Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC · 3 months ago
Higher Education Consultant
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$70K/yr - $140K/yr
8+ years expBarrow Wise Consulting, LLC is a multi-disciplined leader seeking a Higher Education Consultant to support their Illinois University enrollment project. The role involves comprehensive evaluations of enrollment marketing, recruitment, and financial aid strategies, delivering data-informed assessments, and providing actionable recommendations for improvement.
ConsultingGeospatialTraining
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Comprehensive review of its enrollment marketing, recruitment, and financial aid strategies
Evaluate the current-state performance of recruitment marketing, recruitment pipelines, user experience journeys, and financial aid allocation strategies. Particular attention will be paid to the effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and return on investment (ROI) of current practices, using both internal data and peer benchmarking for validation
Deliver a data-informed assessment of UIS's current operations, providing actionable strategic recommendations, and outlining a clear implementation roadmap with key performance indicators (KPIs)
Perform a SWOT analysis of the current state of the university in full-funnel enrollment management and marketing, as well as detailed comparison and benchmark analyses that will determine a strong strategic approach to the university
Evaluate and/or map the user experience for students while in the enrollment funnel, including communication quality and frequency
Assess the alignment of financial aid policies with institutional goals
Identify opportunities to improve student yield, retention, and diversity
Provide actionable recommendations and an implementation roadmap
Identify opportunities to combat headwinds related to the Illinois demographic cliff among college-bound high-school graduates
Conduct stakeholder interviews and focus group sessions
Detailed strategies for enrollment-focused marketing, recruitment, yield, and financial aid optimization
Benchmark comparisons from public regional institutions in the Midwest related to the amount of spending in each area related to recruiting and yielding students
Benchmark comparisons of similar institutions' tuition and fees
Develop final strategy report
Work remotely with some travel
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship
Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Marketing, or related field
Minimum eight years of experience with enrollment, financial aid, marketing, and strategy with large universities
Deep expertise in higher education enrollment strategy, a track record of successful institutional partnerships with regional public universities, and the capacity to deliver high-quality analysis within a collaborative, time-bound framework
A passion for problem-solving and a commitment to quality
Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
Benefits
Competitive compensation packages
Excellent benefits
Opportunities for growth and advancement
Company
Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC
Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is a leading management and IT consulting firm with a global presence of over 400 locations and a clientele of more than 2 million users.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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