DUE TO HIGH RESPONSE, WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING APPLICATIONS.

About Union

Since 1836, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York has forged a distinctive vision for theological education, one that centers rigorous scholarship and personal faith in an urban context so that they might respond to the needs of the world. Progressive theology has long taken shape at Union, where faith and scholarship meet to reimagine the work of justice. Today, Union trains people of all faiths and none who are called to the work of social justice, forming courageous leaders who make a difference wherever they serve.

Position Summary

Reporting to the President and serving as a senior member of the President’s leadership team, the Vice President for Partnerships & Chief Partnerships Officer leads Union’s integrated strategy for strategic partnerships, development, and institutional communications. The Vice President builds and stewards relationships, within and outside the residential campus, that advances Union’s mission, strengthen its public impact, and grow the resources needed to support students, programs, and institutional priorities—developing partnerships with faith-rooted, civic, community, and justice-centered organizations, as well as funders, alumni, donors, faculty and staff and peer institutions across the for-profit, private, and public sectors.

The Vice President is also an integral, resident member of the Union community in Morningside Heights. Advancing President Thompson’s vision of “One Union,” the Vice President is responsible for internal community engagement—participating in daily operations and co-curricular life, supporting cohesion between the institution’s external partnerships, its internal community, and mission. The Vice President supervises the Senior Director of Development, supervises the Senior Director of Communications, and gives oversight to in-house affiliate centers and programs, ensuring advancement, communications, and public programming work together in support of Union’s mission, visibility, and long-term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Union’s integrated strategy for external partnerships, advancement, and communications, in close collaboration with the President and senior leadership team, and in service of a future-facing orientation for the institution.
• Build, steward, and deepen mission-aligned relationships with faith-rooted organizations, civic and community partners, advocacy organizations, funders, alumni, donors, and peer institutions—cultivating an ecology of healthy relationships across the for-profit, private, and public sectors.
• Advance a “One Union” vision by regular and consistent engagement with the Seminary community, ensuring alignment and cohesion between Union’s external agenda and its internal community life, culture, and mission.
• Cultivate internal community engagement as a resident leader—participating in daily operations, strategically working with co-curricular programs through affiliate centers, and collaborating within the campus communities in Morningside Heights.
• Identify and help shape grant-funded innovation and “borderless” programming that connects Union’s academic strengths, student needs, public leadership, and mission priorities to new partnerships.
• Supervise and support the Senior Director of Development, ensuring that donor pipelines, cultivation plans, stewardship practices, reporting, and advancement systems are clear, disciplined, and tied to institutional priorities.
• Partner with the President and Board of Trustees on the cultivation and solicitation of revenue pipelines, major donors, institutional funders, and other key supporters.
• Working with the Senior Leadership Team to identify revenue pipelines and formulate RFPs for contracts and opportunities that align with advancing our current mission across sectors.
• Represent Union in external settings, including meetings with donors, funders, community leaders, partner organizations, and public-facing audiences, and translate external relationships into concrete outcomes—student support, public programs, grants, and philanthropic support.
• Set priorities, goals, accountability routines, budgets, staffing, and vendor relationships for the advancement, communications, and public programming functions.
• Contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice at Union, and perform other duties and projects as assigned by the President.

Residence & Community Engagement

Because internal community engagement is a core function of this position, and a core objective of the Seminary, the Vice President is required to reside in and maintain primary residence at Union-provided on-campus housing in Morningside Heights as a condition of employment. Living in community enables the daily presence and participation at the center of the “One Union” vision and better supports missional alignment between our residential and non-residential partners and programming. Housing is provided on Union’s campus, an exceptional benefit in New York City.

