Responsible for the overall planning and execution of Leadership & Development programs in alignment with the Strategic and Annual plan. Reports directly to WIT’s Executive Director. Overall responsibilities include:

• Participating in monthly Program Manager meetings facilitated by the Executive Director
• Attending the WIT Leadership Team “retreat” (February 2009)
• Compiling and monitoring the Annual Plan for the Leadership & Development program area
• Serving as the principal guidance resource for the Chairpersons of Meetings, WIT’s Executive Coaching, WIT’s Careers in Action, and Volunteer Management & Development
• Attending monthly Program Manager meetings and providing report on program area including information gathered by the program area team
• Disseminating information to all members of the Leadership & Development program area as requested by the WIT Executive Team
• Tracking metrics appropriate for the Leadership & Development program area including expenses and revenues for each committee in relation to the budget
• Submitting draft budgets for each Leadership & Development program as requested for the WIT Finance Committee budget process
• Coordinating with each Leadership & Development program area Chair to develop plans and timeline for each committee
• Ensuring that all members of the Leadership & Development program area are completing their assigned responsibilities providing training and guidance as needed

WIT's Executive Readiness Program prepares women for greater responsibility, accountability & exposure,at the executive level. Program is currently held twice per year (February – April and September – November)

Primary Benefits: exposure to WIT’s Executive Readiness program – including the participants, speakers, and advisors involved in the program

Coaches

Responsible for working with their assigned Participants to challenge them, encourage them, and motivate them to take action and remain accountable toward furthering their careers.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Meet with their designated participants (one to four women per program series) twice during the program.  (The program will run up to three time per year.)
• Challenge participants to achieve their goals while supporting their professional learning 
• Help participants apply the knowledge imparted by speakers through one-on-one communications
• Guide participant conversations to provide needed focus for execution of goals
• Participate in frequent feedback calls with Co-Chairs to ensure that the program is meeting participant expectations and discuss any ideas for modifications and/or best practices 

Focused on early to mid-career level employee in the technology sector; program features a mixture of leadership and professional development topics along with the opportunity to work with a dedicated mentor.

Primary Benefits: exposure to WIT’s innovative leadership development series including the participants, speakers, and advisors involved in the program

Advisors

Advisors are responsible for working with their assigned group of Participants to challenge, encourage, and motivate them to take action and remain accountable toward furthering their careers. Specifically, Advisors will:

• Challenge participants to achieve their goals while supporting their professional learning 
• Help participants apply the knowledge imparted by speakers through one-on-one communications
• Meet with the participants’ Champion in the beginning of the program to ensure support.
• Contact the Champion at least once per month during the program
• Guide participant conversations to provide needed focus for execution of goals
• Participate in feedback calls with Co-Chairs to ensure that the program is meeting participant expectations and discuss any ideas for modifications and/or best practices 

Finance Manager

The primary responsibility of the Finance Manager is to monitor and maintain expenses associated with running the program.  Specific tasks include but are not limited to:

• Request monthly financial reports from the Finance Program Manager
• Process charity donations on behalf of all speakers 
• Coordinate with Chair & Chair-elect to make sure that program expenses are effectively managed

Whether participants are looking for a new job, ready to break into a new role within your organization,  the technology sector or jumping back into the workforce, Careers in Action: Success by Design is the way to brush up on key skills while learning to market yourself effectively during a career transition.

Primary Benefits: exposure to WIT’s innovative leadership development series including the participants, and speakers involved in the program

Strategically place volunteers within WIT for optimization of programs including effective succession planning and development of a WIT career path for interested volunteers, development of mechanisms to recognize WIT volunteers and programs to further develop leadership skills for personal and professional development

Primary Benefits: opportunity to learn about all program areas and committee within WIT working closely with the Executive Director; exposure to a variety of WIT leaders and volunteers

Chair-Elect

The Chair-Elect Assists the Chair with all responsibilities as listed above.  This is considered a 2-year placement as the Chair-Elect will step up into the Chair role in the following year.