Leadership Development Specialist

at Federal Reserve System in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

The System Leadership Initiative (SLI) is a small team that supports leadership development programming and events including virtual and in person leadership conferences, experiential development opportunities, and speaking engagements. In this role you will be responsible for a key experiential development program supporting our (Federal Reserve System) FRS leaders. You will report the Manager of the team and will have no direct reports.

The Leadership Development Specialist is responsible for key experiential development and talent exchange programs including the System Leadership Exchange (SLE). Assists with leadership development program activities and events focused on the online and experiential development programs and opportunities. Also includes leadership conferences, experiential development opportunities, and speaking engagements. Level of work is considered advanced and incumbent must be able to work under minimal supervision. This position does not have direct reports but provide work direction and guidance to staff.

Your Responsibilities:

+ Provides program leadership, oversees and recommends strategic direction and governance structure for the System Leadership Exchange (SLE) program. Serve as single point of contact for the sponsor in strategic planning efforts within the program including Strategic Marketing. Responsible for overseeing the creation and maintenance of an annual SLE Program Evaluation Report and presentations to all governance bodies.

+ Provide leadership, expertise, and direction to hosts, liaisons, and volunteer staff on work efforts of a variety of size, complexity, and scope. Responsible for implementing and monitoring program, program level outcomes and success criteria including but not limited to the budget. Provide oversight and directly influence activities on business critical projects and program operations from the conceptual phase through implementation operations.

+ Responsible for oversight of day-to-day operational level work. Responsible for implementing program level dashboards for monitoring performance and enhancing visibility of program status (e.g. Mid-Year, End-of-Year Performance Metrics).

+ Responsible for planning, designing and implementing program surveys and resulting summary reports. (e.g. Participant, Host, and Liaison Surveys); ensuring program level governance structures are working as intended and are continually improving decision speed and quality.

+ Manages program dependencies, risks and issues; ensures end user support issues are resolved in a timely manner. Direct responsibility for developing, directing and/or training operational staff, provide guidance for the development of end-user, and technical support staff to include but not limited to the following:

+ Manage workload assignments

+ Complete performance feedback for rotational volunteer staff

+ Decide operating plans and priorities that will be executed by operational support staff

+ Oversees intermediate to large sized System-wide projects. Assembles project teams, assigns individual responsibilities, develops project schedules, and is responsible for determining and acquiring resources needed. Must be familiar with the entire scope and requirements of project(s) and acts as liaison between team members and functional area management requesting project.

Your Background:

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

+ At least 5 plus years of work experience

+ Ability to create an environment that fosters teamwork, accountability, and exceptional service

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly communicate program information effectively to various stakeholders

+ Excellent interpersonal and negotiation/influence skills. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Able to work effectively as a team member and leader.

+ Strong customer service/customer relations orientation.

+ Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to facilitate meetings

+ Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain credibility with all levels of management and promote and cultivate quality throughout the organization.

+ Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

What we offer

+ Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401k savings plan, retirement plan, paid time off, transit benefit, onsite gym and subsidized cafeteria

+ A continuous learning environment with opportunities to gain new skills and grow your career

Additional Requirements

+ This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days per week in office.

+ As a condition of employment, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago employees must comply with the Bank’s ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics official if necessary.

+ This document indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. An employee’s responsibilities, tasks, and duties might differ from those outlined in the job description, and other duties, as assigned, are a part of the job. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reserves the right to modify the elements of this job description, as business needs require.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Supervisory/Management

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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OUR BANK has one of the most recognizable brands around the world. The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States-one of the world’s most influential, trusted and prestigious financial organizations. The Federal Reserve is charged with the important mission of promoting a strong economy and a stable financial system and fulfills this responsibility by formulating national monetary policy, supervising and regulating banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services for banks and the U.S. government.

OUR PEOPLE are diverse in background and ideas, which allows for ongoing creativity and innovation. Ultimately, they are the ones who push our high-performance, exchange-driven culture forward.

Why Our People Choose Us:

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