<p>Essential Functions <br />Manages the strategic operations of the Office of Enrollment Strategy to ensure efficient workflows, effective communication, and high-level coordination across the division and the broader University.</p> <p>Convenes senior leadership groups to facilitate decision-making and drive project momentum through strategic agenda-setting, the preparation of comprehensive briefing materials, and proactive follow-up to ensure resolution.</p> <p>Translates the Vice President’s high-level goals into actionable project plans and tracking systems, supporting the initial scoping of partnership pipelines, such as dual enrollment and international programs, flagging potential delays in deliverables.</p> <p>Serves as the primary point of contact and liaison for the Office, independently managing and resolving escalated inquiries from students, parents, faculty, and external partners while exercising high discretion.</p> <p>Orchestrates the Vice President’s complex calendar and email communications, prioritizing time-sensitive needs, protecting blocks for strategic planning, and determining necessary escalations or follow-up.</p> <p>Provides fiscal oversight for the division, including assisting with annual budget development, monitoring expenditures, and conducting variance analysis to identify opportunities for resource reallocation.</p> <p>Handles executive administrative logistics, including booking travel, making purchases, reviewing payments, and processing expense reports and reconciliations in accordance with University policies.</p> <p>Prepares and distributes agendas, reports, presentations, and background documents for meetings, conferences, and travel to ensure the Vice President is fully briefed and prepared for all engagements.</p> <p>Plans and coordinates internal and external in-person and virtual meetings and events for the Vice President and the Enrollment Management senior leadership team.</p> <p>Maintains flexibility to work outside normal office hours and travel as needed to support key enrollment events and special assignments.</p> <p>Management Responsibilities: Guides the work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules, and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management, or compensation.</p> <p>Additional Functions <br />Maintains organized files in accordance with University policies and confidentiality standards.</p> <p>Assists with tracking deadlines, deliverables, and action items for the Vice President and the Enrollment Management leadership team.</p> <p>Required Qualifications: Education and Experience <br />Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience supporting executive leadership, preferably within a complex higher education or non-profit environment.</p> <p> </p> <p>Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills <br />Expert proficiency with standard productivity suites (e.g., Google Workspace, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and a strong aptitude for integrating specialized software, including generative AI tools (e.g., Google Gemini) and project management platforms (e.g., Monday.com or Asana).</p> <p>Highly organized with the ability to work independently, proactively, and effectively multitask while prioritizing competing demands with minimal supervision.</p> <p>Excellent time management skills and the ability to perform effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.</p> <p>Strong judgment, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills to engage effectively with diverse University stakeholders.</p> <p>Demonstrated ability to anticipate the needs of executive leadership and exercise discretion and sound judgment in independent decision-making.</p> <p>Ability to build productive working relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the University, both internal and external.</p> <p>Ability to synthesize complex data into executive-level briefings and ‘one-pagers’ for rapid decision-making.</p> <p>Demonstrated commitment to professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion.</p> <p>Proven track record of managing departmental budgets and navigating complex organizational structures.</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications <br />Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Public Administration, Business, or a related field strongly preferred.</p> <p>Minimum Starting Salary $102,000<br />Maximum Starting Salary $110,000<br />Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.</p>