Director of Marist Italy

Director of Marist ItalyLocation: Florence (IT)Salary: $115,000 - $125,000Closing date: Nov 26, 2025ResponsibilitiesA nationally recognized leader in international education, Marist University seeks the next director of its Marist Italy branch campus in Florence. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced educator eager to lead a unique, celebrated program toward new heights of distinction and innovation.The Director of Marist Italy will be responsible for fostering continuous improvement and revitalization of current academic offerings (which include four-year degree programs as well as year-long and semesterly study abroad curricula); developing new academic programs in partnership with Marist home campus leadership; and supervising academic and co-curricular program assessment. The Director nurtures positive, effective, and culturally informed dialogue, and serves as Marist’s primary liaison to our Italian partner Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici (LdM).The Director embodies leadership and takes responsibility for smooth operations of the Florence branch campus as a whole. This work includes ensuring high quality, best practice, and innovative academics, co- and extra-curricular programming, experiential and other high-impact programs, student life, housing, physical and mental health and wellness, risk assessment and crisis management, business operations, and representing Marist effectively within Florence’s international education community and Italy more broadly. The Director is also responsible for developing and elevating strong post-study abroad Italy programming and Florence alumni support on the home campus as well.CompanyLocated on the banks of the historic Hudson River and at its Florence, Italy campus, Marist University is a comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts. Its mission is to “help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century.” Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,200 adult and graduate students in 47 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees, and also Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs. Additionally, our graduates go on to great success; 97% over the last five years are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduating. Marist is consistently ranked among the best colleges and universities in America by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 386 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (2nd Most Innovative School/North), Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (“Best College Values”), and others. Marist’s study abroad program is ranked #2 in the nation among Master’s Institutions in the IIE’s Open Doors report for semester and academic year programs and includes award-winning Freshman Year Abroad programs in Florence and Dublin. At Marist, approximately half of graduates study abroad during their undergraduate experience. Its 30-year Joint Study partnership with IBM has brought the College the kind of world-class technology platform typically found at leading research institutions. Marist’s academic centers of excellence include the nationally-known Marist Poll, Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership, Hudson River Valley Institute, Center for Sports Communication, and Institute for Data Center Professionals. The University also hosts the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library’s digital archives, making it one of only six colleges or universities in the nation affiliated with a presidential library.ContactWebsite: