University of Mount Saint Vincent
Founding Dean
The Bronx, New York, United States
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
LeadershipCommunication
About the role
- The University of Mount Saint Vincent seeks an entrepreneurial, visionary, and execution-oriented leader to serve as the inaugural Founding Dean of the School of Technology and Trades.
- Establish and oversee policies for Prior Learning Assessment, competency-based education, and the awarding of academic credit for industry certifications, military training, apprenticeships, workforce credentials, portfolios, and professional experience.
- Establish clear measures of success, including enrollment, retention, completion, credential attainment, employment placement, wage growth, employer satisfaction, revenue, and external funding.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive strategic and business plan that addresses enrollment, revenue, staffing, facilities, program growth, and financial sustainability goals.
- Recruit, supervise, develop, and evaluate faculty, staff, program directors, and industry practitioners.
- This includes developing its operating model, establishing a distinctive regional brand, and achieving clear enrollment and revenue goals.
- Create an effective operating model that defines the School's organizational structure, governance, staffing, decision-making processes, and relationship with other University divisions.
- Lead the development, approval, implementation, and continuous evaluation of associate degrees, certificate programs, industry credentials, apprenticeships, and other workforce-aligned offerings.
- Develop pipelines for internships, apprenticeships, clinical experiences, employment, and career advancement.
Requirements
- Terminal degree from an accredited institution.
- Knowledge of accreditation, academic governance, and regulatory requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience launching a new school or division.
- Experience securing grants or external funding.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Program.
Skills
- Excellent communication and organizational leadership skills.
Benefits
- The University combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and, within the tradition of liberal education, selected professional fields of study.
- At Mount Saint Vincent, a student's education extends beyond knowledge, skills, and preparation for work.
- Position Summary The University of Mount Saint Vincent seeks an entrepreneurial, visionary, and execution-oriented leader to serve as the inaugural Founding Dean of the School of Technology and Trades.
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with employers, trade unions, healthcare organizations, workforce agencies, government entities, community organizations, and educational partners.
- Pursue grants, workforce contracts, philanthropic support, corporate sponsorships, employer-paid education, and other sources of external revenue.
Company info
- Founded by the Sisters of Charity of New York, the University of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college.
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