NYC Deputy Director

at  Cornell University

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination.

The successful individual will be:

• an experienced leader or trainer of others, with a demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing;
• a great communicator (exhibiting professionalism in spoken and written encounters), with the desire to provide excellent service to all people;
• able to establish and maintain excellent relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, and a demonstrated skill in understanding cultural differences;
• able to cultivate inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members;
• able to set priorities for others, and to provide guidance, training, support, and other resources as necessary;
• capable of working independently and in close collaboration with others;
• a top-notch problem-solver who uses these skills to help others;
• carefully attentive to detail; and
• comfortable managing multiple short- and long-term projects.

Additionally, this person will have:

• expertise with typical business software, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel especially), as well as database management, and financial management tools, and/or the ability to gain fluency quickly;
• the ability learn new programs/tools quickly and to adapt to changing policies and procedures; and
• strong financial literacy and knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in a field related to architecture, art, urban planning, design, and/or landscape architecture.
• 5 or more years’ experience in academic or cultural programming.
• Demonstrated understanding of New York’s cultural landscape, and the capacity to creatively promote the AAP NYC program using appropriate social media/communication tools.
• Familiarity with Cornell systems, policies, and procedures is a plus but not required – what will be necessary are the abilities to learn these quickly and to keep skills/knowledge up-to-date.

• stewarding AAP NYC resources (including finances and facilities) and collaborating to administer effective educational programming;
• training and managing full-time (Program Coordinator) and part-time (typically student) employees;
• developing and directing communications and social media content strategies, in collaboration with the AAP Communications office;
• documenting, evaluating, and updating processes and procedures; and
• establishing and sustaining effective collaborative relationships between AAP NYC and Ithaca-based office