Program Manager of Enrollment and Special Projects

Description

• Serve as the primary point of contact and project lead with the organizations external marketing and advertising partners to ensure alignment on branding messaging and campaign execution.
• Lead the development and implementation of data-informed student recruitment strategies including digital campaigns print collateral and grassroots outreach.
• Monitor campaign performance in collaboration with the marketing firm and internal stakeholders; recommend optimizing efforts across platforms (social media radio direct mail etc.).
• Coordinate school-specific and region-wide enrollment events such as open houses school tours and community tabling.
• Partner with school leaders and operations teams to ensure seamless application and registration processes.
• Analyze enrollment and retention data to identify trends and inform strategy ensuring the organization meets or exceeds enrollment targets.
• Expand outreach and build trust in local communities through partnerships with community-based organizations youth programs and early childhood centers.
• Designs and delivers training programs to equip teammates with practical strategies tools and communication techniques for student outreach ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Collaborate with the PowerSchool and Data Systems teams to map and synchronize data flows between our application and registration platform and the Student Information System (SIS) ensuring seamless integration improved data integrity and enhanced operational efficiency.

• Support school-based operations teams in implementing high-priority projects and process improvements.
• Act as a project manager for time-sensitive initiatives such as school relocations compliance rollouts or new program launches.
• Monitor operational metrics and provide regional leaders with tools insights and support to drive performance.
• Coordinate collaboration between academics facilities and HR to ensure smooth regional execution.
• Provide direct support to school-based operations teams on critical day-to-day functions including facilities management safety protocols procurement and compliance-related tasks.
• Provides regional-level support for compliance reporting by coordinating data collection ensuring accuracy and assisting with timely submissions to authorizers local and state agencies.

• Project manage key regional internal events such as regional professional development trainings summer institutes and regionwide events by developing comprehensive project plans and working closely with other teammates to execute them.
• Manages project-related vendor relationships including negotiations and disputes.
• Analyzes feedback and suggestions on events identifies areas for improvement and implements changes.
• Identifies and implements new processes and tools to improve effectiveness
• Delivers any required tools or process trainings.
• Research various topics to provide applicable parties with information insights or suggestions.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned

• Demonstrate knowledge of and support the Aspire Public Schools mission vision value statements including antiracism policies and procedures operating instructions confidentiality standards and the code of ethical behavior
• Actively seeks to improve and simplify Aspires approach to particular job functions.
• Comfortable with the utilization of technology in a remote environment
• This role may require travel up to 80% of the time to schools across the region and may require some periodic travel to all Aspire regions and/or other locations for conferences/professional development
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

• Demonstrated track record in seeing and dismantling racism and other forms of oppression
• Strong organizational planning time management and multi-tasking skills
• Strong attention to detail and a good communicator
• Strong analytical critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated skills in identifying issues formulating and implementing solutions
• Unafraid of data! Driven to discover problems and insights that help drive a decision
• Collectivist orientation with the ability to build strong interpersonal relationships and work effectively in a collaborative environment
• Ability to think strategically anticipating future outcomes and events and incorporating them into thoughtful solutions
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously adjust priorities and work autonomously in ambiguous environments
• Track record of leadership influence curiosity and perseverance
• Enjoy identifying opportunities to reinvent and simplify current processes
• Experience in education or the nonprofit sector
• Demonstrated ability to influence people
• Demonstrated interest in continuous improvement
• Strong commitment and passion for social justice and Aspire Public Schools core values

• Moving oneself in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces
• Remaining in a stationary position often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Assessing the accuracy neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• Communicating with others to exchange information
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists hands and/or fingers

• The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work indoors in a standard office computer lab and/or classroom environment.
• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments.
• Exposure to dust oils and cleaning chemicals.
• Some exposure to childhood and other diseases in a school environment.
• Work outside of regular workdays and office hours may be required to meet operational deadlines.