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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." Touro's 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 University's 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:
Education/Experience
USD $120,000.00/Yr.
Minimum Salary
USD $100,000.00/Yr.
Touro University offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:
Touro University is an equal opportunity employer. Touro University treats all employees, job applicants, and students without unlawful consideration of race, ethnicity, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition), age, disability, medical condition, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military service or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We are committed to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy in all decisions, including but not limited to, recruitment, the administration of educational programs and activities, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, placement, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff, suspension, expulsion and termination, and all other terms and conditions of admission, matriculation, and employment.
Inquiries or complaints concerning the non-discrimination policies should be sent to Nicole Barnett, 202 West 43rd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York, 10036, nicole.barnett@touro.edu (646-565-6285) or, alternatively, to the Chief Compliance Officer at compliance@touro.edu and 646-565-6000 x55330.
Job Locations US-NY-New York
ID 2026-12792
College TUNY - New York School of Career & Applied Studies
Position Type Full-Time
Schedule Shift M-Th 9am-5pm; F 9am-1:30pm
Hours Per Week 36.5
Travel As needed
Category Administration
FLSA Status Exempt
Location : Country US
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
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." Touro's 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 University's 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
Education/Experience
- Master's degree required
- Doctoral degree preferred in related fields
- At least ten years of prior relevant experience
- 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
- Some travel may be involved
- Salary range begins at $100,000/year
USD $120,000.00/Yr.
Minimum Salary
USD $100,000.00/Yr.
Touro University offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:
- Full range of Health Plans
- Medical Plans (choice of EPO, PPO, High Deductible HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Dental Plans (PPO & HMO) and Vision Plan
- Dependent Care and Transit Programs
- Life Insurance, AD&D and Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term disability programs
- Retirement Plan (403b) - matching contribution up to 5% for eligible/enrolled employees following one year of employment (may make own pre-tax contributions immediately following employment)
- Touro University Tuition Exemption Program for eligible employees, their spouse and dependent children
- Employee Assistance Program
- Early-Release Fridays (upon approval)
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Leave & Floating Holiday
- Annual Holiday Schedule
Touro University is an equal opportunity employer. Touro University treats all employees, job applicants, and students without unlawful consideration of race, ethnicity, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition), age, disability, medical condition, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military service or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We are committed to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy in all decisions, including but not limited to, recruitment, the administration of educational programs and activities, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, placement, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff, suspension, expulsion and termination, and all other terms and conditions of admission, matriculation, and employment.
Inquiries or complaints concerning the non-discrimination policies should be sent to Nicole Barnett, 202 West 43rd Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York, 10036, nicole.barnett@touro.edu (646-565-6285) or, alternatively, to the Chief Compliance Officer at compliance@touro.edu and 646-565-6000 x55330.
Job Locations US-NY-New York
ID 2026-12792
College TUNY - New York School of Career & Applied Studies
Position Type Full-Time
Schedule Shift M-Th 9am-5pm; F 9am-1:30pm
Hours Per Week 36.5
Travel As needed
Category Administration
FLSA Status Exempt
Location : Country US
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
Salary : $100,000 - $120,000