Student Lead for Business Professional Development Program Ambassadors

Job Description
The Lead Ambassadors job duties include but are not limited to:

40% - Complete a signature project by the end of their year-long tenure to be decided in their first Spring term.

20% - Attend a majority of opportunities for ambassadors throughout each semester.

20% - Complete community and integrity cultivation including but not limited to:

• Exemplify the expectations and qualities of BPDP Ambassadors in communication style frequency and overall reliability and professionalism.
• Plan and support monthly events to increase community and morale of the BPDP Ambassador team.
• Provide honest feedback about the program to continue to improve the experience of ambassadors and the worthwhile nature of the program.
• Promote the program to all classmates and colleagues being the main spokesperson for the BPDP Ambassador team.
• Complete an individual review at the end of the role including a 1:1 feedback debrief with the BPDP Coordinator.

10% - Serve as Team Development Lead including the following:

• Co-interview and select new cohort of BPDP Ambassadors for upcoming year
• Co-choose the winner of BPDP Ambassador of the Year to be awarded each Spring for the previous years ambassadors

10% - Attend all training and professional development opportunities including co-teaching and coaching with the BPDP Coordinator.


Disclaimer
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Work Schedule
Flexible up to 15 hours weekly; not to exceed 20 hours weekly.

Contact Information to Applicants
Stephanie Schmitz

1. Must have served at least 1 full term as a BPDP Ambassador.
2. Must be declared and pursuing an academic area affiliated with the School of Business (Majors Minors Certificate etc.).

Position Overview
The Business Professional Development Program (BPDP) at the KU School of Business is hiring two students to lead the Ambassador program. The BPDP Ambassador program provides community leadership and professional growth by providing a deepened knowledge of the career resources available to School of Business students. The students selected as lead will serve February 2026 through February 2027.

Throughout their employment student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.

Additional Candidate Instruction
Submit online application and resume

Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.