Associate Director, Rock Center for Corporate Governance

Introduction The Rock Center for Corporate Governance plans, coordinates, and hosts a wide variety of research projects, new programmatic activities, and special events that address a broad range of topics related to corporate governance and business law.
The Center, established with a gift from Arthur Rock and Toni Rembe Rock, draws on the resources of the law and business schools, as well as other departments to spearhead and host a broad set of faculty directed multi-disciplinary activities.
Position The Associate Director, together with the Co-Executive Directors, will comprise the senior academic staff in charge of planning, coordinating, and executing Rock Center research projects and programs in cooperation with the Faculty Directors and other faculty and staff.
The Associate Director will have responsibility and authority for a set of Rock Center programs and projects and will manage all aspects of program/project development, implementation, and evaluation and generate new programming for the Center.
The Associate Director will work with academic and program staff, communicate with faculty, interact with law students and executive education program attendees, and interface with corporate affiliates and external contractors/vendors to meet the goals of Rock Center projects, programs, and research.
We expect that you will keep abreast of key developments in the field of corporate governance and business law by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
The Associate Director reports to the Co-Executive Directors.
This is a full-time position.
DUTIES: Develop and manage research programs and key initiatives of the Rock Center for Corporate Governance – working cohesively with the Co-Executive Directors and Faculty Directors.
Identify, recommend and implement opportunities for new research.
Oversee analysis, reporting, and program improvements.
Oversee the development, adherence to, and implementation of program policies and procedures.
Outreach to varied stakeholders within the program, assigning resources and making program improvement recommendations that impact policies and programs.
Engage with faculty to identify important content and to produce events to showcase that content in the form of seminars, meetings, presentations and panels.
Engage with students (law, business, and LLM) on topics of corporate governance and business law, and help to ideate and oversee additional opportunities for student engagement and career development through, by way of example, a regular student lunch series, student-practitioner mixers, and mentorship programs.
Source, collect and analyze data, create reports, review and explain trends; formulate and evaluate alternative solutions and/or recommendations to achieve the goals of the program or function.
Help produce annual summary reports of all activities for presentation to various internal and external groups.
May advise students and/or coach/mentor clients.
Develop or contribute to outreach strategy related to program communications, development, partnerships, and fundraising/funding.
In cooperation with the External Relations department and the leadership of the Rock Center, develop and maintain strategic relationships with law firm and other corporate affiliates who partner with the Rock Center to participate in content development for programs.
Develop a network of executive, lawyer, board member, investor, and policymaker contacts as a resource for program content and to serve as program speakers.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions as requested by faculty and independently as required for various programs, including new corporate governance focused initiatives and classes.
Represent the Center to the broader university, external community, and other stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
JD, LLM, JSD, or PhD required.
Ability to develop program partnerships and funding sources.
Excellent oral, written, and analytical skills, exhibiting fluency in area of specialization.
Ability to oversee and direct staff.
Basic knowledge of managing budgets and developing financial plans.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: General knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the international legal regimes that impact corporate governance.
Proven ability to apply professional experience and judgment in the day-to-day management of complex information-intensive projects and research efforts with multiple stakeholders.
Proven ability to work with a fast-paced team with an energetic and entrepreneurial focus.
A successful candidate will have a demonstrated history of flexibility in managing and performing a wide range of professional tasks while simultaneously managing most of his or her own administrative functions.
Self-starter who can work collaboratively and independently; must be enthusiastic, flexible, graceful under pressure, discreet, and diplomatic.
Exceptional interpersonal skills, organizational ability, and ability to master new subject areas.
Familiarity with Stanford systems is a plus; knowledge of database concepts, MS Office, PowerPoint, Google Workspace, Excel, and basic legal/business on-line research tools required.
Ability to work some irregular hours to support programming needs, although work outside of regular business hours is relatively uncommon.
The expected pay range for this position is $94,000 to $139,000 per annum.
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