Vice President of Undergraduate Enrollment Management
About The Position
American University seeks a forward-thinking, data-informed, and highly collaborative leader to serve as the Vice President for Undergraduate Enrollment Management. During a pivotal moment for AU, this role presents an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of enrollment strategy at one of the nation's most distinctive universities. As the University's chief architect of undergraduate enrollment strategy, the Vice President will bring a comprehensive view of the student lifecycle, leading efforts that span early awareness and recruitment through enrollment, persistence, and graduation. The successful candidate will develop and execute an integrated enrollment strategy that strengthens the recruitment funnel, enhances AU's value proposition, optimizes financial aid, advances enrollment growth opportunities, and improves student success and retention outcomes. This leader will be both a strategist and an operator, capable of translating data and market insights into action while building alignment across campus. The Vice President reports directly to the President and serves on the University's Cabinet. A key member of the University's senior leadership team, the Vice President will partner closely with academic and administrative leaders to advance ambitious enrollment goals and a coordinated, university-wide approach to the entire student lifecycle. This leader will work collaboratively with the deans and senior leadership across the university to align enrollment priorities with institutional objectives, identify opportunities for growth and differentiation, and strengthen the University's market position in an increasingly competitive environment. The successful candidate will excel at collaboration, communication, and change leadership, viewing enrollment as a shared institutional responsibility and fostering strong partnerships across the University. Supported by an engaged Board of Trustees and a leadership team committed to execution and innovation, the next Vice President will have a unique opportunity to influence institutional direction, strengthen enrollment performance, and help lead AU into its next chapter of growth and impact.
Requirements
- Forward-thinking, data-informed, and highly collaborative leader.
- Experience in shaping enrollment strategy.
- Ability to bring a comprehensive view of the student lifecycle.
- Capability to develop and execute an integrated enrollment strategy.
- Skills in strengthening the recruitment funnel, enhancing value proposition, optimizing financial aid, advancing enrollment growth, and improving student success and retention outcomes.
- Ability to be both a strategist and an operator.
- Capacity to translate data and market insights into action.
- Ability to build alignment across campus.
- Experience partnering with academic and administrative leaders.
- Ability to work collaboratively with deans and senior leadership.
- Skills in aligning enrollment priorities with institutional objectives.
- Ability to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation.
- Skills in strengthening market position.
- Excellence in collaboration, communication, and change leadership.
- Ability to foster strong partnerships across the University.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute an integrated enrollment strategy that strengthens the recruitment funnel, enhances AU's value proposition, optimizes financial aid, advances enrollment growth opportunities, and improves student success and retention outcomes.
- Serve as the University's chief architect of undergraduate enrollment strategy, bringing a comprehensive view of the student lifecycle.
- Lead efforts spanning early awareness and recruitment through enrollment, persistence, and graduation.
- Translate data and market insights into action.
- Build alignment across campus.
- Partner closely with academic and administrative leaders to advance ambitious enrollment goals and a coordinated, university-wide approach to the entire student lifecycle.
- Work collaboratively with deans and senior leadership across the university to align enrollment priorities with institutional objectives, identify opportunities for growth and differentiation, and strengthen the University's market position.
- Excel at collaboration, communication, and change leadership.
- View enrollment as a shared institutional responsibility and foster strong partnerships across the University.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Unique benefit options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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