at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 49930
Department: Univ Enrollment Analytics
Salary/Grade: EXS/13
*Relocation assistance available.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Vice President and Dean of Enrollment, the Director of Enrollment Analytics is a member of the University Enrollment senior management team and understands admissions and financial aid strategies for undergraduate students and how to harness data and analytics to shape, influence, and model enrollment. The Director will develop and refine data-driven strategies to inform enrollment and ensure leadership has the data and analysis needed to make informed decisions that advance institutional and division goals. The Director will be a critical source of expertise on enrollment management analytics for leaders across the University. They will have a strategic understanding of the role of enrollment analytics in the support of new student enrollment, student success, student retention, and tuition revenue.
This position will lead the development of analytical approaches towards enrollment forecasting and assessment of recruitment initiatives. The role will be key in moving University Enrollment to the next level of strategic enrollment planning through its use of data-informed analytics. Additionally, the role will provide leadership across the enrollment management spectrum in harnessing the value of University data to inform strategy.
*Note: Not all aspects of the job are covered by this job description.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Uses expertise and data-derived insights to develop Enrollment Strategies and provides critical analysis of student enrollment.
- Creates predictive enrollment models, using predictive analysis and descriptive statistics, and translates these into recommendations for action.
- Ensures that enrollment management leaders have relevant and structured data to inform enrollment strategy. Serves as the lead for developing enrollment metrics.
- Understands how various financial aid strategies create access for first-generation and low-income students as well as how aid strategies can be used to leverage enrollment and advise on financial aid strategies.
