Graduate Assistant: Leadership Development

The Graduate Assistant for Leadership Development will report to the  Assistant Director for the Leadership & Community Engagement. This is a 20-hour per week  position starting in mid-August and ending Mid-May. This position is dedicated to working with our leadership development programs, including but not limited to: students in the  Leadership Journey Learning Community (LJLC), the PILOT certificate program, LEAD Team, and the TEDxUNCCharlotte program. This position will have a focus in planning,  programming, recruitment and program/event management.

Primary Responsibilities of Position:

• Leadership Journey Learning Community (LJLC)

•  Develop and attend a minimum of 1 event per month for students; meeting social and educational needs 
•  Attend LJLC events including retreats  
•  Supervise and collaborate with the Peer Mentors to coordinate the end-of-year graduation.
•  Oversee creation and grading of quizzes and reflections for the Freshmen Seminar and Leadership Classes
• Conduct and coordinate advising appointments for the students in LJLC
• Lead and facilitate peer mentor check in meetings at least once a month
• Facilitate peer mentor training at the end of the Spring semester
  
  

• PILOT Program Coordination

• Coordinates schedule of events and advertises programs 

• Market PILOT to student groups and individuals, including the dissemination of a monthly newsletter to the active PILOT roster 

• Coordinate recognition of PILOT certifications in spring 

• Provide digital signage updates for office 

• LEAD Team

• Assist the coordinator in the recruitment, selection and and training of new LEAD Team members
• Attends and participates in LEAD team meetings and retreats 
• Coordinate and facilitate LEAD Team presentations and workshops for PILOT

• Leadership and Community Engagement

• Assist with L&CE student employee holiday party 

• Support the coordination of the L&CE Awards Banquet 

• Assist with office projects, mailings, events, reception area staffing, etc 

• Staff tables at Gold Rush welcome week, New Student Orientation (NSO) Resource Fair, and other resource fairs

• TEDx UNC Charlotte

• Assist with reviewing speaker applications 

• Coordinate marketing efforts for the event and speaker applications 

• Assist with the management of the day-of event