Qualifications

• Business-development, earned-revenue, or partnership-development experience—the ability to identify and build new revenue streams and programs is preferred.
• Senior leadership experience in advancement, partnerships, external relations, development, communications, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build, manage, and sustain relationships with donors, funders, community partners, faculty, staff, alumni, institutional partners, and other mission-aligned external audiences.
• Experience supervising staff, setting priorities, managing toward goals, and creating clear accountability across related functions.
• Strong strategic judgment, with the ability to connect relationships, resources, communications, and institutional priorities.
• Ability to work effectively with a President, senior leadership team, and Board of Trustees.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to cultivate public relationships with professionalism, discretion, and good judgment.
• Willingness and desire to live in and actively contribute to a residential campus community.
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Union Theological Seminary, including its commitment to social justice.
• Experience in higher education, nonprofit leadership, theological education, faith-rooted organizations, or justice-centered institutions is preferred.
• Preferred but not required: experience in business strategy and strategic planning, in settings of educational and
  nonprofit sectors.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this position is $200,000–$220,000, commensurate with experience. In addition, Union provides on-campus housing as a condition of, and benefit of, employment (a significant additional value in New York City), which has been reflected in the cash salary range. Union offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including contributions to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as an employer contribution to a TIAA retirement plan account. This is a full-time position; some evening and weekend work is required for events.

Location

Morningside Heights, New York City

How to Apply

For confidential consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume to [email protected] and indicate the specific job title in the subject line. No phone calls, please. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity

Union Theological Seminary is an Equal Opportunity Employer and acts in accordance with applicable laws in all of our hiring and employment practices. Union considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, ability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law.

DUE TO HIGH RESPONSE, WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING APPLICATIONS.

About Union

Since 1836, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York has forged a distinctive vision for theological education—one that centers rigorous scholarship and personal faith in an urban context so that they might respond to the needs of the world. Progressive theology has long taken shape at Union, where faith and scholarship meet to reimagine the work of justice. Today, Union trains people of all faiths and none who are called to the work of social justice, forming courageous leaders who make a difference wherever they serve.

Position Summary

The Director of Public Religion & Programs advances Union’s public voice and mission by designing and leading public programs, convenings, and partnerships that bring Union’s scholarship and justice commitments into the public square. Building on Union’s long tradition of engaged, progressive theology, the Director develops future-facing, “borderless” programming that connects faculty scholarship and student learning to the most pressing issues of our time—suffering and injustice, religious pluralism, the fragility of the planet, and the health of democracy—while preserving and extending Union’s distinctive public identity.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, produce, and lead a portfolio of public programs—lectures, convenings, series, and signature events (in the spirit of Union’s public programming, such as the James Cone Lecture, the Mama Leo Latinx Lecture Series, and the Union Medal).
• Develop public-religion initiatives that connect faculty scholarship and Union’s justice commitments to contemporary public issues and audiences, especially working with Union’s numerous Centers and co-curricular programs.
• Build programmatic partnerships with civic, community, faith-rooted, cultural, and academic organizations across the for-profit, private, and public sectors, in support of borderless, non-degree, and continuing-education programming.
• Manage program operations, including budgets, calendars, vendors, logistics, and evaluation, ensuring programs are well-run and mission-aligned.
• Collaborate with development and communications to amplify, fund, and grow Union’s public programs, and to align programming with institutional priorities and brand.
• Steward relationships with speakers, partners, funders, and audiences, and represent Union in public and community settings.
• Contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice at Union, and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, producing, and leading public programs, convenings, or events, ideally in a university, seminary, cultural, or mission-aligned nonprofit setting.
• BA required.
• While not required, training in theological education or religions is preferred, with the capacity to translate religious scholarship across broader conversations of moral and ethical leadership.
• Knowledge of religion and public life, theology, or a closely related field, and the ability to translate scholarship for public audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain partnerships with external organizations and community leaders.
• Strong project-management skills, including budget management and follow-through on complex logistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong public presence.
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Union Theological Seminary, including its commitment to social justice.
• A graduate degree in theology, religious studies, or a related field is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary for this position is $130,000. Union offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including contributions to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as an employer contribution to a TIAA retirement plan account. This is a full-time position; regular evening and occasional weekend work is required for programs and events.

