Associate Dean Strategic Initiatives, Admissions and Financial Aid

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Admissions and Financial Aid

The School of Law seeks an Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Admissions & Financial Aid. With decades of experience in integrating theory and practice, the School of Law is the unparalleled leader in providing students with practical legal training. The School of Law has a strong commitment to lawyering in public interest and deeply values diversity in the student body, faculty, staff, and curricular offerings.

The School of Law is focused on addressing challenges in the areas of health, security, and sustainability, and is committed to training graduates who will be leaders in promoting justice and the public good in the new age of technology and globalization.

The Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Admissions and Financial Aid works closely with the Dean and other campus leaders to enhance the School of Law's efforts and outcomes in strategic initiatives, to engage with diverse campus communities, and to advance partnerships that support the School of Law's strategic mission. In this capacity, the Associate Dean will advance new programs and initiatives, manage special projects, and work with departments and key constituents on developing strategies and goals.

The Associate Dean provides leadership, strategic direction, management, and oversight for all activities related to recruitment, admissions, and financial aid for the School of Law's JD, FlexJD, LLM, Online LLM and MLS programs. The Associate Dean is responsible for the development and implementation of a sophisticated strategic enrollment management plan for the School of Law. The Associate Dean will lead the school's effort to meet myriad enrollment goals, develop and implement marketing, recruitment, modeling, and conversion strategies to achieve these goals;

and formulate assessment tools to determine which strategies are the most successful. The Associate Dean will also oversee the review of applicant files as the head of the Admissions Committee.

The Associate Dean will have primary responsibility for creating and implementing a data-driven marketing, communications, and recruitment strategy that promotes our program to a broad and diverse applicant pool through translating the law school's key values and distinctive elements into communications that inform and engage key audiences.

The Associate Dean oversees the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, related budgets, and directly supervises three professional staff members (Senior Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, Director of International & Graduate Admissions, and Associate Director of Enrollment Marketing & Communications).

• Minimum of 12 years of increasingly advanced experience in higher education administration or the professional equivalent, preferably in a law school setting in areas such as admissions, enrollment management, financial aid, and/or strategic planning.
• Education:
  
  A bachelor's degree is required, and an advanced degree in a related field such as higher education is preferred.
• Leadership:
  Demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to staff development. Experience managing a team; the typical candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of managerial/supervisory experience.
• Communication:
  Demonstrated interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to build relationships and collaborate and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization to identify needs, define goals, and track progress.
• Data Analysis & Reporting:
  Knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools to track performance metrics (e.g., enrollment data/projections), identify areas for improvement, evaluate program performance, and make data-driven decisions. Ability to develop solutions to improve processes and systems. Prior exposure to new system implementation required, experience managing new systems implementation preferred.
• Subject‑Matter Expertise:
  Expertise in strategic planning and in-depth understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards. This includes an understanding of admissions, financial aid, and…