Executive Director, Bronx Green Jobs Center

Set to launch in January 2027, the Bronx Green Jobs Center (BGJC) will be the nation’s leading green workforce development and entrepreneurship hub. BGJC will establish a new national blueprint for public-private partnership supporting community-led economic development in the sustainability economy. Conceptualized by Fordham University and powered by a broad set of partners encompassing higher education institutions, industry and employer partners, community based social service organizations, and local and state government, BGJC will help Bronx residents train for and secure career-track employment within New York’s growing green economy, while adding to the vibrancy and sustainability of the Bronx.

Fordham University invites applications from qualified candidates to serve as the inaugural Executive Director of the Bronx Green Jobs Center. The Executive Director will provide strategic and operational leadership for an innovative community-based initiative that advances green workforce training, entrepreneurship, and sustainable economic development in the Bronx and across New York. The position is full-time and in-person, and officially a Fordham University employee.

Reporting to the Vice President for External Affairs, the Executive Director, Bronx Green Jobs Center (BGJC) will lead and manage an endeavor that is rooted in collaboration across multiple institutions and organizations in every aspect of operations. This position requires extraordinary skills in strategic planning and decision-making, financial management, development and fundraising, communicating with both internal and external stakeholders, and building and sustaining effective curriculum-based programming. The Executive Director will drive the Center’s mission to prepare New York’s growing green workforce. The Executive Director will work out of the BGJC at 585 East Fordham Road. Evening and weekend hours will be required at times. Up to 35% of time will include travel, primarily within NYC but occasionally outside the city as needed.