Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services

• Provide strategic, hands-on leadership in enrollment management based on innovative best practices and in alignment with the university’s mission, vision, and strategic plan.
• Oversee enrollment data management and systems that ensure collection, maintenance, protection, and use of student data to support data-informed enrollment operations and enable tracking, reporting and analysis of key metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-campus entities to ensure all stakeholders are invested and involved in implementing effective strategies for enhancing student engagement, persistence, and success.
• Work closely with the Vice President for Academic Affairs & Student Services to establish and continuously improve strategic enrollment planning and management.
• Provide visionary leadership for the Office of Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar, Student Success, Career Development, Student Inclusion, and Student Engagement.
• Ensure institutional compliance and high ethical standards are maintained related to federal/state/university regulations, policies, guidance, and regional accreditation standards in all areas of admissions, recruitment, enrollment, student records and financial aid.
• Develop, oversee, analyze, and make budget decisions in alignment with the institution’s strategic plan, values and priorities. Approve expenditures and implement budgetary adjustments as appropriate.
• Assume institutional authority for related grants that advance the recruitment and retention goals of the university
• Employ management activities that include strategic planning and decision-making: personnel management, budget and resource management; and assessment and continuous improvement of the division’s functional areas.
• Maintain currency with regional, state, and national trends and best practices in enrollment and student success and recommend changes based on that knowledge.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Academic Affairs & Student Services.

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Experience in the areas of enrollment, admissions, and/or financial aid
• Experience in developing and implementing a successful recruitment and enrollment management plan
• Successful experience in a position of leadership that demonstrates increasing levels of responsibility and accomplishment.
• Demonstrated excellence in managing multiple projects at one time and meeting deadlines
• Knowledge of higher education landscape and societal trends impacting student recruitment and enrollment.
• Experience using data to inform decision making

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED

• Experience working at a public college or university
• Ability and commitment to sustain and reinforce the University’s distinctive culture, mission, and values;
• Experience supervising large teams of professionals and administrative staff
• Experience with successfully managing, implementing CRM platforms to enhance recruiting and retention goals
• Excellent interpersonal, administrative, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with polished presentation skills.