Location

Morningside Heights, New York City

How To Apply

For confidential consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume to [email protected] and indicate the specific job title in the subject line. No phone calls, please. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity

Union Theological Seminary is an Equal Opportunity Employer and acts in accordance with applicable laws in all of our hiring and employment practices. Union considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, ability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law.

JOB TITLE:  Executive Operations Assistant to the President and Board Liaison, Executive Office
REPORTS TO:  President & Vice President for Administration
DEPT/DIVISION:  Office of the President
LOCATION:  Morningside Heights, New York, New York
CLASSIFICATION:  Exempt, Full-time
SALARY:  $85,000

JOB OUTLINE

The Executive Operations Assistant to the President and Board Liaison works directly with the President to pursue the President’s agenda, manages the operations of the Executive Office, serves as principal staff to the Board of Trustees, and holds oversight of special projects and initiatives originating in the President’s office. They will operate with a deep understanding of Union’s role within the community and around the globe.

This is a position of unusual proximity and unusual scope. The person in this role sits where governance, institutional strategy, and daily operations meet — present for the conversations in which decisions are made, responsible for what happens after them, and trusted with the confidences that come with both. In a first-year presidency, this position helps build the Office of the President rather than inherit it.

GENERAL

Since 1836, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York has forged a distinctive vision for theological education—one that centers rigorous scholarship and personal faith in an urban context so that they might respond to the needs of the world. Progressive theology has long taken shape at Union, where faith and scholarship meet to reimagine the work of justice. Today, Union trains people of all faiths and none who are called to the work of social justice, forming courageous leaders who make a difference wherever they serve.

The Union community is diverse not only in race, age, gender, and sexuality, but also in geography, background, perspective, denomination, and faith tradition. It is set in the urban environment of New York City, a microcosm of the world and a place where the local and the global intersect. Union enjoys cooperative relations with academic, cultural, and church institutions in the Morningside Heights and Harlem neighborhoods, throughout the greater New York area, and beyond.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The principal focus areas are enacting the President’s agenda, managing the operations of the Executive Office, supporting the work of the Board of Trustees, and holding oversight of the special projects and initiatives of the President’s office.

The President’s agenda and the Executive Office

• Organize the President’s schedule and set priorities for daily, weekly, and long-term goals, exercising independent judgment about what reaches the President and what does not.
• Manage communications and correspondence on the President’s behalf, with an eye for relationships and outcomes.
• Support the President in carrying out the mission and vision of the school, including planning travel and external facing meetings .
• Meet weekly with the President to plan and prioritize the President’s agenda.
• Work with the Vice President for Administration to carry out the administrative and operational functions of the Executive Office, including budget accounts, reporting, reimbursements, and vendor relationships.
• Attend executive and selected institutional meetings; capture decisions, drive follow-up, and hold colleagues to commitments made in the room.
• Supervise office staff, student workers, and interns assigned to the Office of the President.
• Route incoming mail and telephone calls to the appropriate offices.

Board of Trustees governance

• Serve as principal staff liaison to the Board of Trustees, supporting the President and the Vice President for Administration in the cultivation and stewardship of trustee relationships, including creating and maintaining comprehensive database files for all trustees.
• Oversee and maintain the Board’s governance calendar, including setting and enforcing deadlines for all committee meetings and full Board meetings.
• Manage all Board governance activities, including planning and executing Board meetings and retreats — collaboratively setting agendas, securing accommodations, reserving meeting rooms, coordinating meals, assembling and distributing all materials, communicating with trustees regarding attendance and travel, and filing accounting paperwork for meeting expenses and reimbursements.
• Attend all Board meetings; oversee follow-up projects arising from committee and full Board action.
• Maintain all Board minutes and related documentation, organizing official Board records within Union’s electronic and paper archives.
• In close collaboration with communications colleagues, oversee and direct communication between the Board of Trustees and the full Union community of students, staff, and faculty.
• Support the President and the Board in trustee recruitment, onboarding, and orientation.

