Czech Republic Job Openings

New York University

Director, NYU Prague

Prague

September 20, 2024

Position Summary:

NYU is committed to providing a campus community that reflects and enacts the values of inclusion, diversity, belonging, and equity that inform academic excellence. NYU Prague is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from all interested persons including without limitation under-represented individuals in the profession, across religions, color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Prague affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.

The Director of NYU Prague is a full-time senior leadership position based in Prague, Czech Republic reporting to and working closely with the Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Programs on strategic planning, as well as with the Vice President for Global Programs on the day-to-day management of NYU Prague. This is a full-time administrative role best suited to someone with a strong academic background. In collaboration with NYU leadership in NY, the Director will be setting and executing NYU’s strategic long-term planning for NYU Prague. This position is expected to maintain a physical presence at the NYU Prague academic center.

A key focus of the position is ensuring excellence in our academic programs in a manner consistent with NYU’s leadership in international higher education. The site hosts semester-long, short-term and graduate programs, a provostial research center and undergraduate courses across the curriculum, including the Film, Television, Music, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, and experiential learning. It is anticipated that the Director will remain appropriately academically active throughout their appointment in this role. This can include teaching classes, conducting research and/or writing for scholarly publications within their field of study.

Academic, Student Life, and Administration all report to the Director, who oversees all operations at NYU Prague. The Director’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: oversight of NYU Prague’s academic mission and its implementation, including critical relationships with academic partners and the Prague Site Specific Advisory Committee (SSAC); responsibility for NYU students in Prague in all respects, including academic performance, cultural immersion, co-curricular, safety, health, wellness, and behavioral matters; ensuring local compliance with the regulatory environment; facilities management; government and community relations; and crisis response. In addition, the Director is expected to establish and maintain strong community engagement in and around Prague and the Czech Republic, with key academic institutions and businesses in support of our established strategic mission. The Director will collaborate with leadership in NY on the promotion of NYU activities, including alumni events and fundraising in support of NYU Prague and NYU. As the key administrator for NYU Prague, the Director will embrace University Initiatives that include Diversity, Affordability, Research, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Sustainability, and Student Success, ensuring that the NYU Prague team is actively advancing these initiatives (https://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives.html).

Qualifications:

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: The Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership for NYU Prague, which includes: leading strategic planning for the site to ensure that the objectives (academic, student life, and administrative) are aligned with the university’s mission and objectives; and ensuring conformity with University goals and objectives and U.S. higher education best practices. The Director will advance a plan for NYU Prague that includes space planning, staff/lecturers, and students. The Director will coordinate with all site operations for a successful implementation of established strategies including new academic program development and implementation, staff and faculty management, planning, fiscal management, space management, local relationship building and developing approaches to enhance the quality of programs, service, and communication. In addition, the Director will work with NYU Office of Global Programs and other central offices to ensure compliance protocols and expectations. 30%

OPERATIONS OVERSIGHT AND SUPERVISION: The Director will advance NYU Prague's academic strategies including faculty recruitment, faculty development, curriculum development, course selection, and maintenance of strong relationships with heads of academic departments at the degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai.

A key focus of the position is to ensure the effective delivery of excellence in our academic programs in a manner consistent with NYU’s leadership in international higher education. The program’s strengths include a first year away program, undergraduate courses across the curriculum including the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, experiential learning opportunities, short-term and graduate programs, and a provostial research center.

The Director oversees all other operations at NYU Prague, with direct reports from: Academic Operations, Student Life, and Administration (including finance and budget planning, human resources, IT, space management, and facilities). The Director will develop and supervise administrative/professional staff; make recommendations for hiring, salary adjustments, and any other personnel issues in conjunction with Human Resources and the Office of Global Programs (OGP). The Director will also partner with team leadership and Global HR to enhance the employee experience. In addition, the Director will recommend and implement changes and monitor effectiveness through follow-up and review 30%

UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES: As the key administrator for NYU Prague, the Director’s responsibilities include embracing NYU’s University Initiatives (https://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives.html) which include Diversity, Affordability, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Sustainability, and Student Success, and ensuring that the NYU Prague team is actively advancing these initiatives. Maintain a DEI vision and short/long-term objectives for NYU Prague in line with OGP modeling. Other duties include: conducting needs assessment; strengthening collaboration with community partners and relevant university offices; establishing policies and procedures that encourage best practices; delivering training to faculty, staff and students. The Director will also collaborate with senior leadership at the Office of Global Programs to ensure the implementation and maintenance of a DEI strategy, and will also ensure appropriate recruitment practices. 10%

COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP: The Director will maintain relationships and partnerships with local universities, vendors, and other community resources to ensure NYU Prague is engaged within the community in line with NYU’s overall mission. 10%

CRISIS RESPONSE: The Director oversees NYU Prague’s response to the crisis, coordinating with appropriate local agencies, and offices in NY. This may include the need to be in direct contact with parents and local officials as needed. 10%

OTHER DUTIES: The Director will collaborate with leadership in NY on the promotion of NYU activities including alumni events and fundraising in support of NYU Prague and NYU. Other duties as assigned. 10%

Position Qualifications

Required Education

Ph D or terminal degree

Required Certification/Other Qualifications Required Experience

a minimum of 10 years related work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

A degree of proficiency in the Czech language
Familiarity with Czech society and culture, as well as with the European Union
A track record of exceptional senior organizational/operational leadership experience in an academic higher education setting
Experience in driving academic program development and improvements
Experience in managing, developing, and improving operational processes within a business and academic environment
Experience in leading on successful projects and initiatives including change management
An understanding that NYU Prague is a study away academic center that requires a unique leadership approach
Experience in overseeing and championing efforts to create welcoming and inclusive initiatives
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and lead faculty, staff and students from all levels and perspectives

Preferred Experience

Extensive work in a university setting, preferably as a scholar. Proven administrative and supervisory experience at a director level for at least 3 years. Experience in program development and expansion.

Additional Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must be well versed in quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data in NYU systems and be able to strictly follow data privacy and security procedures for data handling and analysis to ensure adherence to legal and institutional standards.

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