Dean of Enrollment Management
Title: Dean of Enrollment Management
Salary Range: $6,106 - $6,289 per month
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Exempt
College: West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Campus Location: West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Department: Student Services
Total Rewards
West Kentucky Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition discounts and waivers
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
Provides leadership and support to the overall WKCTC student enrollment and retention efforts.
Job Duties:
• Manages the daily operations of enrollment management including admissions, recruitment, international student admissions and support programs, military veteran student admissions and support programs.
• Provides leadership and support for special programs including high school dual enrollment and the Community Scholarship Program
• Assumes a leadership role in the development of a comprehensive recruitment and strategic enrollment management plan.
• Works collaboratively with the President and other directors to develop and execute enrollment strategies.
• Oversees staff hiring, training, professional development, and performance management processes.
• Develops relationships with area K-12 educational institutions to foster the college’s recruitment and dual enrollment goals.
• Represents the college on school district committees and councils as appropriate and works collaboratively with academic affairs on joint college and school district evaluation and assessment/placement activities.
• Works with Marketing to create publications and information for distribution to a broad range of student demographics.
• Determines the rationale, justification, and selection of electronic solutions and systems to support departmental responsibilities.
• Develops and implements documentation and reporting of recruitment and admissions activities
• Develops, implements, and supports an effective orientation program for new students.
• Manages the departmental budgets for the areas of responsibility.
• Maintains high standards of customer services and develops a system of staff accountability.
• Keeps abreast of national trends by attending workshops, conferences, maintaining appropriate memberships and other professional development opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in a related field such as higher education administration, student personnel administration, counseling, business, marketing, or other related fields.
• 3 years of progressively responsible management/supervisory experience in enrollment management within a higher education institution. Experience should include significant knowledge of and ability to use student information software, marketing, and demonstrated knowledge about student outreach and intake processing.
• Demonstrated experience developing college-wide recruitment and strategic enrollment management plans.
• Demonstrated experience with tracking potential students through the steps of the enrollment process.
• Demonstrated experience using a CRM system in a college or university setting.
Additional Skills Requested:
WKCTC Staff must be:
1. Dedicated to customer service and serving as champions of student success for all populations. Each staff member is essential in creating a welcoming and friendly environment.
2. Professionals who possess expertise in their specific areas and express a willingness to learn about all aspects of the college to better serve our students.
3. Committed to a team mindset expressed through communication and collaboration.
