Job description

The Vice Provost for Enrollment Management (VPEM) provides leadership in planning, developing, executing, and assessing a strategic undergraduate enrollment management plan for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The VPEM is responsible for organizing and creating a vision for the Division of Enrollment Management (DEM). The units currently within the Division, including Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment, Student Financial Aid, and Registrar, as well as an applied research unit (SSTAR Lab), provide foundational support and services for the academic infrastructure throughout the student lifecycle. The mission of the Division of Enrollment Management is to attract, enroll, and support the most talented students. The Division consists of over 200 full-time employees, 50 part-time employees and 130 student employees; it has an operating budget of $25.6 million and administers a financial aid program consisting of federal, state, institutional, and private funds that exceed $600 million annually.

The VPEM is responsible for providing an administrative infrastructure that documents student learning and success from recruitment through graduation and beyond. As part of the overall management of the various units, the VPEM will provide supervision and guidance to the division’s directors, which will involve promoting best practices in hiring and retention, performance management (individual annual performance reviews), review of professional development plans, work area plans, and progress reports in accordance with UW System and campus policies. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring effective communication, dissemination of information, and pro-active program development within the offices.

The VPEM serves on the Provost’s leadership team and, in collaboration with colleagues under the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and in the Office of Data, Academic Planning and Institutional Research (DAPIR), leads the development, implementation and ongoing evaluation of the undergraduate enrollment management strategy that includes attracting and retaining successful UW-Madison undergraduate students and aligns with University priorities and adheres to the wider policy environment. The VPEM will work closely with the provost and other campus leaders to develop and implement enrollment strategies driven by institutional priorities and provide leadership in fulfilling the University’s recruitment and retention goals.

The VPEM oversees the management of the DEM budgets and develops best practices and procedures that allow the division not only to meet its administrative obligations and maintain a balanced budget, but to creatively introduce new initiatives in alignment with the goals and objectives of campus leadership. The VPEM also works closely with other campus leaders, including the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, to assess and, as necessary, modify existing and develop new approaches to the undergraduate student experience and student success.

Responsibilities:

Directs enrollment management strategic planning and evaluation, resource allocation, and personnel management in support of establishing and attaining institutional enrollment goals.

• 25% Directs enrollment management strategic planning initiatives and establishes divisional objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources, and alignment with the strategic plan
• 25% Facilitates divisional and cross-unit enrollment planning and enrollment issue resolution
• 10% Serves as the subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholder groups regarding enrollment management operations and functions
• 10% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 15% Evaluates enrollment management strategy effectiveness and provides recommendations for improvement at the division and unit levels
• 10% Represents the university in community, state, regional, national and international professional associations, boards and other groups dedicated to service the mission of higher education, access, and enrollment
• 5% Leads divisional efforts to recruit, retain and grow a welcoming team of talent with a high level of cultural fluency

Institutional Statement on Diversity:Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:Preferred
Master’s Degree

Qualifications:Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
Work history of progressive responsibility within a complex organization in a division dedicated to the delivery of service to students, faculty and staff associated with student services, including experience in senior position(s) responsible for one or more of the following: the administration of student academic records, financial aid services, and admissions and recruitment. The successful candidate’s accumulated experience should include knowledge of best practices for records and enrollment services, overseeing personnel and budget for a unit, and comprehensive understanding of institutional, state, federal, and other regulations that impact enrollment operations.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be a creative, experienced leader who is able to serve as an effective spokesperson for the mission, vision, and goals of the DEM, as well as the University.

Highly qualified candidates will have senior-level experience in enrollment management, with a record of increasing responsibility, including expertise and skills in most of the following areas:
* Active participation and leadership shaping current conversations guiding the field of enrollment management, with particular knowledge and awareness of legislation and compliance requirements affecting student recruitment, retention, and financial aid.
* Proven record of working collaboratively with key campus and unit leaders in managing student enrollment and recruitment to meet the strategic goals of campus and schools/colleges.
* Demonstrated effectiveness in interpreting, influencing, and applying board of trustees and university higher education policies and procedures. Experience implementing, interpreting, and complying with current federal rules and policies such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Higher Education Act (HEA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) at a complex and comprehensive university in an ever-changing and dynamic landscape.
* Demonstrated experience using data to shape and achieve institutional strategy and goals.
* Demonstrated commitment to fostering diversity of background and viewpoint across an organization and fostering a healthy and inclusive climate that enables success for members of the organization.
* The creativity and problem-solving skills needed to address both challenges and opportunities related to enrollment management, including the appropriate organizational strategies, and the ability to drive positive change.
* Demonstrated experience in effectively working in an environment that requires prioritization and efficient use of existing resources and strategic creation of new resources. Ability to work in partnership with university foundations and alumni associations to steward donor relationships and raise funds and scholarships, develop grant proposals and seek external funding for initiatives that support student access, recruitment, and success.
* Demonstrated leadership within a complex organization, including strong supervisory, organizational, and communicative skills.

Work Type:Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/)

Additional Information:Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, UW-Madison is required by Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7) to release the names of all applicants to anyone who requests that information. If you would like to request confidentiality, please indicate that in an email to Nicole Sancilio, at the Isaacson, Miller search firm ([email protected]). Candidates who advance to the finalist round are announced publicly prior to their campus visits.

Official Title:Chief Enrollment Off (Inst)(AE029)

Department(s):A05-ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION

Employment Class:Limited

Job Number:316156-LI

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here

To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process (e.g., application, interview, pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the Division Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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How to apply

Applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this position description.

The Isaacson, Miller search firm is assisting the University of Wisconsin-Madison in this search. To ensure consideration, candidate materials should be received by August 4, 2025 however this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled. Nominations and application materials should be submitted using the Isaacson, Miller candidate portal – https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/university-of-wisconsin-madison/vice-provost-enrollment.

Applicants are encouraged to visit https://apps.diversity.wisc.edu/questionnaire.aspx to complete voluntary self-identification information using PVL# 316156

Contact:Nicole Sancikio
[email protected]
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