Director of Enrollment Strategy and Partnerships

Job Posting Title:

Director of Enrollment Strategy and Partnerships

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Hiring Department:

Office of Admissions and Orientation

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Texas Admissions, Longhorn Orientation, First-Year Experience, and Enrollment Strategy and Partnerships together steward the student journey as a single continuum, from prospect development and recruitment through application and admission, transition and orientation, and forward to integration, belonging, and persistence. Within this shared stewardship model, Enrollment Strategy and Partnerships leads prospect-pool development, expands access through admissions pathways, and builds the school, community-college, community-based organization, alumni, and educational partnerships that open and strengthen the front end of the student journey. The Director works across organizational boundaries so that pipeline development, recruitment, admission, transition, and student-success efforts reinforce one another.

Purpose

Advance institutional recruitment and enrollment priorities through strategic partnerships, pathway engagement, prospect-pool development, and initiatives that support student access and enrollment goals. Serve as a principal liaison between Admissions and school districts, community colleges, community organizations, alumni, and pathway partners. Lead a portfolio that strengthens recruitment pipelines, expands access to the University, and turns relationship-building, stakeholder engagement, and data-informed recommendations into measurable enrollment outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic initiatives and special-population programs that support institutional enrollment goals and recruitment priorities. Oversee the development, implementation, and assessment of targeted initiatives designed to expand student access and enrollment opportunities in Texas and nationally. Lead prospect-pool development, including strategy and coordination for name purchases, inquiry generation, lead acquisition, market expansion, and conversion into engaged prospective students. Partner with Recruitment and Enrollment Analytics to establish priorities, evaluate performance, and recommend improvements.

Serve as the primary liaison for major partnership initiatives, including Advise Texas, STARS, and community-based organization partnerships. Supervise the leaders responsible for these portfolios; establish shared goals and operating expectations; cultivate relationships with participating organizations and institutions; evaluate reach, effectiveness, and enrollment impact; and provide recommendations to senior leadership that strengthen student access and institutional enrollment outcomes.

Serve as the primary liaison for admissions pathway programs that support student access, enrollment, transition, and success. Build and maintain relationships with pathway partners and represent Admissions through presentations, information sessions, and outreach to prospective students, families, counselors, and stakeholders. Develop strategies to increase pathway awareness, participation, engagement, progression, and enrollment, and ensure prospective pathway students receive coordinated guidance throughout the admissions process.

Develop and oversee alumni-engagement strategies that support recruitment, enrollment, and student-success goals. Cultivate and maintain relationships with alumni volunteers to strengthen recruitment efforts and expand the University’s reach in strategic markets. Identify opportunities to leverage alumni networks through recruitment events, prospective-student outreach, panels, mentoring, and community engagement. Assess participation, effectiveness, and impact, and recommend strategies for continuous improvement.

Serve as a member of the Admissions Senior Management Team, contributing to the development, implementation, and assessment of office-wide policies, processes, priorities, and strategies. Participate actively in the holistic review of first-year applications in accordance with University policies and institutional priorities, including seasonal file review and staff calibration. Serve as a resource to pathway partners, community organizations, and external stakeholders regarding admissions processes, requirements, and opportunities. Work in shared stewardship with the lead stewards of Recruitment, Orientation, and First-Year Experience to strengthen handoffs across the student journey and advance collective enrollment outcomes.

Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

·    Master’s degree.

·    Five years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, enrollment management, partnership development, student-access programs, community engagement, or a related field.

·    Demonstrated experience developing, sustaining, and evaluating strategic partnerships.

·    Demonstrated experience leading complex projects, programs, or initiatives involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.

·    Supervisory experience, including setting expectations, developing staff, managing performance, and building an effective team culture.

·    Experience using data and assessment to evaluate programs, develop recommendations, and communicate outcomes.

·    Ability to work effectively with senior leaders, school districts, community colleges, nonprofit and community organizations, alumni, students, families, and campus partners.

·    Must be eligible to work in the United States full-time for any employer without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

The preferred candidate will demonstrate one or more of the following:

·    Terminal (PhD or EdD) degree in higher education administration, educational leadership, public administration, student affairs, business, or a related field.

·    Experience in admissions, enrollment management, pathway programs, partnership development, prospect-pool development, or student-success initiatives.

·    Experience working with K–12 districts, community colleges, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and educational partners.

·    Experience developing alumni volunteer networks in support of recruitment or student-success goals.

·    Experience using CRM and reporting systems such as Slate, Tableau, or Power BI.

·    Experience supporting undergraduate holistic application review.

Driving Required

This position requires a class “C” operator’s driver’s license to travel to schools, community colleges, pathway and community partners, recruitment programs, and other University business locations. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver’s license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident.

Salary

$90,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Work is performed primarily in standard office, school, community, meeting, and event settings. The position requires frequent interaction with staff, students, families, counselors, educators, community leaders, alumni, and institutional partners. Regular travel within Texas and occasional travel outside the state are required. Evening and weekend work is required during holistic review, recruitment, partnership, and program periods. This is an on-campus position based in Austin, Texas.

Required Materials

·    Resume

·    Letter of interest

·    Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a current or former supervisor

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.