Special projects and presidential initiatives

• Hold oversight of special projects and initiatives originating in the Office of the President — scoping the work, building the timeline, convening the people, and carrying it to completion.
• Serve as project lead for presidentially sponsored institutional efforts, which currently include organizational structures and operational procedures and the implementation of new institutional work practices.
• Lead cross-functional project teams drawn from across the institution, coordinating colleagues who do not report to this position.
• Collect and analyze data related to progress against the strategic plan and institutional priorities; share this data with the President and, at the President’s direction, with the Board of Trustees. Monitor reports from senior staff and ensure the Board receives regular progress and status reporting.
• Plan and execute presidential events, convenings, and institutional milestones in partnership with colleagues across Union.
• Contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice at Union, and perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and requirements

Must have an appreciation and understanding of the intellectual, spiritual, social, and political culture of a progressive theological school, as well as a high tolerance for differences expressed with strong conviction. Must enjoy working at a high-energy, high-motivational level and demonstrate excellent service to the community. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables is essential. Must exhibit mature judgment and proven decision-making skills: to prioritize multiple tasks and respond to changes in scheduling with flexibility; to maintain confidentiality; and to respond to sensitive information, crises, or conflict situations effectively. The person selected will possess a professional and personal demeanor that elicits trust and confidence from employees, staff, and trustees.

Education and experience

A combination of 7 – 10 years of higher education or work experience that demonstrates significant capacity for supporting operations and procedures, managing complex systems, or leading projects in a professional environment. Candidates from outside higher education are strongly encouraged to apply; the capacity to run an executive office and staff a governing body transfers across sectors. Familiarity with higher education, corporate, faith-related agencies, or other foundation, nonprofit, or philanthropic organizations is preferred. The capacity to manage dynamic and shifting responsibilities with flexibility and calm is crucial.

Governance and project experience

Experience with Board relations and Board liaison work is preferred. Comparable experience staffing a body that makes decisions and requires documentation — an executive committee, a regulatory body, or a professional association board — is a strong substitute. Demonstrated project management capability: scoping, sequencing, and delivering work that depends on people who do not report to you.

Writing and communication skills

Excellent planning, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential. Ability to write correspondence and minutes, to present information effectively, and to respond to questions from groups of faculty, administrators, board members, students, and the general public, in person and by telephone.

Budget skills

Ability to maintain the President’s budget accounts and perform related financial tasks, including reports and reimbursements, is essential.

Other skills and abilities

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook); excellent proofreading and editing of correspondence. Familiarity with project management and constituent database platforms such as Smartsheet and Raiser’s Edge is helpful; comfort learning institutional systems is expected.

WHAT THIS POSITION OFFERS

• This position is in the room for institutional decisions and staffs the body that governs the institution. There is no closer vantage on how an institution actually works.
• A real portfolio. Oversight of presidential special projects means owning work end to end, not coordinating someone else’s.
• A first-year presidency. The Office of the President is being built now, and this position shapes how it works rather than maintaining how it has always worked.
• Union operates The Union Rhythm, a one-year trial five-day hybrid workweek in which every employee receives a designated remote day or day off, with Tuesday through Thursday as in-community days. The president’s office has exceptions to the week’s available for participating in this workweek based on the demands of the office and the president’s schedule.
• Investment in development. Union commits to at least one professional development activity per employee per year, with quarterly conversations about professional growth in addition to annual review.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary for this position is $85,000. Union offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including contributions to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as an employer contribution to a TIAA retirement plan account, after 1 year of employment. This is a full-time, exempt position; some evening and weekend work is required for Board meetings and institutional events.

HOW TO APPLY

For confidential consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume to [email protected] and indicate the specific job title in the subject line. No phone calls, please. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Union Theological Seminary is an Equal Opportunity Employer and acts in accordance with applicable laws in all of our hiring and employment practices. Union considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, ability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. Union seeks a racially diverse, broadly representative faculty, staff, and student body that is sensitive to cross-cultural issues.

• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

Organization: Union Theological Seminary
Department: Academic Office
Reports to: Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Salary: $80,000

Position Summary

The Registrar oversees all aspects of student academic records and enrollment management, including course registration, enrollment reporting, classroom scheduling, class rosters, final grading, transcript requests, enrollment verification, graduation clearance, and compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Registrar also serves as the institution’s School Certifying Official (SCO) for VA educational benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Student Records & Data
• Maintain and update student demographic and enrollment data, sharing relevant information with other offices as needed.
• Configure the Student Information System (Jenzabar SONIS) for academic years, enrollment status, class rosters, final grade entry, course offerings, and registration.
• Coordinate with the enrollment team to transfer incoming student application data from the Slate admissions platform into student records, including demographic and program information in Jenzabar SONIS, and application materials in the document management system (OnBase).
• Enforce policies governing student enrollment and course record-keeping, including faculty rosters, permanent student records, official transcripts, grading, leaves of absence, withdrawals, and statistical reporting.
• Oversee course registration, cross-registration at other institutions, and auditor registration, including communication and enforcement of deadlines, accurate record-keeping in SONIS, and management of registration forms (Formstack).
• Ensure accuracy of official student transcripts.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of FERPA and apply it consistently to protect student privacy and records.

Scheduling & Catalog

• Produce the annual course catalog and semester course schedule, distributing drafts for review prior to publication.
• Oversee development of the academic calendars for the Manhattan and northern campuses two years in advance.
• Assign and reserve rooms for classes and exams.
• Schedule final exams and coordinate modern language exams (held twice per semester).
• Assist in new and adjunct faculty onboarding by creating profiles and credentials in SONIS.

Degree Completion & Graduation

• Participate in the commencement planning team, maintaining a shared calendar across offices and attending regular planning meetings.
• Coordinate academic aspects of commencement for the Manhattan and northern campuses, including: diploma orders, program names, regalia orders and distribution, student procession/seating, and commencement awards and prizes.
• Record graduations in SONIS and ensure accuracy of official transcripts following each graduation date; ensure appropriate records are uploaded to OnBase for each graduate

Reporting & Compliance

• Submit monthly enrollment reports to National Clearing House (NSC).
• Respond to student-requested enrollment verifications.
• Prepare data for internal offices, external audits, and federal, state, and accrediting agency compliance reports.
• Prepare materials for the Committee on Standing’s review of students with deficient grades.
• Attend spring Mid-Program Review (MPR) conferences as an academic office representative, responsible for submission and accuracy of assessment reports.

Committee & Cross-Office Collaboration

• Serve on the Academic Office team, the Bursar-Admissions-Registrar-Financial Aid team, the Incoming Student Onboarding team, the Academic Affairs Committee (ex officio, as note-taker), and the Committee on Standing.
• Partner closely with the Associate Dean for Academic Administration, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, the Bursar, and Director of Housing and Campus Services; provide timely information to the Finance Office and Office of Admissions and Financial Aid as needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred; plus 3-5 years of registrar’s office or related experience.
• Proficiency with relevant Student Information Systems and Learning Management Systems (Jenzabar SONIS and Moodle preferred), data management and analysis, workflow/automation tools, compliance and security protocols, and general office software (Microsoft Suite).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a diverse institutional culture and with varied constituencies.
• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organize and manage complex record-keeping functions.
• Sound judgment in protecting student data and responding appropriately to data requests.
• Ability to prepare, maintain, and interpret statistical data.
• Knowledge of FERPA, VA/SCO requirements, federal enrollment reporting requirements, IPEDS reporting, and other applicable federal and state regulations and best practices.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality.
• Strong customer-service orientation, with a willingness to respond promptly and attentively to students, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and respond gracefully to interruptions.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this position is $80,000. Union offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including contributions to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as an employer contribution to a TIAA retirement plan account, after 1 year of employment. This is a full-time and exempt position.

Ability to Commute: New York, NY 10027 (required)
Work Location: In person