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The University of Virginia seeks applications for an inaugural Director of Enrollment Intelligence to build capacity for data analysis and evidence-based decision-making throughout UVA Enrollment and its four constituent units: Student Financial Services, the Office of Undergraduate Admission, the Office of the University Registrar, and the Virginia College Advising Corps. The Director, reporting to the Vice Provost for Enrollment, will be a caring, creating, collaborative, and student-centered professional. The Director will work closely, constructively, and proactively with senior leaders and colleagues in and beyond Enrollment to gather, discover, analyze, and disseminate evidence that helps the organization and its units strengthen the excellence, diversity, success, and sense of community of the student body; deepen service to students, schools, and communities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia; and advance the mission of the University.RESPONSIBILITIESThis position will:
- Design, lead, and assess strategies to help every colleague in Enrollment gain confidence in their ability to ask critical questions and answer those questions with evidence.
- Build capacity for action-oriented collection, visualization, and analysis of data, using widely available platforms such as Tableau, Qlik, SAS, SPSS, SQL, and Power BI.
- Lead efforts to create statistical and other evidence-informed models that advance UVA's goals for enrollment and its strategy for admission, scholarships, financial aid, student success, and service to communities across the Commonwealth.
- Work closely with the director of enrollment communications to make sure communications and marketing efforts are grounded in sound intelligence.
- Monitor external research in enrollment, admission, student finances, records and registration, access and opportunity, and related fields; identify and share examples to inform decisions about strategy and operations.
- Cultivate and maintain collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships with faculty and staff in other divisions and departments-for example, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Institutional Research and Analytics, Education and Human Development, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-whose research or administrative interests are aligned with the interests of Enrollment.
- In partnership with Institutional Research and Analytics, ensure accurate and effective reporting of enrollment data.
- In consultation with senior leaders in Enrollment, develop a plan for staffing and structuring efforts to gather and use intelligence throughout the organization.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/ATTRIBUTESIn addition to previous success in business intelligence, preferably within higher education, the successful candidate will demonstrate:- Ability to think strategically and creatively, and to understand and build upon the strategic and creative thinking of others.
- Ability to inspire curiosity in colleagues and to help them learn how to gather and assess data and other evidence.
- Empathy for students who are navigating the challenges of admission, financial aid, and enrollment, and for those who believe higher education is beyond their reach, as well as for their loved ones, teachers, counselors, and other influencers.
- Ability to build and sustain close and collaborative relationships with colleagues, and to organize and lead them to produce top-quality and strategically effective work.
- Exemplary communication skills.
- Ability to develop and execute social media strategy in support of communications, working with content generated by Enrollment as well as University Communications, students, and others to reach and engage prospective students.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and complete them on time and on budget.
- Deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to the educational benefits they provide to students.
The successful candidate must have a bachelor's degree with at least three years of experience, seven years of experience is or a masters degree with five years of experience is preferred. Fluency in Spanish would be a plus.UVA Enrollment is committed to caring for students from their first contact with UVA through graduation and beyond; to competing for the loyalty of students whose excellence and diversity will help their classmates prepare for lives as responsible citizen-leaders; to helping all students across the Commonwealth find their way to colleges and universities that will serve them well; and to collaborating joyfully and purposefully with colleagues across Grounds. Enrollment is also committed to acting on the knowledge that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential components of excellence that strengthen our ability to serve our students, faculty, and community.This position is located in Charlottesville, VA, with the potential to work in a hybrid environment.The anticipated start date is May 1, 2023. This is an EXEMPT level, benefited position.For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits. This position will remain open until filled. Review of applicants will begin March 30, 2023. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.To Apply:Please apply through Workday, and search for R0044697. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs.' Complete an application online with the following documents:- CV
- Cover letter
- Optional: previous deliverables reporting or analyzing data or other evidence (no more than 10 pages).
Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.For questions about the application process, please contact Ashley Cochran, Senior Recruiter at .References will be completed via UVA's standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see and ;br>COVID Vaccination Requirement and GuidelinesPlease visit the UVA COVID-19 Job Requirements and Guidelines webpage prior to applying for current information regarding vaccination requirementsandguidelines for employment at UVA. The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information. The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy.The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.