Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Title of Position

Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Implementation

Reporting to the Vice President and Chief of Staff, the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Implementation serves as the University’s enterprise lead for execution of the strategic plan and other major cross institutional initiatives.

The AVP ensures that strategic priorities are translated into coordinated implementation across academic and administrative units. This role manages the institutional portfolio of strategic initiatives, establishes clear implementation structures and performance tracking, and works with senior leaders to maintain momentum, resolve barriers, and ensure initiatives deliver intended outcomes.

Rather than serving as a policy or planning function, the AVP provides hands on program leadership, strengthening the University’s capacity to execute complex initiatives spanning multiple divisions.

The AVP also leads the development of enterprise tools and processes used to track institutional initiatives and supports alignment across strategy leads embedded in major administrative units, including the Provost’s Office and the Finance division.

Essential Functions

• Leads coordination and execution of the University’s strategic plan and major institutional initiatives.
• Advises leadership teams on implementation planning, governance structures, and initiative design.
• Develops and maintains institutional key performance indicators and strategic dashboards.
• Implements and manages enterprise project management infrastructure, including
• Advises units on project governance frameworks such as RACI models.
• Facilitates coordination across units involved in major initiatives to ensure alignment and resolve cross functional dependencies.
• Prepares reports and analyses for the President, Cabinet, Board of Trustees, and other constituencies.
• Identifies barriers to execution and supports units in resolving challenges to maintain initiative momentum.
• Coordinates implementation efforts with strategy leads in key administrative units.
• Leverages data analytics and generative AI to forecast implementation risks, model strategic outcomes, and enhance the efficiency of performance tracking and reporting for institutional initiatives.
• Ensures enterprise visibility into initiative progress while supporting distributed execution across units.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Management Responsibilities

May provide peer level coordination or subject matter guidance to colleagues performing similar work and/or student, part time workers, including helping organize tasks, clarify priorities, or review work for quality or consistency.

Additional Functions

• Supports planning and coordination of major presidential initiatives.
• Recommends improvements to strategic planning and initiative tracking processes.
• Assists leadership teams in strengthening implementation capabilities.

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in strategy, consulting, program management, or higher education administration.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

• Expertise in strategic planning, project governance, and organizational implementation.
• Experience with enterprise project management platforms such as

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree.
• Consulting or strategy experience.
• Higher education administration experience.
• Project management or change management certification.

Minimum Starting Salary

$150,000

Maximum Starting Salary

$170,000

Note

Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position?

No

Posting Number

A1036P

Number of Vacancies

1

Start Date

ASAP

Posting Date

03/24/2026

Special Instructions EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

Sitting Often

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Often

Hearing, Listening, Talking Often

Standing

Standing Seldom

Walking

Walking Seldom

Running

Running Not Required

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required

Climbing stairs Not Required

Climbing ladders

Climbing ladders Not Required

Reaching overhead

Reaching overhead Not Required

Pulling, pushing

Pulling, pushing Not Required

Shoveling

Shoveling Not Required

Lifting - up to 20 pounds

Lifting - up to 20 pounds Not Required

Lifting - up to 50 pounds

Lifting - up to 50 pounds Not Required

Lifting - over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Documents Needed to Apply Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk ( ).

• Do you have a bachelor’s degree?
  • Yes
  • No
• Do you have a minimum of seven years of experience in strategy, consulting, program management, or higher education administration?
  • Yes
  • No