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Arizona State University is hiring a Manager - Los Angeles. The role involves leading and implementing recruitment strategies to increase enrollment across multiple California sites in the ASU Local program, coordinating outreach campaigns, ensuring smooth transfer pathways, and using data analytics to support student retention and success. The position also requires community engagement and advocacy to promote equitable access to higher education.

Highlights

Lead recruitment strategies to grow enrollment at California ASU Local sites including Long Beach, Los Angeles, Chula Vista, and one new site.
Coordinate efforts with community colleges, site staff, and University College’s Creative Communications team to ensure consistent messaging and support.
Carry a caseload of student coaching to inform recruitment and support strategies.
Collaborate on transfer pathways by training staff and working directly with community college advocates to reduce barriers for students.
Implement enrollment-to-completion strategies aimed at supporting a 90% retention rate for ASU Local students.
Monitor and report on enrollment, transfer, and retention data using analytics aligned with grant requirements.
Represent ASU Local in community and professional events, advocating for non-traditional and online student needs.
Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree (or equivalent), experience in data reporting, recruitment, enrollment, and student coaching or mentoring for 3+ years.
Familiarity with student case management, designing engaged learning experiences, and higher education enrollment processes is valued.
The position offers an annual salary range of $75,000-$77,000 DOE and is a grant-funded contract initially for six months, renewable based on performance.

Manager - Los Angeles Full Description

Job Profile:Academic Advisor 2

Job Family:Academic Advising

Time Type:Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:$77,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Resolves complex issues and also take the lead on projects built around student support and is both an individual-contributor position; works with a broad knowledge of overlapping functions and processes; team lead/holds team accountable/reports up to leadership/trainer.

Job Description:

ASU Local was born from ASU's pioneering efforts to create community-based college pathways, reimagining higher education to ensure equitable access for all learners. ASU Local blends the flexibility of online learning with in-person support and engagement. It offers students the opportunity to pursue an ASU degree while staying rooted in their own communities, supported by coaches, advocates, and peers. The program is designed to expand equitable access to higher education by removing barriers of geography and traditional campus constraints. Through ASU Local, learners gain both a world-class ASU education and the resources to succeed in college, career, and life.

This is a grant-funded position with an initial six-month contract, renewable contingent upon performance.

Position Salary Range: $75,000 - $77,000 per year; DOE

Essential Duties:

Enrollment Growth & Recruitment

Develop and implement recruitment strategies to increase enrollment in ASU Local programs across all current California sites (Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Chula Vista), as well as a new site under development.
Develop and implement recruitment strategies to increase enrollment in ASU Local programs at all sites
Support the ASU Local leadership team to partner with community colleges in Los Angeles and other target regions, and to expand awareness of ASU Local pathways
Work closely with the Director of Recruitment and Enrollment, and implement recruitment strategies
Coordinate with site staff to ensure consistent messaging, recruitment practices, and student support across sites
Coordinate targeted outreach campaigns through strong collaboration with the University College's Creative Communications team, and promote transfer pathways and bachelor's degree options
Carry a caseload of student coaching to better understand on-the-ground challenges and needs, ensuring that central recruitment and support strategies are responsive to student realities.

Transfer Pathways & Student Access

Collaborate with various teams to train ASU Local staff members and students to maximize the use of tools such as "mypath2asu"
Work directly with community college advocates and leaders to ensure smooth transfer processes, reducing barriers for students
Track transfer credit alignment and provide early guidance to prospective transfer students

Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

Implement enrollment-to-completion strategies that support the 90% retention goal for ASU Local students
Monitor enrollment, transfer, and retention data to identify gaps and improve student success outcomes
Maintain enrollment dashboards and recruitment activity reports aligned with grant reporting requirements
Use data analytics to track progress toward enrollment, transfer, and retention goals, adjusting strategies as needed
Prepare reports for internal and grant-related stakeholders on enrollment outcomes and progress toward objectives

Community Engagement & Advocacy

Represent ASU Local at community and professional events, building trust with students, families, and community partners
Advocate for the needs of non-traditional, online students in all enrollment and recruitment initiatives
Promote ASU Local's mission of expanding access to higher education through flexible and affordable pathways

Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director to support the organization's mission and strategic priorities.

Desired Qualifications:

Evidence of a Master's degree preferred; however, relevant work experience is highly valued. You have earned a bachelor's degree. Ideally, you will have a master's of education or equivalent.
Experience in data reporting, recruitment, and enrollment
Experience in instructing, coaching, or mentoring students (3+ years).
Evidence of how you have outperformed benchmarks in the areas of increased persistence, engagement, and goal attainment for young adults.
Evidence of having designed learning experiences and curriculum with a specific focus on engaged learning & hands-on programming for small & large groups of students. This may include experiential learning, deeper learning, and place-based learning.
Experience with recruiting and/ or enrolling in a higher education setting
Experience with student Case Management

Working Environment:

Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse
Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work
Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 25 pounds
Regular activities require the ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to the resolution of conflicts
Communicate to perform essential functions

Department Statement:

Historically, University College offers students a range of academic services, such as tutoring, career and major exploration classes, success courses, and college transition programs like ASU's First-Year Success program, among others. These programs and initiatives were conceived to support ASU's goal of improving student retention and persistence toward graduation. Today, University College is going through an exciting reinvention, focused on broadening its offerings for all learners from every major and at any stage of their academic journey. University College's goal is to disrupt the 20th-century model of higher education by:

Designing personalized learning experiences to end achievement disparities.
Designing for an integrated work and learning future
Designing services to support learners at scale by using design thinking, analytics, automation, and intelligent agents.
University College is guided by 5 key design principles: learners first, be bold, simplify, personalize, and collaborate.

Driving Requirement: Driving is not required for this position.

Location: Off-Campus: Los Angeles

Funding: No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workdayusing the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$14083.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

Cover letter
Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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Employment Verification Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement:This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

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