Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

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Appalachian State University's division of Enrollment Management seeks a talented, energetic and innovative professional to join its team as Senior Director of Enrollment Management with primary focus on App State's Hickory campus. The Senior Director will further App State's excellent record of innovation, student enrollment success and high graduation rates. The ideal candidate will be a team player who contributes broadly to the university's enrollment success while focusing sharply on enrollment growth at the Hickory campus. This role provides inspiring and forward-looking leadership to support the university's strategic mission. The Senior Director will be asked to provide service excellence to the many stakeholders who care about and support App State's enrollment success and especially for the communities and partners committed to Hickory which is one of the newest university campuses in America. Success of the position will come through leading cross-functional teams, paying attention to enrollment driving details and data, building mutually beneficial partnerships with community based organizations, government offices, schools, non-profit partners and others. Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, the Senior Director will work very closely with the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and the Enrollment Management Leadership Team, the Hickory director of campus operations, Hickory staff and faculty, and the Hickory On-site Coordinating Team.

The ideal candidate will be a team player who can thrive in a matrix management environment. That environment is one where talented leaders within the enrollment division and beyond collaborate to optimize enrollment in Boone, Hickory and Online. This professional will join a team that demonstrates daily dedication to the success of App State.

The Senior Director will enjoy the opportunity to make a substantial impact on students, communities, and the state. The Senior Director has a unique opportunity in America these days to lead the growth of a new campus. The Hickory campus has great promise for the state of North Carolina and the Senior Director will be instrumental in that campus' success. The Senior Director will supervise Enrollment Management staff and students who are stationed in Hickory. The Senior Director will execute new student recruitment plans, development of new external partnerships and broadly incorporate faculty and staff in Hickory into the flows of recruitment and retention work. The position will ensure that campus visits to Hickory are best-of-class and that staff perform with service excellence at all times. The Senior Director will coordinate with staff who plan recruitment events such as open houses, pop up visits across the region, virtual financial aid and admissions sessions, etc. The Senior Director will work in data-informed ways that increase access to App State and lowers hurdles and removes barriers for students and families. In collaboration with others the director will help develop tactics and strategies for gaining new markets and for maintaining enrollment strength in existing markets. The Senior Director will be a positive leader who is able to bring people together from disparate backgrounds in order to achieve goals.

Enrollment Management is committed to leading the university to enrollment success. The Senior Director will be a highly visible leader for the Hickory campus. The Senior Director will primarily focus on Hickory student recruitment, and will also contribute to student retention, and to App State's success in Boone and Online. Working in collaboration with others, the services provided by the AVC include:

The physical requirements of this position include the ability to stay sedentary for periods of time, the ability to perform activities under close visual acuity, and the use of hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, etc. This position also requires some light lifting.

All duties are to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board:

Evaluation of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.