Associate Vice Chancellor/ Undergraduate Recruitment

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Job Posting Title:

Associate Vice Chancellor/ Undergraduate Recruitment

Position Type:

Professional / Unclassified

Department:

LSUAM AA - Office of Enrollment Management (Emmett Brown (00002534))

Work Location:

2119 Ruffin G. Pleasant Hall

Pay Grade:

Professional

   

Job Description:

Reporting directly to the Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management & Student Success, the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) will be responsible to serve in place of the Vice Chancellor (VC) as needed. The Associate VC will lead all aspects of undergraduate recruitment and admissions including: undergraduate admissions, transfer admissions, pre-college pipeline programs, international recruitment, campus events, financial aid, and testing and evaluation services in an effort to achieve university strategic priorities.  The Associate VC will be a strategic partner in the development of a comprehensive recruitment plan informed by data and best practices.  Additionally, the Associate VC will provide day to day leadership to a team of admissions and financial aid professionals and create a student centric culture that aligns with the institutional mission.  As the leader of the offices of admissions and financial aid, the Associate VC will work to develop and sustain relationships with key constituents, such as the university campus community, high school guidance counselors, alumni, community colleges, parents and prospective students.

Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• The AVC will serve on the Enrollment Management senior leadership team, driving strategic enrollment efforts from first contact through graduation.
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership to all aspects of university undergraduate admissions and financial aid functions.  In collaboration with the Vice Chancellor, serve as a key strategist in the development of a high functioning enrollment management division.  Develop the overall strategic recruitment plan for new students from search through enrollment and assume direct accountability for undergraduate enrollment goals. This plan includes pre-college, freshmen, transfer, and international students, a comprehensive student aid/discounting strategy, and consideration for how the plan impacts student success and outcomes. The Associate VC will create a strong foundation using in-depth market analysis and best practices to lead the staff in effectively managing territories and financial packages in overall student recruitment.  In doing so, the tactics developed will drive high quality execution of enrollment strategies that are consistent with achieving the university goals.
• The development of shared values and team culture.  Select, train, ensure appropriate evaluation and feedback of senior staff and all incoming new staff.  Work to intentionally develop a student centric culture with clearly defined shared values that aligns with the university mission.  Develop appropriate staffing plans and budgets to execute comprehensive strategy.  Provide leadership to admissions, financial aid, and pre-college professionals to ensure the development of high impact enrollment practices that positions LSU as a leader in the field of enrollment management.
• Operational Advancement. Lead, oversee, and implement all operations, services, programs, activities, and budgets related to recruitment. Serve as the University expert on matters of pre-college pipelines, recruitment and events, admissions, and financial aid practices, policies, and strategies. 
  • Develop and maintain application processing, review, and selection methodologies that are anchored in research and best practices for all new students.  In collaboration with the Director of Admissions, ensure weekly management of the admit pool working towards targets to achieve overall enrollment targets.  Direct the development and implementation of procedures for efficient processing of applications.  Assess and work to increase levels of application completion to ensure applications are actionable.
  • Provide leadership in all aspects of new student recruitment, as well as the development and execution of a comprehensive transfer student recruitment plan that complements current recruitment efforts with campus partners.
  • Provide leadership in the development and execution of student financial aid policies, procedures, awards, scholarship programs, and budget levels.  Continually assess and strengthen all phases of the enrollment management operation. Identify methods to increase revenue and reduce costs.
  • Develop, implement and evaluate pre-college programs that bridge the pathway for at-risk student enrollment. Provide leadership for effective operation of specified programs, services and curriculum development.
  • Provide leadership and strategic direction for the University Testing Center, aligning testing operations—including placement, credit-bearing, and national standardized assessments—with institutional enrollment, access, and student success goals while ensuring compliance with national testing standards and institutional policies.
• Strategic Partners. Build strong, collaborative, collegial relationships with campus partners both internal to EMSS and externally across academic partners, student affairs, and alumni colleagues to foster a campus-wide recruitment culture.  Sustain collaborative relationships with key external constituents such as schools and colleges, secondary school guidance counselors, and community-based organizations to ensure fluid and open communication channels to optimize student enrollment.  Provide representation on university committees including but not limited to A&A Deans; Admissions, Standards and Honors (ex-officio); Strategic Enrollment Management Steering committee, Pricing Study/Financial Aid Committees, and ad hoc committees requiring admissions and financial aid expertise. Collaborate with the communication unit to integrate messaging with broad recruitment strategies.  In collaboration with VC of Enrollment Management & Student Success, work to establish strategic synergy to enhance recruitment efforts and intentionally drive university goals.
• Reporting, analytics, and data integrity. Provide leadership for the creation of routine reports and responsive analytics to internal and external (where appropriate) constituencies.  Oversee the integrity of the admissions CRM and the integrity of the admissions and financial aid student information systems. Coordinate with Information Technology Services for the purpose of development and implementation of business processes including but not limited to the application, transfer tables, degree audit system, BOR reporting calculations, ISIR load and all automated admissions and financial aid processes.  Coordinate with the admissions and financial aid leads on any new integration and subsequent implementation with systems impacting submission of data that affect student admission and awarding of various populations. Leverage the CRM to effectively deliver communications, track engagement, and analyze digital behavior to inform data-driven decisions for the outreach and recruitment of new undergraduate students. Utilize predictive modeling/data analytics and institute performance indicators that establish metrics to track departmental efficiency, monitor achievement of enrollment goals, and forecast probabilities and trends.
• Transfer data and external reporting.  Direct processes governing the evaluation and posting of scholastic records from U.S. & International institutions.  Manage processes which determine the accreditation of institutions, interpretation of grading and credit systems, acceptance of transfer credits, and the transfer evaluation system, an electronic routing mechanism that forwards transfer credit to LSU faculty for evaluation.  Maintain oversight of maintenance and updates to in house and web-based transfer tables which record departmental evaluation of transfer credit for all in-state, out of state, domestic, and international two and four year institutions. Manage processes which govern quality control of student admissions and financial aid records.
• Responsible for compliance with established Federal, State, and University admissions and financial aid policies and procedures. Act as lead on all audit reviews and responds to report recommendations and/or findings.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with seven years of experience in college admissions or enrollment management.

Our ideal candidate possesses the following qualifications:

Master’s degree. Experience in an Office of Admissions or related University/educational setting. Supervisory management skills; experience with recruitment; working knowledge of application evaluation; team approach to organizational techniques; proficiency with computer systems; able to coordinate info from various sources.

Special Qualifications:

As with all LSU employees, due