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Title: Dean of Strategic Enrollment Management

Position Type: Administrator Full Time

College: Red Rocks Community College

Division: Student Affairs

Department: RRCC Dean of Enrollment Management

Campus: RRCC Lakewood Campus

Location: Lakewood

Salary Range: $110,658 - $121,724

Who We Are:

Red Rocks Community College exemplifies extraordinary. We are dedicated to our Vision and Mission, which promote student achievement, staff empowerment, and community engagement. We live our values: Learning, Collaboration, Community, Belonging, and Empowerment.

RRCC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.

Job Summary:

Red Rocks Community College seeks a Dean of Strategic Enrollment Management to provide forward-looking vision, leadership, and direction for the College’s strategic enrollment management efforts. Reporting to the Vice President of Student Affairs, the Dean will establish a clear vision, identify opportunities for sustainable enrollment growth, and lead the development and execution of coordinated strategies that serve the College’s distinct student populations and enrollment pathways. These efforts will advance recruitment and onboarding, retention, completion, transfer, and career or workforce placement.

Working across the College, the Dean uses enrollment data, forecasting, and assessment to establish priorities, guide decisions, and improve outcomes. The Dean leads and coordinates enrollment management activities, monitors progress toward enrollment and retention goals, and works with campus partners to strengthen recruitment, onboarding, registration, and student support practices. The Dean also provides strategic and operational leadership for assigned functions, setting clear priorities and ensuring that teams, resources, and services are aligned with institutional goals.

As a senior college leader, the Dean builds strong partnerships across the College and with K–12 districts, community organizations, government entities, and workforce and industry partners. The Dean leads and develops directors and their teams, promotes accountability and operational excellence, oversees departmental resources, and provides executive leadership with clear analysis and recommendations related to enrollment trends, student success, and emerging opportunities.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strategic vision and strong execution: The ability to develop a compelling enrollment management vision, translate it into clear priorities and measurable strategies, and successfully lead implementation within assigned teams and across the College.
• Collaborative and influential leadership: The ability to build trusted relationships, communicate effectively with varied audiences, and bring departments and divisions together around shared enrollment and student success goals.
• Data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement: The ability to interpret enrollment and student success information, identify opportunities, communicate meaningful insights, and use evidence to improve strategies, services, and institutional outcomes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of strategic enrollment management principles, practices, and trends in higher education.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, both verbal and written, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with many types of individuals.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment,
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across departments, divisions of the College, and external partners.
• Problem solving skills include the ability to find innovative solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in student development, higher education, counseling, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Five years of significant administrative experience in strategic enrollment management, admissions, student affairs, business administration, sales, or marketing.
• Supervisory experience with higher education staff at a director's level or above.
• Experience gathering and analyzing enrollment data.
• Experience using enrollment and student success data to support student recruitment, enrollment, and retention.
• Knowledge of effective student onboarding strategies and practices.
• Understanding of enrollment management fundamentals and application and knowledge of FERPA and federal and state policies impacting college admissions, recruiting, registration, and student records management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including supervisory and budgetary responsibilities in student services.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with students, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds and evidence of a commitment to creating an inclusive learning and work environment.
• Experience in assessment and program development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in a higher education or related field.
• Community college administrative experience.
• Experience with Banner or related student information technologies & systems.

Physical & Cognitive Demands

The following are some of the physical and cognitive demands commonly associated with this position.

• Occasionally moves, positions, and transports files and office materials weighing up to 10 lbs.
• This is largely a sedentary role. This position operates in an office environment and constantly uses a computer, and routinely uses standard office equipment including phones, copiers, etc.
• The person in this position constantly communicates with internal and external constituents and students. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Cognitive demands include comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, synthesizing, negotiating, communicating, instructing, and interpersonal skills.
• May require hours outside of regular office hours. May require work at both campuses. May require travel between campuses.

Starting Salary

Starting salary range for this position is $110,658 to $121,724 annually, commensurate with education and experience. This is a full-time, FLSA-exempt position. This position has been exempted from the State Classified System.

To Apply

All applicants must submit:

1. Resume
2. Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement.

Candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications as related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates may redact any personally identifiable information on their materials including but are not limited to age, date of birth, and dates of attendance and date of graduation for educational institutions. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@rrcc.edu.

Benefits

At RRCC, we value and uphold a commitment to a workplace that focuses on employees. In addition to rewarding and meaningful work, we offer a comprehensive selection of benefits to support our employees, including:

• Strong, flexible retirement benefits including Colorado PERA’s Defined Benefit Plan or Defined Contribution Plan. RRCC contributes 21.61% of your salary on your behalf. Supplemental retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans are also available.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and flexible savings benefits.
• Employee assistance services such as counseling, professional coaching, financial planning, and more, are available to you and members of your household at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP).
• Generous paid time off benefits including up to 15 hours of annual leave and 10 hours sick leave per month, 10 paid holidays per year, and up to 18 hours for academic and volunteer activities.
• Tuition assistance for employees and their eligible dependents at any community college within the Colorado Community College System or CCCOnline.
• State employees are eligible to participate in BenefitHub which offers discounts for retailers and services and other benefits resources.
• Employees may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Additional information about this program can be found on the Colorado Division of Human Resources website.

Notice to all Applicants

• Final candidate will be subject to successful completion of a background check, and, if applicable, a motor vehicle record review.
• Former employees of the Colorado Community College System, or one of its 13 colleges, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in their application material.
• Final candidates are required to submit unofficial transcripts for non-instructional positions and official transcripts for instructional positions to Human Resources within thirty (30) days of hire.
• Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
• Red Rocks Community College participates in E-Verify.
• Red Rocks Community College is a tobacco and smoke-free campus.
• All RRCC employees, except student employees, contribute to Colorado PERA at a fixed percentage of their earnings and do not contribute to Social Security.
• Finalist must be willing to make Colorado their primary workplace.
• Employees may not have a combination of overtime exempt and non-exempt positions within the System at the same time. Employees in overtime exempt positions may be eligible for additional assignments, such as teaching or other non-instructional academic work, outside of their regular position duties. Payment for additional assignments shall be in accordance with the College’s or System Office’s applicable pay schedule for similarly situated positions where the work is being performed. Work on additional assignments must be completed when the employee is not receiving regular pay for another position and are subject to all applicable workload limits.

RRCC/CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Red Rocks Community College and Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to sex, gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, familial status, veteran or military status, pregnancy status, marital status, religion, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our Accommodations and Non-Discrimination policies, plus other helpful information, can be found publicly at https://www.rrcc.edu/disclaimers-and-legal-notices.

We also believe in going further. At RRCC we have a focus on equity and belonging. We strive to create a community in which everyone feels respected and valued for their unique talents and contributions, and where people from all backgrounds are able to achieve their goals. Red Rocks Community College acknowledges that inclusion and equity are multifaceted and complex concepts, and that our efforts in these areas will require innovation, intention, and an institutional commitment to these principles, across our entire college community.

Red Rocks Community College is an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). As we move toward full HSI status, we are focused on servingness and are committed to creating a learning environment where equity is expected and our Latinx students thrive.

For information regarding Red Rocks Community College Security, including Clery Act/Crime Statistics for the campuses and surrounding area, please see the https://www.rrcc.edu/campus-police.