Westminster University, a private, independent and comprehensive university with a liberal arts foundation in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving students for nearly 150 years, is seeking a new Vice President of Enrollment Management (VPEM). The VPEM will join Westminster at a transformative time, working closely with President Bethami (Beth) Dobkin, to help shape an institution around pillars of academic quality, student access and success, and distinctive learning experiences. This transformation includes a new approach to integrated wellness, outdoor learning, and inclusive leadership, which has been broadly conceived and integrated into the curriculum. Additionally, Westminster has launched a signature undergraduate student experience, “WestX,” and continues the expansion of graduate and professional programs.

Full Position Announcement: https://nessearches.com/westminster-vpem/

Compensation
Westminster offers a competitive compensation package, including relocation assistance, and a salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. The range identified for this role is $170,000-$190,000. In this important leadership position, the successful candidate will have an active on-campus presence.

To Apply
NES, a national executive search firm specializing in higher education, is assisting Westminster University with this search for a Vice President of Enrollment Management. If you wish to have a confidential conversation about this opportunity or submit nominations, please contact: Laura Robinson, (laura.robinson@nessearches.com) or Liz Daly (elizabeth.daly@nessearches.com). To apply, please send the following items: 1) a resume, 2) a detailed letter of interest, and 3) contact information for five professional references by email to: westminster@nessearches.com. For assurance of full consideration, please submit application materials no later than July 1, 2025. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. All applications and nominations will be considered confidential, and notice will be given before references are contacted. The VPEM’s anticipated start date is early fall, 2025.

Westminster University is committed to a diversified workforce, equal opportunity, and nondiscrimination. To this end, Westminster prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on race or ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, disabilities, genetic information, or status as a veteran, or any other category or classification protected by applicable federal, state, or city laws.

Qualifications and Characteristics
The new Vice President should be an innovative and collaborative enrollment management leader with a distinctive record of achievement, including expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enrollment and financial aid processes.

The successful candidate must have a bachelor’s degree (a master’s degree is preferred) and significant experience in a leadership and managerial role in a higher education setting. In addition, the Vice President should demonstrate the following qualifications, skills, and abilities:

• Proven leadership ability to attract, develop, and empower talented managers and teams that embrace continuous improvement and exceptional service to potential and current students, parents and institutional colleagues; willingness to build and support an environment of collaboration and excellence in the enrollment management unit;
• Experience in developing strategic financial aid leveraging models;
• Demonstrated success in building a strong data and measurement function that leverages the use of technology and analysis of data; ability to summarize, and present complex data to various constituencies;
• Ability to develop and implement a comprehensive vision and strategy around undergraduate, graduate, and professional school enrollment;
• Track record of building and sustaining a student body aligned with a deep understanding of the educational value of a diverse community;
• Executive leadership skills including visionary leadership, strategic thinking, commitment to excellent services, and an innovative spirit with a commitment to promote excellence in education;
• A high level of transparency which allows for excellent partnership and consensus-building within a highly collaborative environment;
• Understanding of the relationship between recruitment and retention, and experience collaborating with units across campus to promote student success and inclusive excellence across the student experience.
• Experience in leveraging an existing brand to attract, admit, and enroll a diverse pool of qualified students and achieve enrollment goals; and
• Fluency in software systems that support recruitment, admission review, financial aid management, and student success.

About NES

NES (formerly Napier Executive Search) specializes in senior level enrollment management searches for post-secondary institutions. Established in 2014, the firm's search consultants bring extensive experience in enrollment management positions along with knowledge of today's employment landscape. Calling on our past experience in higher education enrollment roles and extensive sales and consultative experience with deans, directors and vice presidents across multiple states and regions, we nurture connections with enrollment professionals.

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