Job Details

The CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) seeks an experienced and strategic leader to serve as Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness.

Reporting to Dean Lisa Braverman, the Executive Director leads the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning, which includes the Office of Institutional Research. The Executive Director provides School-wide leadership to cultivate evidence-informed decision-making, advancing innovative strategies that strengthen the School and support its adult learners.

The next Executive Director will lead and manage complex School-wide initiatives, including a new CUNY SPS strategic planning process. Working across constituencies, the leader will promote evidence-based planning, continuous improvement, and the use of assessment results to inform institutional decision-making.

By identifying challenges, recommending solutions, and facilitating process improvements across departments and units, the Executive Director will enhance student learning, educational programs, administrative and student support services, and communication, thereby advancing CUNY SPS's mission and elevating its impact.

To learn more, download the detailed leadership profile at WittKieffer.com.

CUNY SPS offers a broad range of online degrees, certificates, and workplace learning programs for working adults. A national leader in online education, the school offers the most extensive array of online programs at the City University of New York. It serves as CUNY's only undergraduate all-transfer college and is the only fully online school within the CUNY System.

A longstanding engine for social mobility, CUNY SPS is an incubator for student talent. It offers in-state tuition to all students regardless of where they reside. Flexible, customizable online programs meet students where they are, allowing them to balance work and family with their educational goals.

CUNY SPS faculty are leaders in their fields21st-century professional practitioners renowned for online teaching. They actively support SPS students as they explore their passions, learn new ideas, and discover their capabilities.

U.S. News & World Report ranks CUNY SPS No. 9 on its 2026 list of Best Online Bachelor's Degree Programs and No. 4 among the Best Online Programs for Veterans. The school's online bachelor's program in psychology is ranked No. 7, and its online master's degree in nursing is ranked No. 35.

The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of data governance and evidence-based decision-making practices as well as a keen understanding of adult and online learners, underrepresented and international students, and students pursuing professional studies.

WittKieffer is assisting CUNY SPS in this search. Applicants should submit a current CV or resume and a letter of interest using WittKieffer's candidate portal. Review of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made.

Confidential nominations and inquiries can be directed to Philip Tang and Bronwen Bares Pelaez at ptang@wittkieffer.com and bbarespelaez@wittkieffer.com.

The position is located on the CUNY SPS campus in New York City. It is not a remote position.

The salary range for this position is $140,000 to $160,000.

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.