Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management

Providence College; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution.
• At least ten years of progressive experience in college or university admission, enrollment management, financial aid, or an equivalent combination.
• Demonstrated expertise in enrollment management and undergraduate and graduate recruitment.
• Strong leadership, team-building, and organizational management skills.
• Knowledge of market trends and leading practices in admission and financial aid.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for enrollment planning, recruitment, admission, and financial aid.
• Lead development of marketing, recruitment, and retention strategies.
• Develop performance indicators and reports to guide decision-making.
• Oversee coordination with academic affairs, student affairs, and finance.
• Manage the office budget and align resources with priorities.
• Represent Providence College with prospective students, families, and counselors.

Skills

Enrollment management

Leadership

Data analysis

Strategic planning

Communication

Collaboration

Diversity and inclusion

Budget stewardship

Education

Master’s degree in a related field

Job description

Founded in 1917, Providence College (PC) is a premier Catholicliberal arts institution steadfastly committed to academicexcellence through a dynamic core curriculum, a distinctiveDevelopment of Western Civilization Program, and abundantexperiential learning opportunities. The only U.S. higher educationinstitution administered by the Dominican Friars, PC is committedto providing a variety of opportunities for intellectual, social,moral, and spiritual growth in a supportive environment. ProvidenceCollege believes that cultural and intellectual pluralism isessential to the excellence of its academic programs, and strivesto foster an academic culture and campus community reflecting theglobal environment in which we live and work.

The approximately 105-acre campus is situated in Rhode Island’scapital city and is close to the many cultural and educationalofferings of Rhode Island’s “renaissance city.” Additionally,Providence is located an hour from Boston and just a few hours fromNew York City.

For years, Providence College has been recognized in the U.S.News & World Report “Regional Universities – NorthCategory” and has been commended by several other rankingpublications.

Overview

Providence College seeks a strategic, innovative, collaborative,and mission-driven leader to serve as its Associate Vice Presidentof Enrollment Management. The successful candidate will provideinstitution-wide leadership for undergraduate and graduateenrollment planning, student recruitment, admission, and financialaid, while working across the university to develop coordinatedmarketing, recruitment, and retention strategies. The AssociateVice President will serve as the institution’s chief enrollmentofficer.

This senior leader will shape and execute a comprehensiveenrollment strategy that advances the institution’s mission,supports a diverse and talented student body, strengthens studentsuccess, and aligns enrollment decisions with institutionalpriorities and long-range financial sustainability. The AssociateVice President will bring sophisticated analytical capacity, soundjudgment, deep knowledge of admission and financial aid, and theability to translate market intelligence into clear institutionalaction.

The role requires a leader who can build trust across divisions,communicate effectively with senior administration and the Board ofTrustees, and foster a high-performing enrollment organization. TheAssociate Vice President will be expected to balance aspirationwith disciplined execution, preserving the personal character ofthe Providence College experience while positioning the universityto respond to a rapidly changing enrollment environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief OperatingOfficer, the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Managementprovides leadership for enrollment planning, recruitment,admission, and financial aid. The position works collaborativelyacross the college to develop and execute marketing, recruitment,and retention strategies. Core responsibilities include thefollowing:

Enrollment Planning and Strategy

• Create an enrollment planning model for use in annual planningand budget development by appropriate college offices.
• Develop, articulate, implement, and assess recruitment and enrollment plans for the undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Analyze current enrollment and retention issues and recommendstrategies that connect admission decision-making, student success,and resource stewardship.
• Examine institutional policies and practices affectingenrollment and retention and present recommendations to seniorleadership.
• Establish performance indicators and regular reporting thatsupport transparent, evidence-informed decision‑making.

Admission and Recruitment

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for undergraduateand graduate admission and recruitment.
• Exercise responsibility for admission decisions, includingdecisions involving student-athletes, in compliance with applicableNCAA rules and regulations.
• Approve initiatives that support recruitment programs andservices.
• Guide recruitment market planning, prospective studentengagement, application generation, application review, yield, andenrollment conversion.
• When appropriate, maintain direct engagement in recruitment andapplication review to remain closely connected to prospectivestudents, families, counselors, and the work of the admissionteam.

