Strategic Planning Consultant - Higher Education

AlphaX

17d • Remote

About The Position

AlphaGov is seeking a Higher Education Strategic Planning & Enrollment Strategy Consultant to support public university systems, state higher-education agencies, and colleges. The role is for a college or university strategy expert with experience leading institution-wide or system-wide strategic plans, state higher-education plans, and enrollment management strategy.

This is an independent, project-based remote engagement. It is contingent on contract award and final staffing approval, and no assignment is guaranteed. AlphaGov will seek permission before including the consultant’s name or résumé in a proposal. The consultant may also contribute an approach and past-performance narrative to proposals when naming is authorized.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in higher education strategy, institutional planning or effectiveness, or enrollment management, at a leadership or consulting level.
• Led or co-led at least one institution-wide or system-wide strategic plan through adoption; applicants should identify the institution, year, and their role.
• Hands-on enrollment management experience in admissions, recruitment, retention, financial aid strategy, or enrollment analytics.
• Strong facilitation skills with boards and senior leadership, and the ability to produce clear written deliverables.
• Comfort working as an independent consultant on a project basis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a state higher-education commission or system office.
• Experience with public university system governance.
• Accreditation or institutional effectiveness experience.
• Healthcare or academic medical center planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise or system strategic planning for universities and colleges, including environmental scans, stakeholder engagement, goal setting, KPIs, and implementation roadmaps.
• Support state higher-education plans through governance assessments, policy-lever analysis, and performance-management frameworks.
• Conduct enrollment strategy discovery, including funnel and yield analysis, recruitment and retention operations, CRM review (such as Slate), and process review.
• Facilitate sessions with presidents, cabinets, boards of trustees or regents, faculty senates, and students.
• Write strategic plans and implementation scorecards, and present them to governing boards.
• Contribute an approach and past-performance narrative to proposals when naming is authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed