program
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expInstitute for Women's Leadership Marquette University is seeking a Director for their Commercial Banking Program. The role involves developing strategies for student recruitment, ensuring program fundraising and fiscal solvency, and managing curriculum and internships to provide excellent career opportunities for students in the banking industry.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing strategies and activities for recruiting and attracting students to the program, providing excellent talent to the banking industry and ensuring high placement levels and excellent careers for students. This includes interviewing prospective students, coordinating other interviews and tracking progress of program students
Ensure adequate fund raising of the program to provide for fiscal solvency and longevity of the program, with limited or no support from the college or university (self-funded). Continue to strive for endowment of the program. Manage the program’s budget and forecast, as well as instructors, and adjuncts. Maintain and utilize the university P-card prudently and ensure funds are available and properly authorized to manage the program, including advertising, promotional material, educational materials, event and trip expenditures, staff salaries, etc. Ensure program meets budget goals. Create, oversee and utilize systems to analyze, track, and maintain all budget expenses. Manage the processing of reimbursements in iExpense system, the keeping of records for monthly credit card statements and reconciliations each month. Oversee the processing of wire transfers, purchase orders, and payment requests through the purchasing system. Manage the invoicing, tracking and follow-up of sponsorships and gifts
Work with the Faculty Director to ensure the curriculum is up to date with latest needs of the banking industry and provide students with tools to achieve success in the industry and jump start their careers. Curriculum should adhere to 'applied' education and real-world experience both inside and outside of the classroom
Lead the program’s advisory board, including identification and selection of members, including external leaders, who are considered cutting edge in their industry. Oversee communication channels with the program advisory board and conduct regular advisory board meetings throughout the academic year
Manage the internships as a requirement of the program. Cultivate banks to provide internships and guide students to apply and obtain a minimum of one internship, but two preferred
Actively remain up to date with industry issues and changes. Communicate regularly with industry leaders, and banking associations and participate in industry conferences, speaking engagements, and news media as an expert in the industry. Remain up to date with the regulatory environment. Build the program’s brand in the industry, both regionally and nationally
Serve as a teacher or co-teacher for one class per academic year, find guest speakers, and partner with Faculty Director and Finance Chair to hire faculty (full-time and adjunct), as necessary to deliver on the program curriculum. Provide advising to students in the program and others
Responsible for the supervision of staff which includes but is not limited to hiring, terming, disciplinary actions, performance management, staff development, etc. (administrative staff)
Develop, coordinate and lead external study trips defined to the program. This will include field trips to Chicago’s financial district, Washington DC, and Zurich Switzerland. Develop other exposure related trips for the future to expose and immerse students in the industry and network with organizations that lead to internships and jobs
Responsible for developing and organizing annual conferences for industry on topics that are timely and of interest to the industry. This includes obtaining keynote speakers and panelists, if used, coordinating the location or venue and advertising to attract people to the conference. Obtain sponsors as required to help fund the event
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Business Administration or program specific specialty
Minimum of 8 years of commercial banking or related experience in a managerial capacity responsible for staff and budget
Supervisory Experience Required
Strategic planning or large project management experience
Strong leadership, including thought leadership, relationship building and communication skills and energy
Preferred
Business development and fundraising experience
Undergraduate or graduate teaching experience
Curriculum development
References
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
403(b) with up to 8% university match
Generous time off package
Tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents with no payback requirement
Company
Institute for Women's Leadership Marquette University
The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL), at Marquette University, was launched in 2019, through the generous support of the Thomas J.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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