Financial Aid

• Supervise and support the Executive Director of FinancialAid.
• Oversee the distribution of academic merit scholarships and thestrategic implementation of institutional financial aid foreligible students.
• Connect financial aid decisions to admission, retention,access, and net revenue goals.
• Monitor institutional financial aid expenditures and ensurethat approved resources are not exceeded.
• Assess the effectiveness of financial aid strategies andrecommend adjustments based on enrollment outcomes andinstitutional priorities.

Retention and Cross-Campus Partnership

• Coordinate the development of recruitment and retention planswith academic and administrative partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve the quality, clarity,coordination, and responsiveness of services provided tostudents.
• Build productive relationships across academic affairs, studentaffairs, athletics, finance and business, marketing, institutionalresearch, and other areas essential to enrollment success.

Marketing and Communications

• Work collaboratively with marketing colleagues to ensure thatrecruitment and admission strategies are consistent with thecollege’s mission and institutional positioning.
• Guide the development of integrated communication plans thatengage students and families through appropriate channels andtechnologies.
• Use market insight and audience research to strengthenmessaging, recruitment campaigns, and enrollment conversion.

Organizational Leadership and Fiscal Stewardship

• Lead, supervise, and develop senior enrollment staff andpromote effective collaboration across the enrollmentorganization.
• Manage the office’s operating budget, approve expenditures, andalign resources with strategic priorities.
• Foster an organizational culture characterized byprofessionalism, service, accountability, innovation, andcontinuous improvement.
• Ensure appropriate policies, processes, technologies, andstaffing structures are in place to support enrollment goals.

Communication, Governance, and Representation

• Report enrollment strategies, initiatives, results, andrecommendations to senior administration and the Strategic PlanningCommittee of the Board of Trustees.
• Participate in the Academic Affairs Executive Council, theMarketing Committee, and other institutional bodies relevant to enrollment, retention, and planning.
• Provide updates on student recruitment initiatives and seekinformed recommendations on admission and financial aidmatters.
• Represent Providence College professionally with prospectivestudents and families, school counselors, professionalorganizations, and other external constituencies.

Reporting Relationships

The Executive Director of Financial Aid reports to this position. The Associate Vice President also manages a group of eight to tensenior enrollment staff and works closely with leaders and teamsacross the college whose responsibilities intersect withrecruitment, financial aid, retention, marketing, analytics,student success, athletics, and institutional planning.

Education and Experience

The successful candidate will be a strategic, ethical, andcollaborative enrollment leader with the experience, judgment, andinterpersonal skills to engage effectively with students andfamilies, faculty and staff, senior administrators, trustees,alumni, coaches leading Division I athletic programs, and otherinternal and external partners. The candidate will demonstrate astrong commitment to Providence College’s Catholic and Dominicanmission, enrollment excellence, student success, and theresponsible stewardship of institutional resources.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field from an accreditedinstitution.
• At least ten years of progressive experience in college oruniversity admission, enrollment management, financial aid, or anequivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in enrollment management andundergraduate and graduate recruitment.
• Strong leadership, team-building, and organizational managementskills.
• Knowledge of market trends and leading practices in admissionand financial aid.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including theability to use data, research, and information technology to makedecisions and deploy resources.
• Demonstrated ability to connect the strategic use of financialaid with admission, retention, and net revenue objectives.
• Exceptional written, oral, and interpersonal communicationskills.
• Experience using contemporary communication technologies andsocial media in recruitment.
• A demonstrated commitment to building a welcoming community andrecruiting students from a broad range of backgrounds.

Leadership Attributes

• Strategic and forward-looking
• Mission-driven and ethically grounded
• Analytical and evidence-informed
• Collaborative and relationship-centered
• Decisive, accountable, and operationally disciplined
• Innovative, adaptable, and attentive to emerging marketconditions
• Student-centered and committed to service excellence
• An effective communicator who can build shared understandingacross constituencies

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