Supervision received: President
Supervision responsibilities: Admissions, Student Financial Services, Graduate & Online Recruitment

Expectations for all employees
Oklahoma Baptist University achieves its mission based upon its core beliefs. All employees are expected to support these core 
beliefs and model them in their performance:
• Commitment to the essentials of the Christian faith.
• People are treated with dignity and respect.
• Relationships are built on honesty, integrity, and trust.
• Excellence is achieved through teamwork, leadership, and a strong work ethic
• Efficiency is achieved through wise management of human and financial resources.

Purpose
The Vice President for Enrollment Management is responsible to develop and implement strategic planning and recruiting initiatives for enrollment growth that assist the University to achieve its mission and fulfill its vision. The Vice President for Enrollment Management has primary responsibility for student recruitment (undergraduate, graduate, online, nontraditional) as well as student financial aid services within budgetary guidelines. The Vice President for Enrollment Management must demonstrate the ability to lead teams toward identified goals, understanding of marketing processes and public relations, data analytics and metrics, and financial aid packaging. Among the many abilities required for this position are communication, collaboration, training, strategic planning, and organizational skills.

Essential Functions
• Lead in systems thinking for teams, strategic planning, and initiative implementation for student recruitment (undergraduate, graduate, online, nontraditional), student retention (as appropriate), and student financial aid packaging.
• Develop, implement, and coordinate student recruitment and marketing strategies and materials with the Office of Marketing and Communications (REM Process).
• Develop, implement, and coordinate with the Director of Admissions and Director of Graduate and Online Recruitment all recruiting structures, strategies, and enrollment goals.
• Develop, implement, and coordinate with Director of Student Financial Services all policies, processes, and strategies to provide for student aid packaging.
• Supervise all decisions, procedures, and activities associated with enrollment management.
• Coordinate and determine registration and enrollment procedures with all relevant departments.
• Develop, assess, and supervise all institutional budgets associated with this position.
• Serve on the President’s Cabinet (Executive Leadership Team).
• All other duties as assigned by the President.

Supervision Functions
The Vice President for Enrollment Management provides direct leadership and supervision for:
Admissions
• Director of Admissions
- Admissions Counsellors
- Admissions Data and Operations Manager
- Guest Experiences Coordinator
Student Financial Services
• Director of Student Financial Services 
- Student Financial Services Counsellors 
Graduate and Online Recruitment
• Director of Graduate and Online Recruitment

Qualifications
Education 
• Required: Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred: Master’s degree
Experience
• Required: The Vice President for Enrollment Management must have formal training and experience that demonstrates leadership and strategic planning in admissions, student financial services, financial aid, and marketing. The Vice President for Enrollment Management must demonstrate familiarity working in a context of Christian liberal arts college/university.
• Preferred: Experience working in an evangelical Christian college or university
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Ability to lead diverse publics.
• Ability to develop and execute strategic planning initiatives.
• Ability to execute toward agreed upon goals based upon data and metrics.
• Ability to develop and administrate complex budgets.
• Ability to recruit, lead, and evaluate talent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative work habits and ability to establish collegial relationships; able to participate actively in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal relationship and communication skills.
• Organizational efficiency and attention to detail.
• Ability to work quickly with high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
Physical Requirements
• Ability to travel extensively and participate in recruiting initiatives and mobility to attend events in diverse physical environments and facilities
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time and to lift 30 lbs.
Special Requirements
• Committed to the vision and mission of Oklahoma Baptist University.
• Be an active member in a local evangelical Christian church.

About Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Baptist University is a private, Christian liberal arts institution on a 200 acre campus in Shawnee, Oklahoma. OBU transforms lives by equipping students to: pursue academic excellence, integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, engage a diverse world, and live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ. Oklahoma Baptist University welcomes applications from qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. A candidate's religious beliefs and practices will be considered in the light of the University's mission.

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