About the position
We’re looking for a Head of MAD Academy to join our team in Spring, 2025. You’ll lead MAD’s innovative education programs, designing and delivering both general courses and custom offerings to train and inspire the next generation of hospitality leaders. You are a strategic thinker, have solid teaching and facilitation experience, and are great at shaping extraordinary content and courses. Reporting to the Executive Director, you’ll be an integral part of the leadership team, managing a small team and collaborating with freelancers.
Responsibilities
Program Development, Implementation & Impact
- Shape existing content in new ways and develop cutting-edge content in the space
- Develop a strong, expert (freelance) faculty committed to MAD’s mission
- Lead the recruitment, selection and admission of high-potential cohorts
- Design and implement an alumni engagement strategy to create a global network
- Further develop the revenue model behind the Academy and custom programs
- Monitor program performance and impact
- Facilitate and teach in the programs as relevant
- Support and develop other MAD programs, from MAD Mondays to Symposiums
Team Collaboration & External Partnerships
- Proactively collaborate with program development, communications, fundraising, and content teams. Align program content and design elements across all MAD programs
- Build and maintain networks with a broad set of organisations, institutions, and individuals to support the execution of programming, shared strategies, and revenue generation
- Strong internal communication that ensures that the entire organisation is up to speed on the developments and activities of the academy
- Serve as a representative of the organisation as relevant
Other
- Support donor, stakeholder, and public engagement through programming and conversations with donors and prospects.
- Contribute to communications materials for the public and for stakeholders (e.g. to reporting for board, funders, and foundations)
- Own reporting and record-keeping within the area
Qualifications
We expect you to bring a transformative mind- and skillset to create and refine programs that achieve MAD’s ambitious training goals and inspire a new generation of leaders.
Following this, we are looking for someone with:
- Strategic foresight – and an ability to bind together long-term goals with short-term action
- Determination and a strong sense of purpose that drives change
- A motivation to bring joy and inspiration to the team and workplace
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, also including the ability to see and communicate hospitality’s role in solving social and environmental challenges
- Networking and community-building skills that make MAD a lasting network for alumni and an attractive community to become a part of and contribute to
- An ability to work in a multicultural organisation based in Copenhagen with a significant amount of cooperation with U.S-based funders
- Significant experience developing and managing leadership or social impact programs focused on environment, leadership, hospitality, or leadership skill-building
- Significant teaching, training, facilitation, and/or curriculum design experience
- A strong technological optimism, ready to embrace the learning and community-building opportunities that new technologies offer
We expect you to have a strong understanding of hospitality – maybe as a former chef, restaurateur or leader within the industry. However, we welcome candidates from a broad variety of backgrounds with a passion for this work.
How to apply
Interested candidates can submit a resume and cover letter here. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and are encouraged to be submitted by February 14, 2025.