Director, School Leadership Program, Graduate School of Education

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Posted Job Title

Director, School Leadership Program, Graduate School of Education

Job Profile Title

Director C, Student Services, Graduate Programs

Job Description Summary

The new Director of the School Leadership Program will lead the program beginning with the cohort entering in summer 2025. The successful candidate will build on the strengths of this important program while also bringing new vision and deep commitment to quality, innovation, and impact.

Job Description

The Director will:

• be responsible for the overall direction of the program and its outcomes and guide the program into the future as a premier offering among executive leadership programs nationally
• develop a supportive master’s degree student community and offer an intellectually challenging experience for students from recruitment and admissions through alumni engagement
• collaborate with existing faculty and recruit new faculty to envision and implement a rigorous, exemplary and relevant curriculum with outstanding instruction
• expand partnerships with public, charter, and independent schools
• support the ongoing professional and intellectual development of faculty teaching and advising in the program improve and update program operations, manage staff, and oversee budgets, and
• enhance and secure its reputation as a preeminent school leadership program.

The director will also contribute to the overall direction and mission of Penn GSE. The School offers eight executive doctoral and masters’ programs for working professionals that are seeking to advance as leading practitioners in their field. The Director of the School Leadership Program will also serve on the Executive Programs Leadership Team.

Penn GSE is committed to cultivating a workplace that values equity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We seek talented individuals who will help lead our efforts to create a more inclusive workplace in a community with a substantive institutio