Amplify Lead Description
Amplify Leads serve as liaisons, facilitators, and program champions at their home organizations. Leads receive training to recruit participants, facilitate online discussion groups, and support the success of their small group participants.
Two paths to becoming an Amplify Lead
- Past Amplify participant? If you have already completed the Amplify program, you may apply to serve as a 2027 Amplify Lead.
- New to Amplify? If you have not completed the Amplify program, you will be invited to participate in the 2027 program as an Amplify Apprentice at no charge. The following year, you will serve as a 2028 Amplify Lead. Please click here for more information about the Amplify Apprentice path.
It has been an amazing experience watching my cohort grow and gain confidence in themselves. I have created life-long professional friendships, I have learned how to lead and facilitate, and I am thinking about what I want next in my life and career.
Michelle Giovino, Brown University
Minimum Qualifications
- Employed in Advancement at a college, university, or other educational institution for the duration of the program.
Preferred Qualifications
- Presentation, facilitation, teaching, or training experience
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusion and belonging
- Conversant with gender-related topics and issues
Responsibilities
- Recruit and retain 4-6 Amplify group members (Amplify Participants) who represent diverse identities, functional areas, and roles at your organization
- Serve as point-of-contact for Participants, sharing updates, reminders, and other communications as needed
- Schedule and facilitate weekly group meetings, including reserving rooms, creating calendar invites, and managing technology
- Attend the two-day online Amplify Lead Retreat on Thursday, February 11, and Friday, February 12, 2027, and three online trainings that take place Thursdays from noon – 1:30 p.m. ET on February 25, March 4, and March 11, 2027.
- Attend the Amplify Program sessions that take place every Thursday from noon – 1:30 p.m. ET from March 25 – May 20, 2027.
- Attend the Amplify Lead Debrief & Celebration on Thursday, May 27, 2027, from noon – 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Participate in the Amplify Allies & Partners Event on Thursday, July 15, 2027, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.
- Troubleshoot issues that may arise with the program or within the group and update/involve Program Managers as needed
- Ensure Amplify Participants complete pre- and post-program evaluations
- Serve as a positive role model for Amplify and your home organization
- Demonstrate high levels of interpersonal competence, cross-cultural sensitivity, and excellence
