Regional Enrollment Manager - IDEA San Antonio (Immediate Opening)
About The Position
The Regional Enrollment Manager contributes to the annual student enrollment cycle, from recruitment through achieving 100% enrollment by the 10th day of school. The manager supports and coaches the region’s campus-based Enrollment Coordinators, who report to Assistant Principals of Operations and are responsible for acquiring, nurturing, and converting prospective applicants into enrolled students. The role leads regional coordinator tactical calls, partnerships with Assistant Principals of Operations, in-person field management, and accountability strategies to help coordinators meet enrollment goals. Reporting directly to the Director of Enrollment- Field Operations, the manager participates in national enrollment team operating mechanisms and initiatives, partners with Assistant Principals of Operations to meet enrollment targets, and cascades information from the national enrollment department. The role also administers regional enrollment systems, supports campuses and families during major enrollment milestones, and contributes regional insights to national enrollment strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3–5 years of experience with sales, organizing, and in-field recruitment.
- Willingness to travel across the region to multiple locations and occasionally outside the region.
- Willingness to work evenings and weekends at recruitment and enrollment events.
- Experience with sales, organizing, and in-field recruitment.
- Excel proficiency and data analysis skills.
- PowerPoint proficiency.
- Ability to manage and coach others through influence.
- Ability to hold others accountable to organizational results.
- Strong conversational skills.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Ability to engage and navigate relationships across multiple stakeholders.
- Teamwork, responsibility, commitment to mission, decision-making, communications, trustworthiness, and problem-solving competencies.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual English-Spanish skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage and coach regional Enrollment Coordinators to achieve 100% enrollment by the 10th day of school.
- Use enrollment data and accountability check-ins, messages, and emails to identify enrollment gaps and drive coordinator action.
- Set agendas and lead weekly regional Enrollment Coordinator Tactical meetings for data reporting, planning, and sharing effective practices.
- Help coordinators develop and carry out recruitment plans targeting families with school-aged children within 3 to 5 miles of each school.
- Secure region- or district-wide recruitment events and opportunities to supplement campus field efforts.
- Oversee coordinator field activity and conduct ongoing field visits to provide support and feedback.
- Help coordinators achieve enrollment milestones, including 90% new-student persistence.
- Collaborate with campuses on recruiting events, Info Sessions, and Open Houses for prospective and new families.
- Monitor parent participation through event attendance, communications engagement, and response times.
- Support coordinators and Assistant Principals of Operations in planning and carrying out Welcome to IDEA events.
- Ensure the family onboarding plan is executed through online and in-person interactions, from Lottery and Orientation through students’ first year of school.
- Administer national enrollment systems for the region and attend regional Assistant Principal of Operations tactical meetings to provide weekly updates.
- Coordinate with internal business partners to gather information and prepare enrollment systems for each milestone.
- Work with the enrollment team to develop and deliver milestone event guides and training materials, and schedule and deliver training for internal partners.
- Monitor, analyze, and report daily progress toward goals; deploy accountability and intervention strategies as needed.
- Help retain Enrollment Coordinators by providing field support, partnering with Assistant Principals of Operations on hiring, onboarding new coordinators, and improving the role to support satisfaction and retention.
- Coach coordinators in virtual recruitment tactics and use of email, social media, virtual events, and webinars to increase applications and execute a virtual enrollment calendar.
- Document virtual and in-person recruitment best practices for broader use.
- Develop a phone banking program that can engage campus teams, headquarters staff, and parent volunteers.
- Develop regional insights that inform national enrollment strategies and tactics.
- Become proficient in STREAM, the proprietary student enrollment platform, and provide technical support to campuses and families.
- Support campuses and parents through major enrollment milestones, including lottery, re-registration, and registration.
- Assist with training for Enrollment Coordinators and Assistant Principals of Operations as needed.
- Join Assistant Principal of Operations and headquarters regional tactical calls to share relevant team information.
Benefits
- Performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.
- Medical plan with the majority of the employee premium covered; the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children are subsidized.
- Dental and vision plans.
- Disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Parenting benefits.
- Generous vacation time.
- Commuter benefits.
- Referral bonuses.
- Professional development.
- 403(b) plan.
- Inclusive work environment.
- Possible relocation stipend, if applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
