Junior Facilitator for 2017 “Young Leaders of Tomorrow” Leadership Summer Program- CEO Hong Kong
This internship is offered through the Columbia Experience Overseas (CEO) program. To learn more about CEO, go to http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/ceo. All CEO 2017 internships will be posted on LionSHARE during the Fall 2016 semester and January 2017 on a rolling basis. To find CEO internship postings, search under the Internships tab on LionSHARE, and use the “Label” function. You may apply to up to eight (8) positions of interest across all CEO locations (Amman, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Seoul, and Singapore). Having your resume and cover letter reviewed by a CCE counselor is strongly recommended before applying. Quick Questions is scheduled at CCE M-F 1pm – 4pm. Visit www.careereducation.columbia.edu/calendar to see the schedule of CCE Summer Internship Programs information sessions where you can learn more about the CEO program.
There are at least two required components to all CEO
position applications and potentially more as requested by each employer as
outlined below :
The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position
of interest:
- Resume
- Transcript (This is your spring course schedule which you should access by logging onto Student Services Online, clicking on “My Schedule” and copying and pasting your Spring 2017 course schedule into a Microsoft Word Document. The schedule should show your full name, your school, your Spring 2017 Courses, and your enrollment status.)
- Cover Letter (if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)
- Other materials (ex: Writing Sample, etc. if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)
The CEO program runs June 12- August 4, 2017. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, February 12, 2017.
Internship Description:
PLAY: Be part of a cutting-edge game-based leadership learning program
LEAD: Guide high school students through coaching and facilitation
CONNECT: Connect leadership to your own life and future career
Leadership is key to a successful and meaningful life. We are committed to help students learn about leadership at an early age, while having fun and making a contribution to society. Through creating a unique learning environment of a simulation game based on the recent challenges in India's micro-finance sector and collaborating on projects with local NGOs, we aim to make this experience fun, rich in learning, and personally impactful for the students and facilitators alike.
In the role of Junior Facilitator, you will work with a Senior Facilitator (Huijin, Agnes, Yvonne, or equivalent - see bio below) to guide a group of high school students through the “Young Leaders of Tomorrow” two-week leadership summer program. The program will focus on practical leadership training through simulation, reflection, substantive learning and hands-on project/consulting experience with local NGOs. Each group of ~6 high school students will work with a Senior and Junior Facilitator. Last summer’s program was a success, please visit http://theopenclassroom.wixsite.com/ylot for details.
You will work with Agnes Kong and Yvonne Chu, seasoned finance professionals and now founders of The Open Classroom (www.theopenclassroom.com.hk), and Huijin Kong, seasoned strategy and leadership consultant, executive, and now entrepreneur, to pioneer an innovative experiential leadership program for high school students. Huijin, Agnes, and Yvonne have all left successful professional services careers to find fun ways to support children and younger adults to learn core skills and knowledge needed for a successful and fulfilling life - communication and interpersonal skills, exposure to different careers, leadership mindset, self-understanding, among others.
Along with the Senior Facilitator, your role will be to
1. Guide a group of high school students to tackle leadership challenges
- Observe their work and simulation outcome and provide feedback
- Facilitate their (self-) reflection and discussion
- Stimulate their thinking about leadership
- Organize field trips to visit professionals and thought leaders of different fields (e.g. biotech, start-up, finance)
2. Collaborate with local NGOs and guide students to work on projects assigned
- Work with local NGOs to clarify objective and key success factors for project (already identified)
- Guide students through the process of executing the project and presenting their final output/advice to NGOs
3. Help high schools students think through their college choices
- Stimulate their thinking about essays and personal statements
- Share your experience
- Provide feedback and guidance to various aspects of college application preparation (e.g. interviews)
In doing this role, you will practice core leadership skills and gain hands-on experience through business projects
- Coaching and facilitation: help an individual or group think through an issue together, rather than have any one person "give" the answer
- People leadership: motivate a group and its individual members to successfully tackle a challenge; help each member develop
- Learn how to think about a difficult leadership challenge
- Practice applying leadership and business skills through guiding students to work on a consulting project for a local NGO
Who we are looking for
- Passionate in working with high school students and making an impact on their (and your own) learning
- Keen to learn about leadership required in complex and global business and social environments
- Curious about how to bridge difference of opinions and positions
- Interested in learning about social issues and connecting with local NGOs
Past leadership and teaching experience is valued, but not mandatory.