Director

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Job # 038264 Department Code 22020-2022 Department Maxwell Job Title Director Location Syracuse Pay Range Commensurate with Experience Staff Level S6 FLSA Status Exempt Hours
Standard University business hours

8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year)

8:00am – 4:30pm (summer)

Hours may vary based on operational needs. Job Type Full-time Campus Syracuse, NY Unionized Position Code Not Applicable Job Description
This position requires collaboration with Maxwell School, Syracuse University and external organization stakeholders to direct Executive Education programs and further important strategic initiatives. Important elements of this position include: 1) Leading efforts to develop a more robust and sustainable set of online, in-person, and hybrid short-term offerings, 2) Leading efforts to market Maxwell degree programs, CAS, and training programs (focusing on India and Central Asia), and 3) Leading a School-wide strategic initiative to expand our engagement with alumni and friends working in State & Local government. This work requires a strong sense of ownership and an entrepreneurial spirit that balances great programming with financial resource acquisition to ensure sustainability. This work also requires a high-level commitment to collaborative management skills given our need to leverage people and resources we do not always employ directly as we design, develop, and deliver programs. This work also requires significant flexibility as we constantly reassess what is working well in our areas of focus and adjust our priorities. Qualifications
Minimum education required is a masters¿ degree. No specific professional designations, licenses or registrations are required. What is most important is having significant professional experience designing, developing, and implementing adult education programs that includes attention to advanced pedagogical techniques (interactive learning, experiential, practitioner engagement, in person as well as online delivery formats). Job Specific Qualifications
There are multiple technical/professional knowledge and skill areas critical for this position: 1) All standard desktop, MS office suite applications including MS Teams, 2) cloud-based programs (for example salesforce, playposit, modern campus, digital badging) that are increasingly critical to our work, 3) basic instructional design and course building techniques, 4) mastery of sponsored program administration requirements (for example, proposal writing, budget creation, contract, and working with key stakeholders on campus), 5) faculty and expert relationship building and engagement required to collaborate on new course builds, 6) excellent participant/student facing skills. 7) expert skills in creating and leading effective teams. 8) Excellent collaborative management skills required to work with University and Maxwell School stakeholders. Responsibilities

• Direct Maxwell’s Short Course Initiative – analyze, evaluate and develop curriculum and delivery processes for executive education activities. Develop markets, short courses, and processes to support education for an expanded audience. Lead effort to collaborate across SU and within Maxwell to produce Maxwell’s first micro-credentials. Expand Maxwell’s quantity and quality of online short courses.
• Direct International efforts (with a focus on India and Central Asia) – create, lead, negotiate, and coordinate collaborative partnerships across academia (within Maxwell/SU/other university partners), Governments, NGOs, and the private sector to support executive education activities. Increase international engagement, focusing on India and Central Asia that provides financial support for the Maxwell School and supports the School’s mission.
• Direct State & Local strategic initiative ¿enhance Maxwell’s work as it is relevant to recruit students, engage alumni, support facilitate research, and assist practitioners through various outreach activities, including executive training. Expand strategic engagement with external partners and increase the visibility and recognition of Maxwell’s S&L efforts to meet the Dean’s expressed goals.
• Other position-related duties as assigned

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In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume and cover letter. About Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and nearly 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit www.syracuse.edu. About the Syracuse area
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal. EEOC
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Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The University’s contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members. Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Campus Community
Syracuse University maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and international worldview. The University community recognizes and values the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. At Syracuse, we are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in an inherently diverse country and world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. To do so, we commit ourselves to promoting a community that celebrates and models the principles of diversity and inclusivity. Quick Link https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/92860 Job Posting Date 04/01/2022 Application Deadline Full Consideration By Job Category Staff Message to Applicants