Position Details
Position Information
Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 27132
For questions regarding this position, please contact:
Sienna George
Director, Leadership Institute
sienna.george@montana.edu
Classification Title Training/Dev Coord
Working Title Leadership and Learning Experience Designer
Brief Position Overview
The Leadership + Learning Experience Designer will work alongside the Director of the Leadership Institute to translates leadership research, student learning needs, and institutional priorities into engaging programs, curricula, workshops, retreats, and other educational experiences. The position provides independent leadership in learning experience design, facilitation, assessment, and program improvement; collaborates with campus and community partners; and supervises and mentors student employees supporting Leadership Institute programs and projects.
Position Number 4N0507
Department Division of Student Success
Division Division of Student Success
Appointment Type Classified
Contract Term Fiscal Year
Semester
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FLSA Non-Exempt
Union Affiliation FOCUS-MFPE
FTE 1.0
Benefits Eligible Eligible
Salary $25.00 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications
Contract Type Classified Hourly
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Recruitment Type Open
Position Details
General Statement
The Leadership Institute prepares students to contribute, lead, and thrive in an ever-changing world. The Leadership Institute approaches leadership as a practice accessible to all students and creates opportunities for students to explore leadership through reflection, relationship-building, experiential learning, joyful, student-centered programming, and applied practice.
The Leadership + Learning Experience Designer supports this mission through creating and co-creating student-centered, inclusive, and research-informed educational practices. The position contributes to the development of relevant and responsive leadership learning opportunities while supporting the Leadership Institute's commitment to listening, learning, designing, assessing, and evolving based on student needs and aspirations. This position reports to the Director of the Leadership Institute and coordinates closely with numerous campus partners to help prepare all MSU students to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Duties and Responsibilities
Co-design, implement, and assess leadership programs, events, workshops, retreats, and other learning experiences offered by the Leadership Institute.
Translate leadership research, theory, and practice into accessible, engaging, and relevant curricula and educational resources on a variety of topics related to leadership development.
Develop learning objectives, session plans, facilitation guides, participant materials, reflection activities, and related resources.
Collaborate with various campus partners and stakeholders to design leadership learning experiences for different audiences, formats, levels of experience, and campus or community @contexts.
Coordinate program implementation, including planning timelines, logistics, communications, materials, participation preparation, and follow-up.
Facilitate learning environments that encourage creativity, belonging, curiosity, reflection, dialogue, collaboration, joy, and applied leadership practice.
Co-develop and implement assessment and feedback methods to understand participant learning, engagement, experience, and program impact.
Co-analyze assessment findings and participant feedback to recommend and implement improvements to curricula, facilitation practices, and program structures.
Participate in the development of leadership competencies, mindsets, ways of knowing, experiences, frameworks, and resources that support leadership learning across the University.
Recruit, train, supervise, mentor, and provide feedback to student employees supporting Leadership Institute programs and design projects.
Manage program-related operational needs, including budgets, purchasing, contracts, materials, and space reservations in collaboration with the Leadership Institute Director and relevant University offices.
Represent the Leadership Institute at appropriate campus meetings, events, programs, and collaborative initiatives.
Develop reports, presentations, annual summaries, grant materials, donor communications, and other documentation as assigned.
Participate in staff meetings, planning processes, professional development, and institutional initiatives.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Required Qualifications - Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Bachelor's degree in education, leadership studies, student affairs, user experience design, organizational development, instructional design, human development, the arts, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education/relevant professional experience.
Experience developing and leading college student programming and/or student leadership development programs.
Experience designing and facilitating engaging educational programs, workshops, curricula, trainings, retreats, and/or other learning experiences for a variety of participants.
Demonstrated experience providing direct supervision, coaching, mentorship, or professional development for employees, student employees, interns, volunteers, peer educators, or other team members.
Demonstrated visual design, written, verbal, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
Strong organizational and project management skills, including program design, budgeting, and evaluation.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Master's degree in leadership, higher education, user experience design, instructional design, organizational development, learning experience design, human-centered design, design strategy, or a related discipline.
Prior experience designing learning experiences and curricula using human-centered design, design justice principles, emergent strategy principles, design thinking, experiential design, or other creative facilitation methodologies to educational or organizational settings.
Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships, work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders in professional environments, and lead cross-functional projects.
Professional experience facilitating workshops, retreats, strategic planning sessions, community events, conferences, or organizational development initiatives.
Prior experience supervising and mentoring college student staff members.
Experience working in higher education, nonprofit organizations, consulting, innovation, or creative industries.
Passion and proven ability to generate creative, out-of-the-box ideas.
The Successful Candidate Will
Capable of designing engaging, inclusive, and accessible learning experiences for a wide range audiences that may require translating complex theories, research, and concepts, into practical, engaging educational experiences.
Capable of facilitating dialogue, reflection, collaboration, and experiential learning effectively for students and professional staff.
Effective communicator who enjoys building relationships and partnerships.
Capable of building trusting relationships, working effectively, and collaborating with a wide range of people including students, staff, alumni, sponsors, and the community.
Demonstrated competence in organizing and prioritizing multiple work assignments, meeting deadlines, and exercising adaptability to changing priorities while maintaining a positive, curious, creative, and professional attitude.
Can create and maintain a rapport with students to collaborate towards achieving student-led initiatives and programming that are student-centered, inclusive, culturally responsive, and reflective.
Can communicate the value of leadership involvement to a wide audience.
Possesses a growth mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement, using feedback, assessment, and reflection to improve programs and practice.
Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a collaborative team.
Demonstrated ability to balance multiple concurrent projects while maintaining a high level of organization, professionalism, and attention to detail.
Comfortable working in an iterative environment where programs and initiatives are regularly proto@typed, assessed, refined, and improved based on participant feedback, emerging research, and evolving institutional priorities.
Can provide clear, constructive feedback and developmental mentorship to student employees.
Energized by designing workshops, retreats, events, and experiences - not just delivering presentations
Looks for inspiration for their next project or gathering in daily experiences, whether at a museum, coffee shop, book, or conversation with interesting people.
Enjoys experimenting and prototyping new ideas, thinking beyond conventional ways of doing things (i.e. you're comfortable asking, 'what if we tried something different?') and learning from both success and failure.
Position Special Requirements/Additional Information
This position may require occasional evening or weekend work to support Leadership Institute programs, retreats, workshops, and special events.
Some travel may be required for professional development, conferences, campus activities, or community-based programs. A valid driver's license or the ability to obtain authorized university driver status may be required to support off-campus programming.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Physical Demands
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
This position has supervisory duties? Yes
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search.
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
Close Date
Applications will be:
Screening of applications will begin on October 26th 2026; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
Special Instructions
This position is not eligible for new sponsorship.
EEO Statement
Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.
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