Category:: Professional
Department:: Division of Extended Learning
Locations:: Oswego, NY
Posted:: Oct 18, 2019
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time

About SUNY Oswego:

Description of SUNY Oswego: Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive university located in Central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse. One of 13 comprehensive colleges in the 64-campus State University of New York (SUNY) system, SUNY Oswego is recognized nationally for its academic quality, focus on student success outcomes, and the growing diversity of its student body. Ranked 11th among public master's-level universities in the 2019 "Top Regional Universities in the North" by U.S. News and World Report, SUNY Oswego is also recognized among Princeton Review's Best Regional Colleges in the Northeast - an honor bestowed on the college every year since 2003.

Inspired by a shared commitment to excellence and the desire to transcend traditional higher education boundaries, SUNY Oswego provides a transformative experience to 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college offers preeminent academic programs in the arts and sciences, business, communications, and teacher education, and its success is built on providing students outstanding educational experiences with attention to a liberal arts and sciences foundation, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities.

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Job Description:

State University of New York at Oswego

Director, Syracuse Campus

The Division of Extended Learning at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications for a full time Director of the Syracuse Campus position. This is a 12 month position.

Posting Date: October 18, 2019

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. For more information on benefits for full-time United University Professions (UUP) professional staff, click here or http://www.suny.edu/benefits/

Date of Appointment: As Soon As Possible

Description of Responsibilities:

The Director of the Syracuse Campus is an essential administrative leader for SUNY Oswego's branch campus located in downtown Syracuse, NY. The Director leads and manages all activities at the Syracuse branch campus, including overseeing credit bearing course logistics, room rentals and meeting scheduling and overall site management. The Director supervises Syracuse branch campus based professional staff, student workers, graduate assistants and interns, ensuring a supportive, professional work environment. This position fosters a full educational ecosystem of undergraduate completion programs, graduate programs / certificates, student services and engagement opportunities at the branch campus and works with colleagues, faculty and campus leadership to advocate for strategically important practices, policies and course offerings that best serve branch campus audiences. Additionally, the Director cultivates partnerships with employers and other key groups in the region to gauge credit and non-credit based needs and promotes enrollment of nontraditional working adult student population. Administration of the site includes managing a budget, facilitating logistical requirements and generating reports that measure and assess efficacy of site operations.

The Director will assist with communicating information about SUNY Oswego's Syracuse branch campus courses and programs, engage in college initiatives and represent the branch campus in Syracuse as well as in Oswego at the main campus in order to refine existing offerings, propose innovations and foster new programs. The Director will remain current with the field of higher education, particularly branch campus administration, and implement best practices in order to meet professional obligations, including service to campus committees and membership in work-related local, regional, and national organizations.

The Syracuse campus seeks to engage a wide array of diverse populations that include adult career changers and those with socio-economic, cultural and racially diverse backgrounds. As such, the Director will create an inclusive atmosphere and will engage underserved populations, providing them access to higher education at the branch campus.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan (https://www.oswego.edu/diversity/). As such, the Director, Syracuse Campus will be expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Higher Education Leadership, Public / Non Profit Administration, Business Administration, Strategic Communication, or related field
• Five years of related work experience in a management role in higher education, public education or corporate training or related area
• Experience supervising staff and managing budgets
• Knowledge of the principles of and demonstrated commitment to adult and lifelong learning
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion of underserved populations
• Extensive experience in reporting and assessment
• Demonstrated expertise in managing multiple projects and working with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated written, oral & interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to travel and work evening and weekends as required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Seven years' experience of related work experience in a management role in higher education
• Demonstrated collegiate level teaching, professional training, or staff development experience
• Prior experience administering a branch campus or extension site
• Demonstrated work in diversity and inclusion issues, reflective of the Syracuse area, through professional or community service
• Experience managing facility operations
• Customer service and event management skills
• Previous experience teaching or learning via online courses, hybrid courses or blended programs
• Demonstrated experience actively troubleshooting challenges at all levels
• Success in cultivating a positive team-oriented environment

Application Instructions:

To Apply: Submit a cover letter addressing your qualifications, including how you see yourself engaging and serving diversity, inclusion or equity issues within the position and SUNY Oswego; resume; copies of unofficial transcript for required degree showing degree awarded and date conferred; and contact information for three professional references one of which is a current or former manager / supervisor, (only the three referees listed in your Interview Exchange application can be considered and contacted) by clicking the APPLY NOW button.

If you have any questions about the position, please call or email:

Pamela CaracciolI, Search Committee Chair

Phone: 315-312-3699 Email: pamela.caraccioli@oswego.edu

Files must be complete (all documents in the application instructions submitted) to be considered. Official transcripts are required at time of appointment. Background checks will be conducted for finalists.

Visa sponsorship not available for this position.