Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement
Inside Higher Ed, Binghamton, NY, United States
Category: Professional
Department: Workforce Development
Locations: Binghamton, NY
Posted: Mar 12, 2026
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: 04696
Position ID: 197907
About Binghamton University Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with vibrant research. The university fosters academic excellence, innovation, and community engagement, attracting a diverse student body and a committed staff community. Binghamton is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer welcoming veterans and persons with disabilities.
Job Description Budget Title: Staff Associate (SL-4)
Salary: $75,000 - $80,000
As a member of the Office of Workforce Development, the Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement will focus on building strategic partnerships, expanding community outreach, and promoting education and career pathways to prospective adult learners.
Responsibilities
Cultivate and manage collaborative relationships with industry, educational, nonprofit, and government partners at a local, state, and national level.
Manage the development of adult learner recruitment and retention plans, strategies, and written materials, such as marketing, admissions, and program leads.
Assist adult learners in identifying their educational and career needs, interests, and goals, and address barriers that may hinder their successful completion and subsequent employment.
Engage with former Binghamton University students who stopped out and provide pathways to reenroll and complete their bachelor's degree.
Identify grant and funding opportunities and assist with grant writing to support innovative pathways to employment in targeted high-demand career fields.
Monitor workforce engagement activities and outcomes and prepare reports on workforce engagement for stakeholders.
Assist in developing and executing activities for the Office of Workforce Development.
Respond to inquiries from and communicate with stakeholders with a consistently professional demeanor and in a timely manner.
Recommend solutions and/or procedures to resolve operational problems.
Communicate and enforce University and SUNY policies, regulations, procedures, and operations.
Professionally and ethically represent the Office of Workforce Development across campus and the University at events, conferences, and meetings.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree
A minimum of five (5) years of experience with building industry partnerships and/or community outreach and engagement, or a similar role
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred
Master's Degree
Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with adult learners, including those older than 24 years old, married or have children, working adults, first‑generation college students, previously attended college but did not finish their degree, and/or did not receive a standard high school diploma.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E‑Verify employer.
Additional Information Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre‑employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.
Binghamton University is a tobacco‑free campus.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity is permitted to ask, or mandate, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/
Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."
Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.
For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.
Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.
Application Instructions All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=197907
Deadline for Internal Applicants: March 26, 2026
Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.
Please submit:
Resume,
Cover letter, and
Contact information for three professional references
You may add additional files/documents after uploading your resume. After you fill out your contact information, you will be directed to the upload page. Please login to check/edit your profile or to upload additional documents: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/login.jsp.
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Department: Workforce Development
Locations: Binghamton, NY
Posted: Mar 12, 2026
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: 04696
Position ID: 197907
About Binghamton University Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with vibrant research. The university fosters academic excellence, innovation, and community engagement, attracting a diverse student body and a committed staff community. Binghamton is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer welcoming veterans and persons with disabilities.
Job Description Budget Title: Staff Associate (SL-4)
Salary: $75,000 - $80,000
As a member of the Office of Workforce Development, the Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement will focus on building strategic partnerships, expanding community outreach, and promoting education and career pathways to prospective adult learners.
Responsibilities
Cultivate and manage collaborative relationships with industry, educational, nonprofit, and government partners at a local, state, and national level.
Manage the development of adult learner recruitment and retention plans, strategies, and written materials, such as marketing, admissions, and program leads.
Assist adult learners in identifying their educational and career needs, interests, and goals, and address barriers that may hinder their successful completion and subsequent employment.
Engage with former Binghamton University students who stopped out and provide pathways to reenroll and complete their bachelor's degree.
Identify grant and funding opportunities and assist with grant writing to support innovative pathways to employment in targeted high-demand career fields.
Monitor workforce engagement activities and outcomes and prepare reports on workforce engagement for stakeholders.
Assist in developing and executing activities for the Office of Workforce Development.
Respond to inquiries from and communicate with stakeholders with a consistently professional demeanor and in a timely manner.
Recommend solutions and/or procedures to resolve operational problems.
Communicate and enforce University and SUNY policies, regulations, procedures, and operations.
Professionally and ethically represent the Office of Workforce Development across campus and the University at events, conferences, and meetings.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree
A minimum of five (5) years of experience with building industry partnerships and/or community outreach and engagement, or a similar role
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred
Master's Degree
Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with adult learners, including those older than 24 years old, married or have children, working adults, first‑generation college students, previously attended college but did not finish their degree, and/or did not receive a standard high school diploma.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E‑Verify employer.
Additional Information Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre‑employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.
Binghamton University is a tobacco‑free campus.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity is permitted to ask, or mandate, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/
Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."
Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.
For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.
Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.
Application Instructions All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=197907
Deadline for Internal Applicants: March 26, 2026
Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.
Please submit:
Resume,
Cover letter, and
Contact information for three professional references
You may add additional files/documents after uploading your resume. After you fill out your contact information, you will be directed to the upload page. Please login to check/edit your profile or to upload additional documents: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/login.jsp.
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