Director of Innovation and Growth Initiatives Job Northern Kentucky USA,Education / Teaching

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Director of Innovation and Growth Initiatives

Regular Full-Time Management Boston, MA, US

Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $ Annually

The New England Conservatory, an independent not-for-profit institution, is recognized internationally as a leader among music schools, educating and training musicians of all ages from around the world. With approximately 750 music students representing more than 40 countries, NEC cultivates a diverse, dynamic community for students, providing them with performance opportunities and high-caliber training by 225 internationally esteemed artist-teachers and scholars.

NEC pushes the boundaries of making and teaching music through college-level musical training in classical, jazz, and Contemporary Improvisation. It offers unique interdisciplinary programs such as Entrepreneurial Musicianship and Community Performances & Partnerships that empower students to create their own musical opportunities. As part of NEC's mission to make lifelong music education available to everyone, the Division of Expanded Education delivers training and performance opportunities for children, pre-college students, and adults.

Position Summary

The Director of Innovation and Growth Initiatives serves as Expanded Education’s lead strategist for program growth, innovation, and market development.

Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, the Director is responsible for identifying, developing, launching, and scaling new educational programs, strategic partnerships, certificates, and revenue-generating opportunities across New England Conservatory’s Expanded Education portfolio, including Preparatory School, Summer Programs, Adult Education, digital and hybrid learning initiatives, certificates, and community-facing programs.

Working collaboratively across academic, operational, enrollment, and marketing functions, the Director translates institutional priorities and emerging opportunities into sustainable programs that advance NEC’s mission, expand access, and support long-term growth.

The Director is responsible for developing and implementing initiatives that support enrollment growth, learner engagement, and revenue generation across Expanded Education. The role develops strategies, business plans, and partnerships that contribute to divisional growth objectives while ensuring educational quality, mission alignment, and learner success.

This role requires an entrepreneurial and execution-oriented leader who is equally comfortable evaluating market opportunities, building business cases, cultivating strategic partnerships, managing complex projects, and bringing new ideas from concept to implementation.

The Director serves as the division's primary lead for identifying and developing new growth opportunities and does not assume primary responsibility for the ongoing management of existing programs, which remain under the leadership of program and educational directors.

As a member of the Expanded Education leadership team, the Director contributes to divisional planning and works closely with colleagues in academic, enrollment, operations, and marketing to ensure new initiatives are mission-aligned, financially sustainable, and operationally viable.

Essential Functions

Program Innovation and Development

Identify, evaluate, and develop new educational programs, certificates, cohorts, intensives, camps, and special initiatives aligned with NEC’s mission and strategic goals.

Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and environmental scanning to identify emerging opportunities and areas for growth.

Develop business plans, implementation…