Executive Director, Assistant Dean, Osgoode Professional Development, Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) is the revenue-generating professional education unit of Osgoode Hall Law School, operating within a highly competitive commercial market for professional and executive continuing education. OsgoodePD is unique within law schools: the scope and volume of its offerings and its financial contribution to the law school is unparalleled. OsgoodePD offers degree and non-degree programs to both local and international students.

Offerings include full-time and part-time graduate degrees and diplomas, non-degree certificates, short courses and skills workshops, summer school and bridging programs, webinars, and custom training for private and public sector organizations. Staff and programs are located at both the York University campus and Osgoodes downtown learning centre. A significant number of offerings are offered online. The Executive Director & Assistant Dean (ED&AD) provides senior executive leadership and strategic direction for Osgoode Professional Development (OPD), with accountability for its academic portfolio, financial performance, market growth, revenue diversification, long-term sustainability, risk management, and reputation.

Reporting to the Dean, the ED&AD establishes strategic priorities, approves multi-year business and academic plans, and sets strategic direction for the development of existing and emerging markets, programs, and revenue opportunities in alignment with Osgoode and University objectives. Leading through a management team, the ED&AD oversees the development and governance of graduate, professional, and non-credit programs, approves business models and partnership approaches, and leads the development of strategies to respond to significant changes in market conditions, professional requirements, regulatory frameworks, and learner demand that may affect enrolment, program viability, and revenue.

The role ensures effective resource allocation and accountability for program quality, compliance, financial sustainability, and organizational outcomes. As OPDs senior representative, the ED&AD provides leadership in academic governance, represents OPD on internal and external bodies, and builds relationships within the legal and professional education communities. Drawing on knowledge of emerging trends and the needs of the profession, the ED&AD serves as a key advisor to the Dean on law school strategy and professional legal education.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for Osgoode Professional Development (OPD), working closely with the Dean to establish its vision, mission, values, and annual and multi-year strategic and business plans and to advance strategic opportunities and partnerships that support the priorities of OPD and Osgoode.
• Provide overall leadership and accountability for OPDs academic, financial, marketing, and administrative functions through senior managers and professional staff.
• Oversee environmental scanning, market intelligence, and competitive analysis to inform OPDs program portfolio, market positioning, and long-term growth priorities.
• Identify, evaluate, and advance opportunities to expand and diversify OPDs markets and revenue streams in Canada and internationally, including entry into new geographic and learner markets and the development of new programs, credentials, non-credit offerings, and delivery models.
• Leads the development and implementation of market growth and revenue growth and diversification strategies, identifying and advancing new markets, program opportunities, and revenue streams to support the long-term financial sustainability of the portfolio and mitigate revenue impacts arising from significant changes in the external regulatory…