MANAGER - ASU LOCAL, LOS ANGELES

About the Role

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 role resolves complex issues and also takes 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.

Responsibilities

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

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.

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.

Pay & Schedule

• Salary Range: $75,000 - $77,000 per year; DOE
• This is a grant-funded position with an initial six-month contract, renewable contingent upon performance.

Benefits

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