Director of Marist Italy
Descrizione dell'offerta
Overview
A nationally recognized leader in international education, Marist University seeks the next director of its Marist Italy branch campus in Florence. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced educator eager to lead a unique, celebrated program toward new heights of distinction and innovation.
The Director of Marist Italy will be responsible for fostering continuous improvement and revitalization of current academic offerings (which include four-year degree programs as well as year-long and semesterly study abroad curricula); developing new academic programs in partnership with Marist home campus leadership; and supervising academic and co-curricular program assessment. The Director nurtures positive, effective, and culturally informed dialogue, and serves as Marist’s primary liaison to our Italian partner Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici (LdM).
Responsibilities
- Foster continuous improvement and revitalization of current academic offerings (four-year degree programs, year-long and semesterly study abroad curricula).
- Develop new academic programs in partnership with Marist home campus leadership.
- Supervise academic and co-curricular program assessment.
- Nurture positive, effective, and culturally informed dialogue; serve as Marist’s primary liaison to the Italian partner Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici (LdM).
- Oversee smooth operations of the Florence branch campus, including high quality, best practice, and innovative academics, co- and extra-curricular programming, experiential and other high-impact programs, student life, housing, physical and mental health and wellness, risk assessment and crisis management, and business operations.
- Represent Marist effectively within Florence’s international education community and Italy more broadly.
- Develop and elevate strong post-study abroad Italy programming and Florence alumni support on the home campus.