Asst Vice President Enrollment

Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary range available for this position at the time of its posting. The salary range is between $118,409 and $159,853, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data.

Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

The Assistant Vice President for Enrollment serves as a member of the enrollment management executive team and provides leadership for the undergraduate admission office while providing additional leadership support for the division of enrollment management. Central to this position is working with students, faculty, deans, the provost, and staff throughout the university to develop and implement a global recruitment strategy to achieve enrollment goals.

Responsibilities include the successful implementation of a data-driven approach to student recruitment, both on campus and off, and yield enhancement using market research and analysis, segmentation, predictive modeling and geo-market analysis. Objectives include achieving enrollment goals, creating an office environment supportive of professional development, decision making, and an appreciation for different perspectives and life experiences. The assistant vice president for enrollment is the primary representative of the undergraduate admission office to Case Western Reserve University and of the undergraduate program to prospective students, parents, high school counselors, Case Western Reserve alumni and other admission offices nationally and internationally.

The assistant vice president provides support to the vice president in leading the enrollment management division and works closely with other enrollment management departments in support of strategic and operational objectives.

• Provide overall vision and direction for first year and transfer admission consistent with the university mission, enrollment management goals and governing faculty policies. (10%)
• Provide leadership for the Undergraduate Admission staff. Hire and support admission staff, student receptionists and tour guides who represent the aspirations of the university as well as the students and parents who they serve. Create an environment supportive of professional development where staff feel valued and the contributions that they make to the admission effort are valued. (10%)
• Develop, implement, and monitor a recruitment and yield enhancement plan tied to the budget and driven by university and enrollment management strategic plans. This recruitment plan spans the admission cycle from high school sophomore to enrolled student (working with three cohorts at a time) and should also be data-driven. This plan must be developed with multiple constituencies in mind; prospective students, their parents, high school guidance counselors, alumni, faculty, and staff to name a few.
  
  It must also be regional, national, and international in nature. The plan must also be developed with a keen understanding of the impending shifts in high school graduates by region of the country and the ever changing enrollment landscape. (10%)
• Establish an application review process and selection criteria that achieves university enrollment goals. Responsible and accountable for all undergraduate admissions decisions. (10%)
• Provide leadership support to other enrollment management departments, including financial aid, recruitment and marketing, and enrollment operations, at the direction of the vice president for enrollment in support of strategic goals and operational efficiency and service improvements (8%)
• Travel to represent the university, 2 to 4 weeks in the fall and significant winter and spring travel, at high schools, college fairs, off campus information sessions and admitted student yield receptions. Meet with local alumni volunteers and other key constituents. Develop relationships with high school counselors through regular email communications, counselor…