Vice President for Enrollment Management and Services

Location: Fredonia, NY Category: Management Posted On: Fri Aug 11 2023 Job Description:

SUNY Fredonia seeks an energetic, innovative, transformative and engaged administrator to serve as its inaugural Vice President for Enrollment Management and Services. This is a senior leadership position and reports directly to the President of the university. The VPEMS is the Chief Enrollment Officer for the university and plays a strategic leadership role in establishing enrollment goals and ensuring successful outcomes for those goals. The VPEMS serves as a member of the President's Cabinet and works collaboratively with the Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Finance and Administration, and University Advancement to accomplish the enrollment goals of the university. The successful candidate will directly oversee the strategic vision and coordination of all functions of enrollment management at the university, including the Office of Admissions, Financial Aid, Recruiting and other related areas. This individual will proactively design, implement and monitor an enrollment management strategic plan for the university, and ensure university personnel are supported in successfully achieving the goals of the plan.

The VPEMS has overall responsibility for strategic enrollment management for the university including:

Effective strategic development, planning, execution, and oversight of plans for meeting the university's enrollment goals; As a member of Cabinet, may suggest, influence and formulate policy necessary to support strategic goals;
Provide effective leadership and development for all areas reporting to the VPEMS; Provide overall leadership for the admission of all students at the university;
Compile, analyze, and present data, in collaboration with Institutional Research, to monitor outcomes assessment of enrollment strategies and to guide future initiatives;
Lead the development of a financial assistance model for students that is both sustainable and that will help the university in achieving its goal in expanding access and affordability;
Establish productive relationships across the university with deans, chairs, faculty, staff, athletic teams coaches, and other stakeholders to achieve enrollment goals;
Collaborate with academic and student services departments to develop strategies and initiatives that contribute to the retention of students using key metrics;
Oversee the budget for the unit and provide appropriate stewardship of all resources necessary to ensure success of achievement of enrollment goals;
Cultivate productive relationships with high schools and community colleges across the region to meet the enrollment goals of university;
Engage in strategic communications with prospective students and their families throughout of the recruitment process;
Ensure the execution of an effective 24- month recruitment calendar, including appropriate measures for assessing impacts of recruitment initiatives;
Engage with other leaders in campus-wide efforts that support increasing diversity among the student body, including internationalization and recruitment of international students;
Leverage appropriate technologies, including Slate, to enhance outcomes of enrollment efforts;
Collaborate with Academic Affairs to develop, review, and maintain agreements with community colleges; Other responsibilities as assigned by the President

Functions reporting to the VPEMS include:
Admissions
Financial Aid
Student recruitment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Possess a positive, professional demeanor
Ability to use analytical skills, creativity, and change management techniques to thrive in an atmosphere of change and budgetary challenges
Respectful and diplomatic
Exceptional communication skills - written, oral, data, and electronic Responsive
Collaborative

Perceptive, pay attention to details Have experience with:
developing and executing enrollment plans
the admission of students
the supervision, support, and development of staff to yield desirable results
budget planning and management

Comfortable learning and using technology and evaluating ways to leverage technology to improve systems, processes and related responsibilities
Be aware of, understand, and follow all university policies
Knowledgeable of trends in higher education, particularly in a public, regional university;
Anticipate needs for future planning.

Rewards & Benefits

Competitive compensation plus comprehensive benefits plan including health, dental, and vision insurance and retirement plan options including a fixed pension plan or a 401(A) with generous employer contributions;
Paid leave provisions including sick and holiday leave; impressive educational benefits including tuition-free study plus supplemental tuition aid;
A rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of their personal life, including professional development programs and services, employee EAP and wellness programs, discounted membership to the on-campus fitness center, and access to the Campus and Community Child Care Center.

Job Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A Master's degree in a related field from an accredited university;
Significant and progressively responsible experience in enrollment management;
Progressively responsible experience supervising staff
Experience managing complex budgets;
Demonstrated significant success in the area of enrollment management; Knowledge of using campus-based technologies for enrollment management, which may include Student Information System (e.g. Banner), CRM (e.g. Slate), or other similar categories of software. Willingness to learn and leverage technology resources.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of 6 years of recent experience as a leader in higher education, and specifically in the area of enrollment management

Experience developing and implementing a strategic enrollment management plan;

Marketing experience including direct experience initiating marketing campaigns;

Experience mentoring team members;

Have strong analytical skills;

Have an earned terminal degree (JD, Ed.D, and Ph.D.) from an accredited college or university.

Additional Information:
This is a management confidential position that comes with a competitive salary and exceptional state benefits package. It is an on-campus position and salary will be based on qualifications.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Hence, the successful candidate must be able to work in the United States upon appointment. Start date is negotiable. However, that date cannot be beyond February 1, 2024.

Other information:
Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants.

An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, Fredonia provides for, and promotes, equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment, without discrimination.

Pursuant to University policy, the University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, or domestic violence victim status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

The University's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.