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Regis College · 1 month ago

Vice President of Graduate and Professional Student Affairs and Enrollment

Weston, MA

Part-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$180K/yr - $200K/yr

Regis College is seeking a Vice President of Graduate and Professional Student Affairs and Enrollment to oversee programs serving adult learners and manage a substantial annual revenue. This role involves strategic oversight of marketing, enrollment, and student services for nearly 3,000 students across various programs, aiming to enhance enrollment and improve student retention.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensure that program marketing budgets are adequately developed, that campaigns are dynamic and support the annual enrollment goals for respective programs, and that best practices in digital marketing are monitored and implemented. Work closely with the VP of Marketing and Communications and their team to ensure that the Regis brand and competitive advantage is reflected across all marketing channels and campaigns

Project enrollment and revenue for each program individually and hone projections throughout the year. Analyze and adjust pricing for each program against the program’s ROI and the marketplace

Work with academic leadership to identify, research, and create new in-demand programs across all adult-serving degree categories. Integrate pathways to graduate programs within undergraduate majors to consolidate time-to-degree

Oversee admissions teams for the respective degree programs, ensuring that technology is utilized to maximize operational efficiencies and that best practices are implemented

Oversee student services teams for the respective programs with a focus on retention, including but not limited to expanding the role of professional advisors and career services

Serve as a primary strategist in determining an ideal mix of modality (online, hybrid, and on campus learning) for the respective programs and continually hone formats to retain a competitive advantage

Oversee the OPM contract that drives over half of total gross revenue in the division, including participating in significant contract renegotiations

Serve as a primary contact for academic program directors and collaborate with them to continually update programs, pricing, marketing approach, and program formats

Oversee the Professional Studies division that houses existing and new certificates (credit and non-credit), bachelor’s degree completion, and other stackable credentials to serve the adult working population. Collaborate closely with the Dean of the Division of Professional Studies to perform market analysis on new programs and ensure that the content addresses employer needs and that the format and pricing model is competitive and oriented towards working adults

Work with academic leadership to ensure that barriers to student enrollment and success are eliminated, including but not limited to streamlining transfer credit evaluation processes and credit for life experience and building clear paths from certificates to graduate and doctoral degrees

Manage OPM and other marketing and enrollment vendors that support both B2C and B2B enrollment strategies

Build new admissions and student services/advising teams to exclusively support the new programs

Ensure that the key tenets of Regis’ competitive advantage and mission is reflected in all programs and student services, including that they be industry focused, expand access to underserved populations, and contribute to the common good

Represent the university and President at public forums and with external industry groups

Serve as a primary outward face of Regis within the employer community to promote programs and to continually solicit feedback and input on evolving workforce needs

Contribute to university-wide strategic and operational decisions as a member of the President’s Cabinet

Interface regularly with board members across multiple committees related to enrollment and student services

Direct reports include the AVP of Graduate and Professional Student Affairs, the Dean of Graduate Admission, the Director of Online Operations, and the Online Business Systems Administrator. Broad responsibility for the collective Graduate and Professional Studies Affairs teams: thirteen employees. Fulfill supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Regis College’s policies and applicable laws. Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints; and resolve problems

Qualification

ProductBrand marketingHigher education experienceRevenue projectionBudget managementData analysisStaff managementMicrosoft Office proficiencyInnovator mindsetCritical thinkingEffective presentations

Required

Product and brand marketing experience

Experience projecting revenue and managing operating budgets

Master's or advanced degree required

Innovator-mindset and willingness to take risks on new approaches

Ability to manipulate and analyze data for continuous improvement

Ability to synthesize multiple viewpoints and reach consensus with equanimity

Knowledge of and interest in adopting best practices in business to higher education

Strong budgeting and projection skills

Effective manager of staff that avoids micromanagement and focuses on growing employees' individual skill sets and enabling them to achieve their goals

Strong administrative and technical skills: proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and/or MS 365, Zoom and/or MS Teams, and CRM systems, (HubSpot, TargetX, Colleague)

Ability to uphold Regis College's commitment to its mission in a diverse educational community

Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to listen to and process issues in an unbiased manner and make sound recommendations

Mastery of business English, grammatical construction, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary and the ability to write conveying ideas clearly and concisely

Ability to conduct effective presentations and training sessions virtually and in-person

Preferred

Higher education experience preferred

Experience in managing an operation of at least $25M preferred

Company

Regis College

Regis is a Catholic university in Greater Boston with 2,000 students in the arts, sciences and health professions.

Founded in 1927

Weston, Massachusetts, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.regiscollege.edu/

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