The Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center's mission in the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University is to develop principle-centered leaders of character and competence, who elevate society. The Covey Leadership Fellows are mission-critical in the creation and delivery of leadership development opportunities that enable the growth and transformation of the Utah State University student body, members of the community, and beyond.

The Covey Leadership Program Associate is a highly innovative individual that is driven to dream big to make a lasting impact on USU and beyond. It is the responsibility of the Program Associate to oversee the creation of events and programs that are compelling and transformative. The Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center name is known throughout the world as a symbol of leadership excellence, and the Fellows are tasked with leveraging the brand equity we have with the world to make a positive difference.

Your roles as Program Associate will include:

• Carry out the Vision of the Covey Center
• Manage Our Team of 11 Student Fellows
• Co-Advise the Leadership Club
• Develop & execute leadership development conferences for university students, k-12 students, community members, and business professionals.
• Execute on Large-Scale Events
• Manage, Update, Develop and Grow our Leadership Credential Program
• Organize Our Leadership Case Competition - Campus & State-Wide

PROGRAMS IN DETAIL

Fellows Team Manager:

The Covey Fellows are the life-blood of our programs and offerings. You are responsible for:

• Setting the vision for the team
• Manage goals, roles, and projects of each fellow and the team as a whole
• Meet with each fellow weekly to discuss goals and important deadlines

Covey Leadership Club Co-Advisor:

The Covey Leadership Club is a community of students who are interested in developing their leadership and helping others to do the same. Overseen by yourself and Bret Crane, and led by the Covey Leadership Fellows, this community provides support for many of the activities of the Covey Leadership Center and receives additional opportunities for their personal leadership development.

Leadership Workshop Developer:

The Covey Leadership Center is frequently hosting leadership workshops with different groups of students and professionals. These groups may include, Green Canyon High School Athletics, USU clubs, elementary student groups, CAPSA, and more. It is the Covey Fellows responsibility to discover the needs of their workshop participants, develop the content, and facilitate its delivery in a professional manor. You help coordinator, organize and create these and new opportunities.

K-12 Engagement Manager

Leadership Development Opportunities for K-12 students have four models. Your role will be to develop these programs more in-depth from a curriculum standpoint and expand to as many students across the state as we see fit.

• - Half Day Leadership Conferences: 300-400 students from schools in the surrounding area travel to a centralized location to learn more about principle-centered leadership. Our trainings revolve around our LEAD model.

Expected conferences during the 2025-26 school year:

• September 2025 - Southern Utah Emerging Leaders Conference - Hosted in St. George (Middle School Students)
• September/October 2025 - Central Utah Emerging Leaders Conference - Hosted in Utah County (Middle School Students)
• October 2025 - Northern Utah Emerging Leaders Conference - Hosted at USU Logan Campus (Middle School Students)
• Assemblies: Synthesized, 60-minute version of our half-day conference themed to share in auditoriums with as many as 500-700 students at a time. We expect to host 6 of these assemblies during Spring 2025

Travel to Schools:

• High School Sports Team Captains Trainings: Facilitate dynamic leadership workshops designed for high school sports team captains. These events emphasize the captains' unique influence on their teams and equip them with skills to learn, adapt, stay flexible, and inspire a shared sense of purpose. Workshops are customized and developed to accommodate each high school -- workshops are executed per sports season at High Schools all over Cache Valley (Fall, Winter, and Spring). The focus of the learning will be on the Covey Center's LEAD Model—Learning, Empathy, Authenticity, and Drive.
• USU Leadership Conference Workshops: Carry out experiential and engaging workshops with 3 groups of 200-300 students body officers at High Schools all around the state. This is in conjunction with the USU Ambassador program summer leadership conference.

Mentorship Program Lead:

Our Mentorship Program is designed to connect our Founders board with dedicated members of the Covey Center seeking support and mentorship in their pursuit of life and career. Your responsibility is to identify willing Founders, vet interested students, pick a good match, and facilitate the relationship between both parties. 2024-25 we had 8 mentors and 25 students as part of the program.

Large Scale Events Coordinator:

As Program Coordinator, you will be responsible for developing, budgeting, preparing, and executing on the following events:

• Principle-Centered Leader Award:
  • The Stephen R. Covey Principle-Centered Leadership Award is presented annually to a person whose service and significant contributions to the world are known to have been achieved through principled leadership--a person of character and competence, courage and humility. You will host a luncheon and speaking engagement to present our chosen individual with this award.
• Beacon Leadership Conference:
  • In collaboration with Universities all across the Intermountain West, the Beacon Leadership Conference focuses on building 'Principle-Centered Leaders'. We define principle-centered leadership as a specific type of leadership that focuses on the development of individual character and virtue. Operating under the notion that leadership is not a position, but rather a choice to live. This conference creates a space for students from different universities to think critically, solve problems, incorporate foundational leadership principles, and practice leadership together. You will be responsible for carrying out the vision of the event by developing a day to include:
    • Keynotes
    • Student-Led Leadership Workshops
    • Professional-Led Leadership Workshops
    • Networking mixer with live music, food, and carnival games

Leadership Credential Manager

Our Stephen R. Covey Leadership Credential is an undergraduate leadership development program to help students across campus have a structured way to learn, teach, develop and apply Principle-Based Leadership. Workshops and club events coupled with implementation assignments will allow students to gain high value professional & character skills to put on their resume.

• You will be responsible for managing, updating, developing and growing the program.
• Responsible for developing and managing our CLC Canvas Page
• Developing and executing on workshops in conjunction with each of our 8 durable skills
• Create and enforce follow-up for each of the implementation assignments

Minimum Qualification:

• Associate degree plus two years of related work experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education plus experience is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Organization
• Possess social skills necessary to work with VIPs
• Be able to manage a team
• Take initiative
• Excellent teaching & facilitation skills
• Creativity - Both digitally and in program/event planning
• Ambitious - shoot for the stars
• Problem solving - Address problems and offer solutions promptly and effectively
• Critical thinking - Sharp, valuable and helpful in brainstorming sessions with execs

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV"
2. Name and contact information for 3 professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile
3. Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business: We believe that the best leaders dream big, prepare, take risks, create value, and give back. The Huntsman School provides unique learning experiences that develop these characteristics, preparing students to become leaders who leave the world better than they found it.

We started as the first business school in the West and have a proud legacy, but we’re not done yet. We strive each year to “Dare Mighty Things,” to honor the Huntsman name by putting our students first and developing programs that align with values such as ethical leadership and entrepreneurial spirit. We see successful outcomes of this approach in the lives of our students and alumni every day. We invite you to become a part of our aspirational journey.

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