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Posted: 10-Apr-26
Location: Brooklyn, NY, 11225, USA
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Internal Number: 32081
Assistant Vice President - Careers and Industry Partnerships (Chief Careers and Industry Partnership Officer - CUNY Beyond Program)
POSITION DETAILS
Kingsborough Community College (KCC), founded in 1963, is a community college located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, and one of 25 institutions within the City University of New York (CUNY) system. KCC is committed to its mission of providing access to high quality educational opportunities for a diverse population, both in career-related fields and in the liberal arts and sciences, to promoting student learning and development, and to strengthening and serving local communities. The college enrolls approximately 20,000 degree, dual enrollment (high school students taking college coursework) and continuing education students each year, including 7,000 students working to earn an associate degree, supported by 1500 full and part-time faculty and staff.
KCC consistently ranks among the leading community colleges in the country in associate degrees awarded to minority students. The college has been designated one of the leading community colleges in the United States multiple times by the high prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program.
In CUNY Lifting NY, the University set out a bold goal - boost student career outcomes of all undergraduate students at time of graduation and one year out by 2030. Meeting this ambitious objective requires integrating career connections across the academic enterprise to reach all students - regardless of discipline, campus, or other commitments. This effort will require scaling proven interventions, growing relationships with employer partners in the public and private sector and establishing accountability for coordination and integration of career information across all units of a campus.
In 2025, the University launched CUNY Beyond, a university-wide transformation initiative designed to embed career readiness into every aspect of the undergraduate experience. The initiative ensures that all CUNY students gain the knowledge, skills, applied experiences, and employer connections needed to successfully transition into fulfilling, well-paying careers. Through comprehensive career exploration, skills development, and direct industry engagement, CUNY Beyond aims to elevate student success and expand economic mobility across all undergraduate campuses.
The Assistant Vice President - Careers and Industry Partnerships, (Business Card Title: Chief Careers and Industry Partnership Officer - CUNY Beyond Program), will report to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and College Provost and serve as the institution?s Chief Careers and Industry Partnership Officer. It will sit on the President?s senior staff and work closely with the President and other Vice Presidents. This senior leader will drive a campus-wide student career success strategy that improves transfer to the bachelor?s degree, increases paid internship participation, strengthens post-graduate employment outcomes, and integrates career-connected learning across academic programs. The VP will oversee CUNY Beyond staff, staff in KCC Career Services and bachelor?s degree transfer, and other major initiatives that enhance student engagement, academic innovation, and workforce preparation, including CUNY Beyond.
The position is funded for a three-year term. Continuation beyond this period is contingent upon available program funding.
Key Responsibilities
Career and Transfer Outcomes Leadership
Lead the development and execution of campus-wide strategies that significantly increase paid internships and post-graduate employment rates, and outcomes related to transfer to the bachelor?s degree. This includes overseeing the rollout and ongoing implementation of CUNY Beyond at the campus level.
Academic Innovation
Advance career-connected learning across all undergraduate academic pathways by collaborating with academic units and faculty to embed career connected learning and work-based learning opportunities into curricula and pedagogy, consistent with faculty governance processes.
Employer & Industry Partnerships
Develop and sustain high-impact partnerships with employers and industry leaders that create consistent, equitable pipelines for internships, apprenticeships, and full-time employment. Leverage labor-market intelligence to align advising, curricula, and employer engagement with high-demand fields.
Staff, Resource Development, & Budget Management
Provide strategic oversight for career-readiness programs, including supervision of staff teams, budget administration, resource allocation, and operational planning. Participate in resource development activities including grant writing, pitching, and other forms of fundraising.
Data Strategy, Collection & Analysis
Direct data collection and evaluation efforts related to internships, career readiness milestones, and post-graduate outcomes. Ensure alignment and data harmonization with the CUNY Central Office.
Event Planning & Coordination
Oversee signature events-including faculty workshops, student career-readiness sessions, career fairs, and employer/industry panels-to strengthen career awareness and engagement across campus.
Strategic Planning & Execution
Guide multi-year planning efforts aligned with institutional goals for academic innovation, student success, and workforce preparation. Ensure cross-campus coordination and accountability.
Leadership & Collaboration
The VP will serve as a strategic thought leader, collaborating closely with multiple departments-such as the Office of the President, Academic Advising, Advancement, and Continuing Education and Workforce Development-to ensure cohesive, campus-wide execution of the CUNY Beyond strategy. The VP will also engage internal and external stakeholders, including industry partners, to shape program design, implementation, partnerships, and evaluation efforts that advance student career success.
Perform other duties related to academic innovation, employer engagement, and student success as assigned by the President or Provost.
QUALIFICATIONS
This position is in CUNY?s Executive Compensation Plan. All executive positions require a minimum of a bachelor?s degree and eight years? related experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor?s degree in higher education administration, public administration, business, workforce development, or related field.
- Seven to ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education, workforce development, industry partnerships, university relations, strategic partnerships, career services, academic affairs, or related area.
- Demonstrated success in designing and implementing large-scale employer engagement, student success, career readiness, workforce development, or academic innovation initiatives.
- Proven experience fostering university-employer partnerships that result in internships, apprenticeships, or employment pipelines for students.
- Track record of managing professional staff, overseeing budgets, and leading cross-functional teams.
- Experience with grant writing, fundraising, or securing external funding to support programmatic growth.
- Strong data literacy, including experience with outcomes reporting, program evaluation, and data-informed decision-making, and common tools (e.g., Excel).
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, multi-unit institutional environments and manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master?s degree in higher education administration, public administration, business, or a related field
- Experience in change management, organizational transformation, or launching new cross-departmental initiatives.
- Established relationships with New York City-area employers, industry sectors, workforce agencies, or economic development organizations.
- Familiarity with career success technologies, career platforms, and data systems (e.g., CRM tools, internship tracking platforms, institutional research dashboards).
- Experience working with or within the CUNY system, a large public university, or a similarly complex higher education setting.
- Familiarity with curriculum innovation, experiential learning design, or integrating career connections and experiences into academic programs.
- Demonstrated success leading initiatives that advance equity, access, and economic mobility for diverse populations.
Experience working with publicly or privately-funded workforce or education grants, including reporting and compliance.
CUNY TITLE
Assistant Vice President
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
$183,504 - $194,670
Salary commensurate with education and experience.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID 32081, or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.
Candidates must attach a resume, cover letter, and three professional references (name, title, organization, and contact information).
CLOSING DATE
May 10, 2026
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 32081
Location: Kingsborough Community College
