Administrative Employment Opportunities

Associate Provost for Enrollment Management
Fielding Graduate University invites nominations and applications for the newly created leadership position of Associate Provost for Enrollment Management. The University seeks an experienced enrollment management professional with a proven record of success achieving student enrollment and revenue goals at the graduate level for a private college or university.

The Associate Provost will work with colleagues at Fielding's administrative headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

The Position:
The Associate Provost for Enrollment Management will report directly to the Provost and work in collaboration with other senior leaders and staff to closely link institutional research, marketing and communications, retention and persistence efforts, assessment, and continuous improvement processes. Key areas of accountability will include the development and implementation of a strategic enrollment management plan based on relevant market data and the University's mission, vision, and values. The Associate Provost will serve on the Provost's Academic Leadership Team and will supervise the following areas: Marketing & Admissions, Continuing Education, Institutional Research & Planning, and Student Services (Registrar, Records, Financial Aid, & Graduate Program Advising).

Qualifications:

• A Master's Degree and at least seven years of successful and progressive experience, including at least three years of management experience in enrollment management, marketing and admissions, continuing education, or institutional research and planning. Doctoral degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide administrative leadership within a graduate university setting required and in a distributed model preferred.
• Skilled at conducting research regarding the external environment as well as analysis of institutional data to improve current programs and functions and support student success.
• Computer literate and highly adept at utilizing on-line learning environments to communicate effectively verbally, in writing and online, with faculty, students, alumni and other professionals
• Skills and ability to assist with the development of effective working relationships at all levels of the University and personnel, including issues of diversity, sensitivity, support and interpersonal conflict resolution and collaboration.

About Fielding Graduate University:
For more than thirty years, Fielding Graduate University has served a community of scholar-practitioners dedicated to transformational learning and social justice through innovative doctoral and master's programs, a collaborative learning model, and continuing professional education. We are an assessment-based, combined residency/distributed learning institution. Fielding maintains a geographically dispersed, yet closely-knit community of academicians who value learning, creativity, relationships, inclusiveness, and respect for individual differences. We strive to maintain a collaborative and mutually supportive community in a welcoming work environment. Please visit our website at www.fielding.edu for more information.

Application and Nomination:
A curriculum vitae; names/complete contact information of three references; and a cover letter describing the fit between your experience and the above qualifications may be submitted electronically to hr@fielding.edu. Nominations for this position may be emailed to provost@fielding.edu. Review of applications begins May 1, 2008. The closing date is June 30, 2008. Desired start date is September, 2008.