Director of Student Enrollment

Job Description

POSITION: Director of Student Enrollment

REPORTS TO: Managing Director of Student Recruitment and Enrollment

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: Immediate

COMPENSATION: $74,604 – 89,525, Home Office Grade 7

EVERY OPPORTUNITY STARTS WITH A YES

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of an equity driven, team-oriented culture. 

Our campuses are advancing educational equity. Some quick stats about us:

• 19,500 Students
• 2,300 Team Members
• 15 Secondary Campuses
• 9 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options  within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work will include:

Student Enrollment

• Leading and orchestrating the yearly lottery process for all incoming students at YES Prep Public Schools;
• Establishing and maintaining geographical boundaries for all new and existing campuses for the purpose of determining transportation, feeder patterns, and lottery priority;
• Validating the quality of all data collected and utilized in the lottery and enrollment process and using identified gaps in existing processes and areas to lead on targeted support to improve enrollment efforts;
• Leading the vision and execution of the yearly student registration and re-enrollment processes, with the collaboration of the District Registrar, Compliance, and SIS teams for oversight and execution;
• Developing and overseeing the internal student transfer policy and process, in collaboration with District Registrar;
• Troubleshooting lottery and enrollment issues throughout the year, supporting Directors of Campus Operations and Lottery Coordinators with policies, protocols, and procedures;
• Leading vendor management with enrollment system platform, SchoolMint, and a customer relationship management system, HubSpot to ensure service level agreements are sustained.

 People Management

• Supporting the Managing Director of Recruitment and Enrollment with the development of Student Recruitment Coordinators;
• Building and cultivating relationships with key stakeholders within YES Prep (marketing, campus leadership, C-Suite, etc.) to create an aligned onboarding process for new students.

Project Management and Strategy

• Creating and implementing the student recruitment strategic plan to meet critical enrollment targets;
• Project managing student recruitment and enrollment efforts across YES schools to meet organizational enrollment goals;
• Establishing and upholding clear student lottery processes and supporting the Student Recruitment Coordinators to execute processes;
• Training, collaborating with, and ensuring accountab