Position Type:
Administrative Staff
Classification Title:Administrative Staff
Position Title:Vice President for Enrollment Management
Position Number:A00055
Pay Grade Level:AD 01
Salary:Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Department:Enrollment Management
Posting Number:S 121301320
Full or Part Time:Full Time
FTE:1
Basic Function:Founded in 1831, Denison is a nationally recognized university known for its forward-thinking approach to an undergraduate liberal arts and sciences education that prepares students for a lifetime of personal and professional success.
Denison University, a selective, private national liberal arts college located in Granville, Ohio, is seeking a proven Vice President for Enrollment Management. The VPEM will be expected to build upon Denison's enrollment momentum while contributing to the institution's ongoing success. Reporting to President Adam Weinberg and serving as a strategic partner on the senior staff, the Vice President for Enrollment Management will lead a division of 33 individuals, including four direct reports, in the Offices of Admission, Financial Aid, Enrollment Systems, and Enrollment Marketing & Communication. Beginning in summer 2024, the Office of Student Accounts will join the Enrollment Division.
Guided by extensive experience and deep knowledge of national and international demographic trends, evolving admission and financial aid policies and practices, and a sophisticated understanding of data analytics, the new VPEM should be willing to listen, learn, engage with and impact Denison's community by gaining and building trust with faculty, board, senior leadership, students, and staff, while shaping enrollment policies that will attract students who will thrive at Denison.
To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.
Responsibilities and Priorities
The expectations for the Vice President for Enrollment Management require that the successful candidate possess the ability and experience to accomplish the following responsibilities and priorities in these key areas:
Leadership
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The successful candidate should possess a high regard for the liberal arts and a record of past success in higher education enrollment, as well as an understanding of student market trends, data analytics, and best-practice strategies for the recruitment and yield of an increasingly diverse student body. A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required; and an advanced degree is strongly preferred with at least 10 years relevant experience in admission and/or financial aid. In addition, candidates for this position should demonstrate the following experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Physical Demands:
Open Date:
04/22/2024
Open Until Filled:Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants:NES is assisting Denison University with the search for the Vice President for Enrollment Management. To arrange for a confidential conversation, please contact Laura Robinson, Mary Napier or Betsy Gingerich. For best consideration, candidates who plan to apply should send a resume, a detailed letter of interest, and contact information for five professional references by email to denison@nessearches.com by May 15, 2024. Review will begin immediately thereafter and the expected start date will be summer 2024. All applications and nominations will be considered confidential, and notice will be given before references are contacted.
Denison University Background Check Statement:The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.
Denison University EEO Statement :Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism (IDEA) at Denison Forward.
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (740)587-6299 or by email at HR@denison.edu.
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