Director of Workforce and Continuing Education Programs

POSITION DETAILS

York College, founded in 1966, is a center of academic excellence in the heart of Jamaica, Queens. One of the eleven senior colleges in The City University of New York, the College’s mission is to enrich students' lives by fostering an environment where they’ll grow into passionate and engaged learners.

York’s academic programs are housed in three schools:
The School of Arts & Sciences, The School of Business and Information Systems, and The School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs. Over sixty baccalaureate programs from across a variety of disciplines, including accounting, aviation management, business, computer science, journalism, social work, teacher education, a dual BS/MS degree in Occupational Therapy, and one of the top-ranked nursing programs in New York State, provide students with opportunities to study liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs.

The College also offers six graduate programs:
Aviation Management, Clinical Trials Management, Pharmaceutical Science and Business, Physician Assistant, Social Work and Nursing Education.

Located in Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in New York State, the College enrolls 7,000 students from over 95 nations. Nine out of ten students are members of a racial/ethnic minority group, and more than half of undergraduates are the first in their families to pursue higher education.

The College’s 50-acre campus encompasses seven buildings, including science and computer labs, music and television studios, a Performing Arts Center, and a Health and Physical Education Center. The College recently completed seven major construction projects, with more scheduled for the future. In addition, its neighborhood is at the center of a renaissance fueled by economic revitalization.

York College is committed to fostering integrity, diversity, intellectual discovery, and civic engagement to benefit its students, the community, and the world.

Reporting to the Executive Chief of Staff, the Director of Workforce/ Continuing Education Programs is responsible for ensuring the success of existing sponsored cohort programs and finding new projects. The Director collaborates and works closely with various internal administrative and academic departments,as well as external partners such as, employers, Labor Unions, hospitals, agencies and community-based organizations.

• Manage existing Workforce Development and Continuing Education Programs
• In concert with academic departments, identify opportunities forandinitiatenewprograms and partnershipswithlocal employers,unions,and government organizations;collaboratewithemployers and communitystakeholderstoimplement workforce training.
• Lead the development and implementthestrategicplanfor
  
  Workforce
  
  Development and Continuing Education.
• Manageday-to-day operations ofsponsoreddegree andnon-degree programs.
• Conduct need analysisandseekfundingthroughgrantsandothersources.
• Analyzecurrent andfuturetrends inlabormarket.
• Writeproposalsforfunding fornew programs(city,state,federal, private) basedonthe labor market analysis.
  
  Seekfundingopportunitiesthroughgrantsandcontracts.
• DevelopMOU andtrainingcontracts.
• Develop customized courses fornon-traditional learners. Facilitate curriculumdevelopmentand Implementation.
• Ensure program compliance with the CUNYpolicies.
• Manageandsupervise staff;interviewandhirefacultyand staffforspecialprograms.
  
  Plan and schedulecoursesandfaculty assignments.
• Create program budgets;prepare billing and fee transfers.
• Prepare analytical andassessmentreports formanagementas needed.
• Serve on college wide committees.
• May supervise staff.

• Bachelor'sDegreeandeightyears'relatedexperiencerequired.
  
  Master'sDegreepreferred.
• Fiveyearsofexperienceinworkforceand/or…