Mentorship Strategist

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Southern California’s (USC) Marshall School of Business seeks a Mentorship Strategist to join the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. The Mentorship Strategist will serve as the architect and leader of the Greif Center's mentorship ecosystem. Rather than providing direct startup advising to individual students, the role will focus on designing systems, building relationships, securing resources, and creating scalable mentorship opportunities that connect students with subject matter experts and industry leaders. The Greif Center is a national leader in entrepreneurship education, research, and programming. Our faculty is composed of a mix of highly regarded researchers and practitioners, all of whom are actively involved in providing highly innovative and experiential classroom and outside-of-class education. Ranked 7th and 5th for our graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs respectively by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine (for 2022), we supplement our offerings with specialized graduate degree programs in social entrepreneurship (MSSE) and entrepreneurship and innovation (MSEI).

Requirements

• Administers an academic, research, clinical or administrative program of the university.
• Plans and schedules program services.
• Administers program operations and administrative functions, such as budget, policies, marketing and outreach.
• Contributes to the design of program content, policies, and strategic efforts.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master's Degree; plus, three years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Directly related professional experience in area of program specialization
• Special education, licensing or certification requirements may exist based on program content.

Responsibilities

• Designing and leading mentorship strategy and programming.
• Recruiting and managing mentors, entrepreneurs, alumni, investors, and industry advisors.
• Developing new initiatives such as Entrepreneur-in-Residence programs and advisory networks.
• Establishing mentorship evaluation frameworks and outcome metrics.
• Producing executive-level reports and strategic assessments.
• Managing program budgets and identifying external funding opportunities.
• Developing grant proposals and sponsorship opportunities.
• Supervising student workers, volunteers, and support personnel.
• Collaborating with Marshall leadership, faculty, development, and alumni relations.
• Expanding experiential learning opportunities through mentorships, internships, venture careers, and entrepreneurial networking.

Benefits

• health benefits for staff and their family with access to the renowned university medical network
• eligibility for retirement plans with employer contributions
• tuition benefits for staff and their family
• free Professional Development classes
• central Los Angeles location with easy access to commuter trains, buses and free tram pick up services
• discounts to sporting and other campus events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level