Vice President & Buffalo Regional Director

POSITION SUMMARY

Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship is expanding its footprint in Western New York to a new location in downtown Buffalo, New York.

The inaugural Vice President & Buffalo Regional Director (VPBRD) will have the privilege of leading and executing all Buffalo-market centric activities that lead to growth, positive student performance, and career and / or business success. In partnership with peer Institute leaders, the VPBRD will be a member of the Institute's senior leadership team while having full responsibility for the day-to-day logistics and student success metrics of the Buffalo Campus Center.

The ideal candidate will bring perspectives and experiences that bridge the best of education and the best of business, will have the capacity to build a strong and engaged business network for both regional economic development and student career opportunities, and have the managerial talent to ensure the Buffalo Campus Center is efficient, inspiring, and provide opportunities for all its stakeholders. Reporting to the president of Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, the inaugural VPBRD will both extend the Institute's strengths in curriculum, teaching & learning, business engagement, and market development, while acting upon the unique opportunities that exist in the Greater Buffalo Region to unlock new value. Especially in the first few years, the VPBRD will be expected to share time in both Rochester and Buffalo to ensure the two Campus Center grow and achieve success as a single institution of post-secondary business education.

The position will open immediately and will remain open until the ideal candidate is hired. Golisano Institute for Business &Entrepreneurship values open-mindedness, humility, hard-work, and an entrepreneurial spirit as the bedrock of its employee culture.

This position is a tremendous opportunity for a forward-thinking, education and / or business executive that is interested in further defining the next generation of business learning and having a profound impact on Western New York.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hire, manage, and lead the operations and culture of the Buffalo NY Campus Center. This includes enrollment growth, student persistence, learning delivery, and career placement.
• Develop productive relationships with the Buffalo region business community that provide student career opportunities, entrepreneurial venture creation, and other outward-facing relationship development.
• As a member of the Institute-wide senior leadership team, collaboratively develop and implement strategies and work to continuously improve all aspects of the enterprise and define new opportunities for economic impact across all campus centers.

REQUIREMENTS