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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. This role involves developing the operating model, establishing a distinctive regional brand, and achieving enrollment and revenue goals. The Dean will lead the creation, launch, and growth of a new academic unit focused on workforce-aligned degrees, certificates, credentials, and career-connected learning.

Responsibilities

Provide entrepreneurial, academic, and operational leadership for the design, launch, growth, and long-term sustainability of the School of Technology and Trades.
Develop and execute a comprehensive strategic and business plan addressing enrollment, revenue, staffing, facilities, program growth, and financial sustainability.
Create an effective operating model defining the School’s organizational structure, governance, staffing, decision-making processes, and relationships 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.
Establish and oversee policies for Prior Learning Assessment, competency-based education, and awarding academic credit for industry certifications, military training, apprenticeships, workforce credentials, portfolios, and professional experience.
Build and maintain strategic partnerships with employers, trade unions, healthcare organizations, workforce agencies, government entities, community organizations, and educational partners.
Develop pipelines for internships, apprenticeships, clinical experiences, employment, and career advancement.
Establish clear measures of success, including enrollment, retention, completion, credential attainment, employment placement, wage growth, employer satisfaction, revenue, and external funding.
Recruit, supervise, develop, and evaluate faculty, staff, program directors, and industry practitioners.
Oversee the School’s budget, facilities, equipment, technology, resource allocation, and capital needs.
Pursue grants, workforce contracts, philanthropic support, corporate sponsorships, employer-paid education, and other sources of external revenue.
Ensure compliance with accreditation standards, academic governance requirements, state and federal regulations, licensing expectations, and University policies.
Integrate emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, digital literacy, and ethical technology practices throughout the School’s programs and operations.
Establish industry advisory councils and other mechanisms to ensure ongoing input from employers, students, alumni, and the community.
Provide regular reports to the Provost and University leadership on progress, risks, financial performance, enrollment, student outcomes, and strategic opportunities.

Requirements

Terminal degree from an accredited institution.
Significant academic leadership experience.
Demonstrated success developing workforce-focused academic programs.
Knowledge of accreditation, academic governance, and regulatory requirements.
Experience building industry and community partnerships.
Excellent communication and organizational leadership skills.
Experience launching a new school or division.
Experience with workforce or technical education.
Expertise in Prior Learning Assessment and competency-based education.
Experience securing grants or external funding.

Skills

Entrepreneurial leadership
Visionary leadership
Execution-oriented leadership
Strategic planning
Business development
Financial management
Team development
Partnership building
Communication
Organizational leadership
Workforce education
Prior Learning Assessment
Competency-based education
Grant writing
Fundraising

Location

New York

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Leadership experience

Education Level

Terminal degree

Salary/Compensations

$150,000

Benefits

Generous paid time off
Vacation leave
Sick leave
Comprehensive health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
100% employer sponsored Life Insurance
100% employer sponsored LTD benefits
403(b) Retirement plan with employer matching
Professional development opportunities
Tuition benefits for employees and dependents
Employee Assistance Program

About the Company

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.
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. We seek the development of the whole person.
In the spirit of Vincent de Paul and Elizabeth Ann Seton, we foster an understanding of our common humanity, a commitment to human dignity, and a full appreciation of our obligations to each other.
Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the University extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students.