Vice President Enrollment Management

Position: Vice President for Enrollment Management
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Position Information

Job Title
Vice President for Enrollment Management

Summary

John Carroll University, a Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, seeks an experienced, innovative, and collaborative Vice President for Enrollment Management to join the senior leadership team at a pivotal time for the institution. The Vice President will serve as chief enrollment officer and a key university leader.

The successful candidate will provide strategic and visionary leadership for the University with responsibility for ambitious, yet realistic growth targets for enrollment and retention. The Vice President will bring an established personal record in enrollment management and foster a deep appreciation for a Jesuit Catholic education in order to create, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive enrollment strategy that advances John Carroll's place in a highly competitive educational landscape.

The priority Final date to receive applications is December 14th. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. More information on this opportunity is described in the leadership profile, available here:

Duties and Responsibilities

The new Vice President will lead a division of 36 employees. Six direct reports include AVP Enrollment Operations & Analytics, AVP Student Enrollment & Financial Services, AVP Enrollment Strategy & Innovation, Senior Director of Enrollment Communications & Marketing, Director of Admission, and Director of National Recruitment. The teams of the Division are responsible for undergraduate recruitment and admission, the institution's national enrollment strategy, recruitment and institution-wide internal communication and operations through CRM management (Slate), enrollment communication, and student financial aid throughout the student lifecycle.

The VPEM will work as a close counterpart to the leader of Integrated Marketing & Communications to align shared work, and assume management of the cross functional Enrollment & Marketing Leadership Team which shepherds the work of setting and monitoring the university's enrollment goals and long-term strategy.

THIS PROVEN LEADER WILL:

• Serve as a visionary leader for the enrollment management division with a demonstrated ability to galvanize teams around shared goals and guide them through change and innovation.
• Act as a key ambassador for the power and value of the John Carroll experience, able to communicate compellingly with audiences ranging from prospective students to national partners.
• Build a strong, mission-aligned culture by fostering a stable, cohesive, transparent, and outcomes-oriented environment.
• Bring an innovative and student-centered approach to enrollment strategy, informed by market intelligence, customer experience design, and an understanding of the evolving needs of the modern student.
• Design, implement, and monitor the University's enrollment plan-including enrollment targets, recruitment objectives, and financial aid strategies-while leveraging analytics and technology platforms to improve effectiveness.
• Develop strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders including enrollment teams, campus leaders, faculty, staff, alumni, athletic leadership, and the Board of Directors.
• Identify emerging markets and cultivate a diverse, high-quality applicant pool across undergraduate, transfer, and international segments through strategic targeting and personalized engagement.
• Oversee the implementation of innovative, compliant, and mission-guided financial aid strategies that optimize federal, state, and institutional resources to support enrollment and retention.
• Advance the University's academic programs in partnership with deans, faculty, and administration through clear communication and aligned recruitment strategies.
• Enhance messaging and outreach through a multi-layered, multi-channel communication strategy developed in partnership with Integrated Marketing & Communications.
• Implement new technologies, data systems, and process improvements that strengthen the coherence, scalability, and sophistication of the institution's national strategy.
• Evaluate and implement opportunities to elevate the student profile, strengthen admission selectivity, and enhance the University's brand reputation nationwide.
• Support fundraising efforts to expand endowed scholarship resources that improve access and affordability.
• Set goals and KPIs for enrollment and retention in collaboration with SLT colleagues, ensuring consistent monitoring, reporting, and campus-wide transparency.
• Serve as an expert advocate for enrollment and financial aid trends, industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and student-centered policies.
• Take calculated risks, lead change effectively, and model adaptive leadership in a dynamic and ambitious environment.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence and multicultural competence to promote a culture of inclusive excellence.

Required Qualifications

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