Director of Pre-Orientation & Student Success Programs

Position Specific Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Mission-Centered Leadership Program Development & Outreach

• Provide strategic leadership and vision for all pre-orientation programs ensuring alignment with Jesuit values institutional mission and student learning goals.
• Design and oversee programs that support students intellectual social emotional spiritual and ethical development.
• Integrate reflection meaning-making and community-building into pre-orientation experiences.
• Promote inclusive excellence by developing programs that support students from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences.
• Establish clear participation goals for each pre-orientation program and lead strategies to meet or exceed student enrollment targets.
• Lead long-range planning to ensure program innovation sustainability and responsiveness to emerging student needs. Scale programs as directed by senior leadership.

Student Outreach & Enrollment Strategy

• Develop and implement comprehensive outreach plans to promote pre-orientation programs to incoming students and families.
• Create oversee and approve content including website copy portal content email campaigns social media messaging and print materials.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications Admissions and all other stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging branding and timing of outreach.
• Utilize data to segment audiences and tailor communications to reach diverse student populations effectively.
• Monitor registration trends and engagement metrics; adjust outreach strategies in real time to achieve participation targets.
• Ensure marketing practices reflect accessibility standards inclusive language and Jesuit values.

Administrative & Operational Management

• Oversee all operational aspects of pre-orientation programs including planning timelines logistics contracts registration systems housing dining transportation and risk management.
• Develop manage and steward program budgets with a commitment to responsible resource use.
• Establish and maintain policies procedures and assessment practices that support student learning safety and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with university policies accessibility standards and applicable regulations.

Supervision Training & Leadership Formation

• Recruit hire supervise and evaluate professional and student staff supporting pre-orientation initiatives. Coordinate student leader scheduling in a manner that accommodates other departmental responsibilities.
• Mentor student leaders emphasizing leadership development reflection skill building and professional competencies.
• Develop and deliver nuanced training programs for any students staff or faculty involved with pre-orientation and student success programs identifying training topics most appropriate for individual pre-orientation programs.
• Foster a collaborative inclusive and engaged team culture.

Collaboration & Community Engagement

• Partner with campus colleagues across Academic Affairs Campus Ministry Student Affairs Admissions Campus Safety Services and Enrollment Management to support a seamless new student transition.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to incorporate academic engagement and faculty expertise into pre-orientation programs.
• Serve on institutional committees and working groups focused on student transition engagement and retention.
• Represent the University in regional and national professional associations related to orientation transition and retention programming.

Programming & Strategic Initiatives

• Supervise assigned new student orientation and welcome weekend programming.
• Provide leadership to all institutional yield registration orientation and first-year retention initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Vice Provost of Orientation Transition and New Student Success to guide assigned year-round strategic enrollment initiatives that contribute to academic progression retention and graduation.
• Innovate departmental programming to reflect best practices and meet the evolving needs of new students.

Assessment Learning & Continuous Improvement

• Design and implement assessment strategies that evaluate student learning outcomes engagement sense of belonging and participation trends.
• Analyze participation data marketing effectiveness and student feedback to inform program and outreach improvements.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership demonstrating program impact enrollment outcomes and alignment with institutional goals.
• Develop expertise on best practices in pre-orientation and transition programming and incorporate mission-aligned innovative practices into pre-orientation curriculum.

Loyola Marymount University Expectations

Exhibit behavior that supports the mission vision and values of the and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional responsible accountable and ethical a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Requisite Qualifications

• Typically a Masters degree in Higher Education Administration Student Affairs Educational Leadership Counseling Psychology Project Management Marketing or a related field or equivalent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge skills and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation/policy changes.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in higher education orientation enrollment management event planning operations transition programs admissions student affairs or related functional areas.
• Demonstrated success managing complex programs logistics contracts staff and large-scale outreach efforts.
• Strong initiative and attention to detail with a track record of successful project management and completion.
• Experience developing outreach plans and using data to drive strategic program enrollment and growth.
• Excellent interpersonal organizational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience leading pre-orientation or extended orientation programs.
• Experience with assessment data-informed decision-making and analytics.

Working Conditions & Expectations

• Evening and weekend work required during peak summer and pre-orientation periods.
• Availability for overnight travel required for pre-orientation program supervision.
• This role is a campus-based position that works on the Loyola Marymount University Westchester campus in Los Angeles California.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of this position.

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Salary range

Please note that this position may not be eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.