Director, Office of Student Success
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Overview
Touro University is seeking a Director to establish the Office of Student Success with a branch for Mentoring Communities and a branch for Career Advancement to support the enrollment retention and graduation of students. The Director will report to the Principal Investigator and is projected to supervise a Coordinator of Mentor Communities and a Coordinator of Career Advancement. The Office of Student Success is being developed under the U.S. Department of Education grant for the Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP). The grant is designed to help IHEs expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality institutional management and fiscal stability of eligible institutions. Touros SIP program will take a community approach to ensuring student success that is fueled by real-world application and supported with layered mentoring from peers to alumni experts.
Responsibilities
As the founding staff member of the Office of Student Success the Director will play a key role in setting vision and enacting a plan to bring it to fruition. If you find joy in building out the infrastructure necessary to launch a new initiative and thinking through all of the details that are needed to ensure its success this is the role for you. As the Director you will oversee the direction and efficacy of Touro Universitys approach to student support and success in particular as it relates to strengthening enrollment retention and graduation rates at NYSCAS. While this includes different responsibilities the key functions of the Director role include:
- Ongoing Strategy Development and Execution
- Refine the proposed vision mission and set of strategic goals to span the five years of the grant lifecycle
- Engage in ongoing cross-functional meetings at Touro University to develop momentum for the adoption of SIP practices and procedures
- Communicate the ongoing execution of SIP activities and related findings
- Leverage existing systems and functions within Touro University to institutionalize new practices and improvements with longevity
- Ensure SIP operation is in compliance with Title III U.S. Department of Education regulations Touro grant policies and institutional development goals
- Personnel Supervision
- Define the role and related responsibilities for the Coordinator positions in the Office of Student Success
- Serve as the hiring manager overseeing the process for each Coordinator Faculty Mentor and Student Intern position needed
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of each staff member in the Office of Student Success in alignment with SIP goals and Touro University procedures
- Facilitate ongoing office and individual team meetings at a cadence deemed necessary by the project focus
- Grant Oversight
- Regularly monitor project progress towards meeting the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) Objectives and their enrollment retention and graduation targets using the formative and summative benchmarks
- Direct the internal evaluation and coordinate the external evaluation of the project in collaboration with the external evaluator
- Ensure timely project execution within budget
- Oversee preparation of fiscal and program project reports for Touro and Title III in conjunction with Touro University staff
Qualifications
Education/Experience
- Masters degree required
- Doctoral degree preferred in related fields
- At least ten years of prior relevant experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to take initiative and to work independently
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel PowerPoint & Outlook
Travel
- Some travel may be involved
Salary
- Salary range begins at $100000/year
Maximum Salary
Minimum Salary
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Serving over 18,000 students across 30 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, Touro is a leader in healthcare education.
