Assistant Vice President - Student Success Programs

About the role

The Assistant Vice President of Student Success Programs (AVP-SSP) serves as a senior leader within the Division of Enrollment Management at Lehman College. Reporting directly to the Vice President for Enrollment Management, this position oversees multiple high-impact university, federally, state, city, and privately funded initiatives, providing strategic oversight, operational leadership, and collaborative vision to advance institutional retention and graduation goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Office of Academic Standards and Evaluations, Instructional Student Support Services, SEEK, ACE, the Freshman Year Initiative, and TRIO programs
• Ensure that embedded programs, including the Innovative Career Opportunity and Research Program (ICORP), Fresh Start, Learning Recovery, Science Learning Center, and CUNY Beyond programs, meet program objectives
• Lead the college’s Coordinated Undergraduate Education Program, ensuring that goals are met and innovations align with the University's best practices
• Provide divisional leadership in strategic planning, goal setting, and the development of long-term initiatives that advance institutional priorities related to student success, opportunity, data-informed decision making, and retention
• Foster a collaborative, student-centered organizational culture by guiding, mentoring, and developing staff across the Student Success Programs portfolio, ensuring high performance, professional growth, and alignment with college-wide goals
• Ensure the use of the student success management systems on campus, including the use of predictive analytics to provide targeted advising and academic intervention support
• Lead all assessment and continuous improvement efforts for the Division of Enrollment Management, including programs outside direct supervisory responsibility
• Actively explore University, Federal, State, City, and private funding opportunities
• Direct the ongoing evaluation, design, and enhancement of the First Year Initiative, including development of new learning communities such as those supporting English Language Learners
• Oversee the hiring, training, and evaluation of all freshman seminar faculty and collaborate with the English Department’s Faculty Budget and Personnel Committee to participate in faculty evaluations

Qualifications

• This position is in CUNY's Executive Compensation Plan. All executive positions require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience. Master’s or Doctoral Degree Preferred
• CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development.