Director of Student Recruitment & Enrollment

The Director of Student Recruitment and Enrollment leads and implements student enrollment initiatives across a KIPP TEAM & Family region. The Director will be responsible for setting the vision for enrollment and student recruitment efforts achieving ambitious enrollment Paterson and fostering strong relationships with community stakeholders to ensure KIPP remains the school of choice for families in Paterson. The Director will report directly to the Managing Director of Marketing Communications and Enrollment.

The Director of Student Recruitment and Enrollment will be responsible for designing and implementing successful recruitment and enrollment strategies managing multiple priorities and building relationships with diverse stakeholders. They will actively monitor enrollment data make strategic decisions based on insights and work flexible hours including nights and weekends as required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Recruitment Strategy Development

• Lead the development and implementation of a regional vision and strategy for student recruitment and enrollment ensuring full enrollment.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive recruitment strategy plan with clear enrollment targets and metrics.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures for student recruitment and enrollment cycles.
• Train and support direct reports in executing recruitment strategies including canvassing and family engagement efforts.
• Collaborate with school leaders and operations teams to oversee the enrollment process from initial application to the first day of school.

Recruitment and Outreach Execution

• Design and implement recruitment campaigns that reflect our mission and value proposition leveraging digital outreach social media and community partnerships.
• Build and sustain partnerships with local organizations and community leaders to enhance visibility and trust in KTAF schools.
• Oversee recruitment events such as open houses lotteries and new family orientations ensuring a welcoming and informative experience for prospective families.

Enrollment Systems and Compliance

• Oversee the collection and management of student applications and enrollment data
• Ensure compliance with all charter enrollment laws and policies.
• Track and analyze data related to recruitment and enrollment benchmarks to drive continuous improvement and use data analytics to drive strategic initiatives.
• Develop systems to optimize student transitions between elementary middle and high school achieving at least 85% matriculation rates across feeder patterns.

Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• Directly manage recruiters including part-time recruitment staff.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings to provide guidance monitor progress and support professional development.
• Facilitate enrollment meetings to ensure alignment on recruitment goals and deliverables.
• Partner with the Marketing and Communications team to develop materials and campaigns that highlight the strengths of our schools.
• Ensure accurate and effective data tracking and analysis and report out to stakeholders
• Engage with school leaders and operations teams to ensure a seamless and family-friendly enrollment process and to support strong alignment on student recruitment and retention strategies.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above essential duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications :

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree required; Masters degree in Education Marketing Communications or related fields preferred.
• 5 years of experience in student recruitment enrollment management or related fields preferably in education.
• Demonstrated success in managing varied stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and data analysis tools; familiarity with enrollment systems preferred.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to the dynamic needs of the organization and employees.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple assignments at once.
• Ability to travel to school locations to meet with staff as needed..
• Ability to work across cultures with all levels of organization as well as with different functions.

Physical Requirements

The usual and customary methods of performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands:

• Prolonged periods of working at the computer and sitting at a desk.
• Travel to various school locations in Paterson and occasionally around NJ.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Additional Information :

Compensation & Benefits

KIPP Team & Family offers a market-competitive salary ranging from $110000-$135000.  Salary ranges at KIPP are set based upon the role level and function using benchmarks in the education and non-profit sector and allow for growth within the role.  Individual compensation within this range will be set  based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: relevant professional experience and qualifications; education skills and training; and market conditions.  

In addition to a competitive salary we a generous benefits package including but not limited to the following:  

• Robust benefits that include medical dental and vision 
• Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan including matching contributions
• A school-issued laptop
• Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
• Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year) allocated sick and personal days and an extended summer break 
• Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
• Employer paid life insurance
• Extensive optional ancillary benefits including short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex gender age religion national origin citizen status marital status physical or mental disability military or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our organization will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization. No questions on this application are asked for any unlawful purpose.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time