Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management

Providence College; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence College seeks an strategic, mission-driven Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management to lead undergraduate and graduate enrollment planning, recruitment, admission, and financial aid. The role shapes a unified, institution‑wide enrollment strategy that advances the College’s mission and supports student success.

The AVP will translate market intelligence into coordinated actions, work across academic and administrative divisions, and report to senior leadership and the Board

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 of relevant training and experience.
• 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.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to use data, research, and information technology to make decisions and deploy resources.
• Demonstrated ability to connect the strategic use of financial aid with admission, retention, and net revenue objectives.
• Exceptional written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience using contemporary communication technologies and social media in recruitment.
• A demonstrated commitment to building a welcoming community and recruiting students from a broad range of backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enrollment planning and recruitment strategies for undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Lead admission decisions within compliance with NCAA rules and regulations.
• Oversee distribution of academic merit scholarships and financial aid strategies.
• Coordinate recruitment and retention plans with academic and administrative partners to support student success.
• Guide marketing, communications, and market research to strengthen messaging and enrollment conversion.
• Lead and develop senior enrollment staff and manage the office budget and resources.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Data-driven decisions

Recruitment knowledge

Financial aid integration

Education

Master’s degree in a related field

Job description

Providence College seeks a strategic, innovative, collaborative, and mission-driven leader to serve as its Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management. The successful candidate will provide institution-wide leadership for undergraduate and graduate enrollment planning, student recruitment, admission, and financial aid, while working across the university to develop coordinated marketing, recruitment, and retention strategies. The Associate Vice President will serve as the institution’s chief enrollment officer.

This senior leader will shape and execute a comprehensive enrollment strategy that advances the institution’s mission, supports a diverse and talented student body, strengthens student success, and aligns enrollment decisions with institutional priorities and long-range financial sustainability. The Associate Vice President will bring sophisticated analytical capacity, sound judgment, deep knowledge of admission and financial aid, and the ability to translate market intelligence into clear institutional action.

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

Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management provides leadership for enrollment planning, recruitment, admission, and financial aid. The position works collaboratively across the college to develop and execute marketing, recruitment, and retention strategies. Core responsibilities include the following:

Enrollment Planning and Strategy

• Create an enrollment planning model for use in annual planning and 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 recommend strategies that connect admission decision-making, student success, and resource stewardship.
• Examine institutional policies and practices affecting enrollment and retention and present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Establish performance indicators and regular reporting that support transparent, evidence-informed decision-making.

Admission and Recruitment

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for undergraduate and graduate admission and recruitment.
• Exercise responsibility for admission decisions, including decisions involving student-athletes, in compliance with applicable NCAA rules and regulations.
• Approve initiatives that support recruitment programs and services.
• Guide recruitment market planning, prospective student engagement, application generation, application review, yield, and enrollment conversion.
• When appropriate, maintain direct engagement in recruitment and application review to remain closely connected to prospective students, families, counselors, and the work of the admission team.

Financial Aid

• Supervise and support the Executive Director of Financial Aid.
• Oversee the distribution of academic merit scholarships and the strategic implementation of institutional financial aid for eligible students.
• Connect financial aid decisions to admission, retention, access, and net revenue goals.
• Monitor institutional financial aid expenditures and ensure that approved resources are not exceeded.
• Assess the effectiveness of financial aid strategies and recommend adjustments based on enrollment outcomes and institutional priorities.

Retention and Cross-Campus Partnership

• Coordinate the development of recruitment and retention plans with academic and administrative partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve the quality, clarity, coordination, and responsiveness of services provided to students.
• Build productive relationships across academic affairs, student affairs, athletics, finance and business, marketing, institutional research, and other areas essential to enrollment success.

Marketing and Communications

• Work collaboratively with marketing colleagues to ensure that recruitment and admission strategies are consistent with the college’s mission and institutional positioning.
• Guide the development of integrated communication plans that engage students and families through appropriate channels and technologies.
• Use market insight and audience research to strengthen messaging, recruitment campaigns, and enrollment conversion.

Organizational Leadership and Fiscal Stewardship

• Lead, supervise, and develop senior enrollment staff and promote effective collaboration across the enrollment organization.
• Manage the office’s operating budget, approve expenditures, and align resources with strategic priorities.
• Foster an organizational culture characterized by professionalism, service, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure appropriate policies, processes, technologies, and staffing structures are in place to support enrollment goals.

Communication, Governance, and Representation

• Report enrollment strategies, initiatives, results, and recommendations to senior administration and the Strategic Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees.
• Participate in the Academic Affairs Executive Council, the Marketing Committee, and other institutional bodies relevant to enrollment, retention, and planning.
• Provide updates on student recruitment initiatives and seek informed recommendations on admission and financial aid matters.
• Represent Providence College professionally with prospective students and families, school counselors, professional organizations, 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 ten senior enrollment staff and works closely with leaders and teams across the college whose responsibilities intersect with recruitment, financial aid, retention, marketing, analytics, student success, athletics, and institutional planning.

The successful candidate will be a strategic, ethical, and collaborative enrollment leader with the experience, judgment, and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with students and families, faculty and staff, senior administrators, trustees, alumni, coaches leading Division I athletic programs, and other internal and external partners. The candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to Providence College’s Catholic and Dominican mission, enrollment excellence, student success, and the responsible stewardship of institutional resources.

Required 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 of relevant training and experience.
• 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.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to use data, research, and information technology to make decisions and deploy resources.
• Demonstrated ability to connect the strategic use of financial aid with admission, retention, and net revenue objectives.
• Exceptional written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience using contemporary communication technologies and social media in recruitment.
• A demonstrated commitment to building a welcoming community and recruiting 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 market conditions
• Student-centered and committed to service excellence
• An effective communicator who can build shared understanding across constituencies

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