Associate Director, Academic Planning & Enrollment

The Beach • Long Beach, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director, Academic Planning & Enrollment provides strategic leadership for institutional research, analytics, and decision support related to academic planning, enrollment management, faculty workload, and course scheduling. The position serves as the university’s subject matter expert on academic planning and enrollment analytics and implements data-informed strategies, predictive analyses, and institutional reporting to support academic resource planning, student success, and enrollment optimization.

The role directs the design, development, and evaluation of academic planning and enrollment management initiatives; establishes data definitions, methodologies, and quality assurance practices; and leads, supervises, mentors, and develops institutional research staff responsible for academic planning and enrollment analytics. It is a regular, at-will Administrator II position in the Institutional Research & Analytics department. Employees must reside in California upon hire. The position is sedentary, involving mainly sitting, minimal walking and standing, and lifting objects weighing 10 pounds or less.

Requirements

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by advanced understanding and applications of statistics, data mining, programming, and data visualization.
• At least 3 years of technical research or statistical work involving collection, compilation, and analysis of faculty, class, and enrollment planning data, data warehousing, and higher education business intelligence.
• At least 1 year of experience leading and supervising a team that includes at least one data analyst and one student assistant.
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in machine learning and deep learning using Python.
• Working experience with Python, scikit-learn, Keras, TensorFlow, SQL, and Tableau; expert working experience in higher education enrollment planning and analytics.
• Working knowledge of desktop word-processing and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to gather, compile, and analyze research data; perform basic statistical analyses using PC-based software such as Excel and Python; and present data in paper, electronic, or web-based media.
• Ability to present data and reports to technical and non-technical audiences and to communicate clearly in writing and speech.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, facilitate a customer-service orientation, and communicate with a diverse campus community.
• Ability to follow university policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those concerning safety, civility, information security, and nondiscrimination.
• Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for students and support the university’s commitment to a vision of excellence.
• Satisfactory completion of a background check is required.
• Must reside in California upon date of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate study in computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, public or business administration, or engineering.
• Relevant institutional research experience in higher education, including interpretation and presentation of faculty, class, and enrollment planning data.
• Demonstrated experience with SQL/PLSQL programming, Tableau, and PeopleSoft.

Responsibilities

• Direct the design, development, and evaluation of academic planning and enrollment management initiatives to support data-informed decision-making.
• Establish and maintain data definitions, methodologies, and quality assurance practices for academic planning and enrollment reporting.
• Provide leadership, supervision, mentoring, and professional development for institutional research staff responsible for academic planning and enrollment analytics.
• Lead and supervise staff, including recruiting, evaluating, coaching, and optimizing team members.
• Gather, compile, and analyze research data; perform basic statistical analyses; and present data and reports to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support academic resource planning, student success, and enrollment optimization through predictive analyses and institutional reporting.
• Follow university policies and contribute to a positive university experience for students and the broader campus community.

Benefits

• Up to 24 vacation days per year, depending on employee group and/or length of service.
• 14 paid holidays.
• 12 sick days annually with unlimited accrual.
• A variety of medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Participation in the CalPERS defined benefit retirement plan and voluntary savings options such as 403(b), 401(k), and 457 plans.
• Tuition fee waiver programs for eligible employees; dependent eligibility varies by employee group and bargaining unit.
• Employee Assistance Program with confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Insurance options including life, disability, and pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director