Director, Leadership Programs

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Director, Leadership Programs

When you join the Greater Houston Partnership, you get the opportunity to work with an organization helping guide the future of the Houston region. Our team of professionals work across multiple disciplines, including:
Economic Development (Regional and International), Executive, Finance & Accounting, Marketing & Communications, Member Engagement, Public Policy, Regional Workforce Development, Research, Resources, and the Center for Houston's Future.

The Greater Houston Partnership works to make Houston one of the best places to live, work and build a business. As the economic development organization for the region, the Partnership champions growth across 12 counties by bringing together business and civic-minded leaders who are dedicated to the area’s long-term success. Representing more than 900 member organizations and approximately one-fifth of the region’s workforce, the Partnership is the place companies come together to make an impact.

We look forward to telling you more about the organization and helping determine if a career with the Partnership is right for you!

who will lead the strategy, recruitment, stewardship, curriculum development, content creation, and member experience for the Partnership's leadership programs:
Executive Women's Partnership (EWP), Women on the Rise (WOTR), and Houston Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE). This role develops compelling leadership experiences, identifies and prepares speakers, creates speaker and panel remarks, and fosters meaningful relationships that advance professional development, member engagement, and retention. The Director works closely with Member Engagement, Inclusive Leadership and Opportunity, Events Execution, and Marketing and Communications (Mar Com) partners to deliver cohesive, high-quality programming aligned with Partnership priorities.

The following responsibilities are essential to job performance:

• Develop and execute a strategic plan for EWP, WOTR, and HYPE, including annual program goals, participant recruitment, member stewardship, curriculum, engagement, and retention.
• Be accountable for achieving approved annual attendance and enrollment, participant retention, and revenue goals for each of EWP, WOTR, and HYPE, including program subscription and enrollment revenue and sponsorship revenue, in coordination with the appropriate internal teams.
• Lead annual theme development and design cohesive learning journeys and curriculum arcs for leadership program sessions, ensuring relevant, high-quality leadership development content.
• Collaborate closely with Inclusive Leadership and Opportunity, Events Execution, Mar Com, and other internal partners to align leadership offerings with organizational priorities and ensure seamless member experiences.
• Partner with Member Engagement on annual program and content planning and on participant engagement, retention, and subscription-renewal strategies, including coordinated relationship management, sharing engagement data, and identifying at-risk participants and opportunities for deeper involvement.
• Create program concepts, session outlines, agendas, briefing materials, discussion questions, speaker and panel remarks, facilitator guides, and other written content.
• Identify, recruit, cultivate, and prepare speakers, panelists, moderators, facilitators, and executive leaders; coordinate content preparation and program messaging.
• Develop and facilitate engaging in-person and virtual leadership sessions, peer discussions, mentoring experiences, and networking opportunities as appropriate.
• Lead HYPE curriculum and engagement…