Assistant Vice President - Enrollment Management

About the Role

The Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for core enrollment functions at Lehman College. Reporting to the Vice President of Enrollment Management, the AVP directly oversees Admissions Processing, Recruitment, Admissions Technologies & Events, Scholarships & Awards, and College Now (Dual Enrollment). In addition, the AVP will lead the division in the absence of the Vice President. This role requires a collaborative, results-oriented leader with a strong commitment to access and cross-divisional partnership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for undergraduate, graduate, and dual enrollment admissions, advancing the College's mission as a public, urban, Hispanic- and Minority-Serving Institution committed to access, equity, and student success.
• Provide programmatic oversight for CUNY Future Ready, CUNY Explorers, and the strategic allocation of Lehman Scholarship funds.
• Oversee the end-to-end admissions operation for all academic programs, including policy development, application review and processing, communications strategy, and compliance with CUNY, state, and accreditation requirements.
• Partner with Lehman's Office of Communications and Marketing and Enrollment Communications to design and execute enrollment and recruitment strategies tailored to the Bronx, New York City, and regional markets, including school- and community-based partnerships.
• Direct admissions technologies to optimize CRM (Slate) and application platforms, communications workflows, analytics dashboards, and campus visit and recruitment experiences to support enrollment growth and persistence.
• Provide leadership for College Now and K–16 pathway initiatives, deepening partnerships with NYC public schools, ensuring academic integrity and compliance, and expanding early college access and credit-bearing opportunities. Establish partnerships with local and regional school districts, broadening recruitment areas.
• Collaborate closely with academic departments, honors programs (Macaulay Honors, Lehman Scholars), access programs (e.g., SEEK, ACE, Adult Degree Program), and graduate programs to align admissions and recruitment strategies with institutional and university priorities and targeted student populations.
• Work in partnership with Strategic Persistence Initiatives, Credit for Prior Learning, and transfer leadership to strengthen community college pathways and adult learner pipelines, including the strategic use of prior learning assessment to support access and degree completion.
• Serve as a key enrollment advisor to the Vice President for Enrollment Management, contributing to college-wide enrollment planning, forecasting, and continuous improvement efforts through the development and monitoring of key performance indicators and enrollment metrics.
• Advance a student-centered admissions experience that reflects Lehman's commitment to belonging and academic excellence, ensuring that campus visits, communications, and first impressions cultivate connection, trust, and yield.
• Ensure effective stewardship of admissions resources, including personnel, budget, technology, and workflows, while continually assessing processes and practices to improve efficiency, service delivery, and alignment with CUNY and Lehman strategic goals.
• Collaborate with Academic Affairs, Student Life, and Academic Programs and Student Success to develop undergraduate initiatives that promote retention and graduation, and successful pipeline programs that enable the university to reach its strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience.
• Master's or Doctoral Degree preferred.

Compensation

• Salary: $189,000
• CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off.

CUNY Title: Assistant Vice President