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IGEI Project Mentor

Lee Iacocca Institute for Global Leadership

Lehigh University

Brief Position Description: The IGEI Project Mentor position is a part-time, non-residential role of approximately 13 hours/week on specific days and times (noted below). This position is compatible with summer classes or other employment, so long as the applicants is available during the specified hours. Rate of pay is $25/hour for 45 hours of total work over ca. 3 weeks: July 6-24, 2026 (with additional time in June required for onboarding and orientation, see below). No housing or meals are included in this employment opportunity.

Detailed Position Description

Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Project Mentors are responsible for providing guidance and support to a team of 7-8 high school students working on a business consulting project for a local or regional company.  Each Mentor will help their team understand the project scope, prepare for client meetings, conduct research and analyze resulting data, synthesize results, and prepare a final written report and presentation for the client company.  Project Mentors are specifically NOT to do any of this work themselves; their role is to offer guidance, support, and feedback, as well as to help the team devise strategies for effective collaboration, work through conflict, and self-governance.  

This is an ideal opportunity for Lehigh College of Business students to apply project management skills and develop mentoring capabilities. Project Mentors must have completed at least two full years of post-secondary education. Applicants should have basic knowledge of business principles, experience and/or interest in mentorship, and a strong sense of personal integrity and responsibility for the wellbeing of minors on campus. 

Project Mentors must remain with their project groups throughout the full scheduled project work time and must report any missing project team member to the Associate Director of Residence Life (ADRL) or Director of Residence Life (DRL) immediately. Project group members are expected to arrive on time for project work and remain engaged and attentive to the group’s work. Project group members may not be excused from project work for any reason other than illness; should a group member communicate that they are unwell, the project mentor should communicate that information immediately to the ADRL or DRL. Mentors must complete background check processes and staff training (time will be compensated) prior to the official position start date of July 6, 2026.

The Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive is a three week, residential program at Lehigh focusing on entrepreneurship, global leadership, and intercultural communication. More information about the program is available at go.lehigh.edu/IGEI

Qualifications

• Must be advanced undergraduate or graduate students, at least 20 years of age and have completed at least two years of college.
• Must have experience working with younger students, either as a volunteer or as a paid staff member and must excel in and enjoy the role of mentor, have a genuine liking and affinity for teenagers.
• Must be individuals of character and sound judgment, able to take responsibility for the well-being of minors in their care.
• Must complete required background checks and mandatory trainings to qualify to work with minors.
• Should have some knowledge of business principles and project management experience sufficient to support and mentor high school students in their learning process.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support the work of assigned business consulting project team during all hours assigned to IGEI project work. 
• Accompany project team to client meetings, helping them to prepare for and debrief each client interaction.
• Help project team work through any differences of opinion and/or personality in pursuit of common objective of optimizing client deliverables. Mentor should model and encourage professionalism among their team.
• Complete brief post-program evaluation of all team members.