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The University of San Diego, with its college and six schools, distinctive academic centers and institutes, proximity to Asia and Latin America, and commitment to Catholic traditions, offers students a unique educational experience. A USD education is characterized by academic rigor in its undergraduate and graduate programs offering transformative opportunities through student/faculty research, global experiences, community service learning and internships that develops the knowledge, values and skills needed to serve the global, civic and faith communities.
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| University Description: |
The University of San Diego, an engaged and contemporary Catholic institution, was founded by the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1949. Governed by an independent board of trustees since 1972, USD remains committed to a liberal arts education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. Inspired by this centuries old tradition of Catholic higher education, the University welcomes people of all faith traditions and any, or no, religious background. The future success of USD relies on the contributions of those who seek to foster the development of engaged global citizens and an earnest confrontation of humanity’s urgent challenges.
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| Detailed Description: |
The Assistant Vice Provost of Enrollment Analytics, Research, and Systems is a strategic leader responsible for advancing the division’s data strategy, analytics capabilities, and enrollment systems infrastructure to drive institutional goals. This role provides actionable insights and partners closely with undergraduate and graduate admissions, enrollment operations, and campus stakeholders to support evidence-based decision-making.
A key priority for this position is guiding the modernization of enrollment systems and driving process efficiencies that improve the prospective student experience and allow teams to focus on higher-value engagement. Reporting to the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, the AVP plays a key role in shaping the future of enrollment strategy through innovation, collaboration, and data-informed leadership.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Research & Analysis
- Design and maintain predictive enrollment models, dashboards, and reporting tools that inform both undergraduate and graduate admissions strategy.
- Lead efforts to assess and forecast new student enrollment trends using historical data, market analysis, and external benchmarks.
- Identify new geographic or demographic markets using data-driven approaches to support recruitment targeting and planning.
- Collaborate with institutional research, IT, and vendors to ensure consistent and actionable data flow and insights.
- Communicate research findings and recommendations to senior leadership and enrollment stakeholders across the institution.
Operational Leadership & Systems Oversight
- Provide strategic leadership for the division’s enrollment technology ecosystem, including CRM systems (e.g., Slate, Salesforce), application platforms, and reporting tools.
- Guide the implementation of an undergraduate instance of Slate as the institution’s next-generation CRM, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, best practices, and student-centered outcomes.
- Partner with enrollment operations leadership to identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, scalability, and service quality.
- Oversee data governance, system optimization, and reporting functions to ensure systems are fully leveraged to support institutional enrollment goals.
- Manage relationships with third-party vendors and lead contract negotiations to ensure delivery of services that advance USD’s strategic objectives.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Serve as a liaison between admissions leadership (undergraduate and graduate) and data/IT teams to support strategic enrollment planning.
- Collaborate with campus leaders on data needs for academic program planning, enrollment targets, and institutional initiatives.
- Present enrollment trends, projections, and scenario models to a variety of audiences, including cabinet-level leadership and academic deans.
Lead Generation & Vendor Strategy
- Direct the institution’s lead generation and lead management strategies, leveraging internal data and external partnerships to identify high-potential markets.
- Evaluate, recommend, and manage third-party partners and platforms that support recruitment pipeline development, campaign targeting, and data enrichment.
Transformational Leadership & Student Experience
- Champion innovation and process redesign to improve the prospective student and family experience.
- Collaborate across the division to ensure enrollment systems, policies, and workflows enable personalized engagement, faster response times, and seamless service delivery.
- Identify opportunities to reimagine staff responsibilities, enabling team members to shift from transactional processing toward higher-value strategic and student-facing work.
- Foster a team culture that emphasizes innovation, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
- Lead cross-unit initiatives and projects related to enrollment technology, modeling, and strategic assessment.
Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.
Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.
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| Job Requirements: |
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, education, business, social sciences, or a related field required.
- Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in enrollment research, institutional research, or data analytics in higher education.
- Deep understanding of undergraduate and graduate admissions cycles, data, and operations.
- Proficiency with statistical software and languages such as R, Python, SPSS, or SAS.
- Advanced knowledge of relational databases and query languages (e.g., SQL).
- Experience working with CRM (e.g., Slate, Salesforce) and student information systems (e.g., Banner, PeopleSoft).
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for non-technical audiences.
- Understanding of data privacy, FERPA, and ethical data practices.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
- Experience developing enrollment forecasting or predictive yield models.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
Performance Expectations - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strategic and analytical thinking
- Leadership and team management
- Effective collaboration and communication
- Technical fluency in data tools and systems
- Commitment to access, transparency, and institutional mission
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| Posting Salary: |
$10,416.67 - 13,333.34 per month; Excellent Benefits
The University of San Diego offers a very competitive benefits package including; medical, dental, vision, a retirement contribution given to you by the University, and access to on-campus Fitness Centers. Please visit the benefits section of our website to view all of the perks and benefits that USD has to offer. USD: Human Resources: Benefits
The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience, education and other factors including departmental budget.
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