Director, Prep and Subscription Services - Oklahoma Baptist University

About the Role

Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) transforms lives by equipping students to pursue academic excellence, integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, engage a diverse world, and live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ. All employees are expected to embrace and model the following commitments:

• Demonstrate commitment to the essentials of the Christian faith.
• Commit to the mission and vision of Oklahoma Baptist University.
• Treat people with dignity and respect.
• Build relationships on honesty, integrity, and trust.
• Strive for excellence through teamwork, leadership, and a strong work ethic.
• Manage human and financial resources wisely and efficiently.

The Director of Bison Prep and Subscription Services oversees the university’s high school student preparatory department (concurrent programs), including managing dual credit partnerships with high schools and advising dual enrollment students in both online and in-person modalities. This role also leads in recruiting new subscription-model partners and providing customer care for these partners, including supporting the onboarding and advising of students entering the university through subscription-based partnership programs. The Director serves as a key liaison between the university, partner high schools, subscription partners, academic departments, and enrolled students to ensure a seamless, high-quality academic and student support experience.

Responsibilities

Dual Credit & High School Partnership Management

• Manage and maintain dual credit partnerships with high schools, including communication, coordination, and compliance with institutional and state policies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for high school administrators.
• Provide leadership to support team members as they coordinate course offerings, student eligibility, registration processes, grading timelines, and academic calendars related to dual credit.
• Collaborate with academic departments to ensure curricular alignment and instructional quality.
• Recruit new partners annually.

Student Advising & Support (Dual Enrollment)

• Provide academic advising to dual enrollment students participating in online and on-campus courses.
• Guide students and families through enrollment processes, course selection, registration, academic policies, and university expectations.
• Support students in navigating learning management systems, academic resources, and student services.
• Monitor student progress and proactively intervene when academic or engagement concerns arise.
• Communicate regularly with students, parents/guardians (as appropriate), and school partners.

Subscription-Based Partnership Onboarding & Advising

• Recruit new partners (businesses, schools, churches) to the OBU subscription model in which entities pay a fee for employees to receive free or discounted tuition.
• Provide customer care for subscribed partners.
• Support onboarding for new students entering the university through subscription-based partnership models.
• Provide leadership to administrative team members to ensure contracts, invoices, and payments are processed.
• Collaborate with admissions, registrar, financial services, and academic units to ensure smooth student entry and persistence.

Administrative & Collaborative Functions

• Maintain accurate student and partnership records using institutional systems.
• Assist with program assessment, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of advising materials, guides, and communication templates.
• Participate in outreach events, information sessions, and training related to dual credit and partnership programs.
• Stay informed on best practices and regulatory requirements related to dual enrollment and pre-college programs.
• Meet regularly with online partners.
• Assist in recruiting new subscription partners.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience in academic advising, student services, enrollment management, or partnership coordination in a higher education or K–12 context.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with high school students, parents, educators, and university stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple programs and priorities simultaneously.

Qualifications

• Education Required: High School Diploma
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience Required: Administrative Experience
• Preferred: Experience in education as a teacher, administrator, or advisor
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Ability to travel, on occasion, to meet with schools or attend conferences
• Must be a member of a local evangelical Christian church (*Evangelical is a broad term referring to a segment within Christianity which maintains the authority of the Bible and the belief in salvation by faith in Jesus alone).

Benefits

OBU offers an extensive array of benefits and opportunities for full-time employees, including:

• Generous premium contributions for nationwide family-friendly Health and Dental coverages.
• Free life insurance that includes accidental death and dismemberment equal to an employee’s base salary.
• Access to optional employee-paid ancillary benefits like vision, hospitalization, critical illness, accident, and additional employee-paid family life insurance coverages.
• Education benefits at OBU and other institutions of higher education.
• Generous paid time off, including annual granted vacation time, accrued sick leave, six annual holidays, and week-long breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas (including energy conservation days).
• Employer matching opportunity for retirement investments in a 403(b)(9) plan administered by GuideStone (for employees working at least half-time).
• Free family membership to the OBU Recreation and Wellness Center (RAWC).
• Global outreach university mission trips.
• Cafeteria discounts and parking privileges.

For more information about current OBU employee benefits and opportunities, contact the Human Resources staff.