Student : Jayhawk Consultant

Overview

The mission of the University of Kansas School of Business is to advance and impart business knowledge and prepare students to be leaders who positively contribute to business and society.

Jayhawk Consulting (a program of the KU School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship) is a team of students who provide advisory and consulting services to various clients from the community. These projects vary in scope and size and represent very real challenges organizations are facing and for which they are seeking Jayhawk Consulting services.

The team is made up of qualified students who express curiosity, creativity, general business knowledge, and responsiveness. They work up to eighteen hours a week during the semester and gain valuable advisory, consulting, and professional experience by executing marketing, strategy, and other projects. Most importantly, they gain real world experience working with clients through this experiential learning opportunity.

Employees of Jayhawk Consulting can expect their networks to expand given the nature of the relationships they will be expected to build with their clients.

Before applying, please consider that Jayhawk Consulting, because of its very nature, is predominantly an external facing unit. The expectations of team members therefore are to represent the KU School of Business well. Being respectful of clients’ needs and desires, communicating in a timely manner, and practicing honesty and trustworthiness when presented with sensitive client information is imperative.

Throughout their employment, student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.

• 50% – Reaching out to clients (potential clients).
• 50% – Coordinating meetings with clients.
• 50% – Scoping the project for the client.
• 50% – Delivering the scope of work to the client.
• 50% – Working collaboratively with their team to design project timelines and produce deliverables.
• 50% – Communicating and negotiating project creep with the client.
• 25% – Completing project roles and responsibilities for the client to deliver project outcomes.
• 25% – Communicating with the client to further identify the client’s real needs and expectations.
• 25% – Meeting weekly to provide updates on client work, as well as any updates on the communication between the team and the clients.
• 25% – Continual learning through weekly meetings, debriefing the work being done for the client, client communication, and identifying additional needs; mentoring and advising to develop skills for the workforce ahead.

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Submit online application, cover letter, and resume. Due to the nature of this position, incomplete applications will not be considered.

Megan Holder

m221h630

$10.25 Hourly

Friday September 4, 2026