National Student Recruitment and Enrollment Manager - (Immediate Opening)

About the role

The National Student Recruitment and Enrollment Manager contributes to the annual student enrollment cycle, supporting and coaching Student Enrollment Coordinators (SECs) to achieve ambitious enrollment goals.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Dotted line supervision of Regional Student and Enrollment Managers and Campus Student Enrollment coordinators

Location

This is a full-time on-site position based in Texas, with preference given to candidates who live in Austin, El Paso, Houston, Permian Basin (Midland/Odessa), Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, and Tarrant County (Fort Worth), or who are willing to relocate.

Travel Expectations

• Must be willing to travel by plane or car to conduct weekly campus visits and support in their assigned regions or across regions.
• Travel average 50% of the time with peak seasons at 60%

Essential Duties

• Coach and support assigned regional Student Recruitment and Enrollment Managers & Student Enrollment Coordinators (SECs) through data-driven coaching, field visits, and tactical calls to strengthen recruitment execution, applicant nurturing, and conversion strategies.
• Lead and manage national recruitment and enrollment initiatives, ensuring alignment between national strategy and regional execution to drive applicant acquisition, re-registration, and registration completion.
• Partner with APOs, RDO's and regional enrollment teams to ensure consistent implementation of IDEA’s enrollment systems, compliance standards, and family engagement strategies across all campuses.
• Analyze regional and national enrollment data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, and implement targeted interventions that improve applicant-to-enrollment conversion rates and overall recruitment effectiveness.
• Codify and share best practices across regions by developing tools, systems, and resources that strengthen campus-level execution and ensure consistency in enrollment practices.
• Design and deliver professional development and training sessions for regional and campus staff, focusing on recruitment tactics, customer service, applicant nurturing, and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with the Marketing, Operations, and National Enrollment teams to plan and execute national campaigns, large-scale recruitment events, and cross-functional initiatives that enhance IDEA’s family experience and brand presence.

Additional Duties And Responsibilities

• Contribute national insight and recommendations to inform strategy, improve systems, and enhance tools used across all regions.
• Provide support during key enrollment milestones such as lottery, re-registration, and registration, ensuring smooth execution and high family satisfaction.
• Serve as a national liaison between HQ and regional teams to ensure clear communication, alignment, and accountability on goals and initiatives.
• Participate in national and regional enrollment events, professional development sessions, and working groups to strengthen team collaboration and operational consistency.
• Work a non-traditional school schedule aligned with a sales and recruitment model, which includes working on weekends to support Student Enrollment Coordinators who operate Tuesday through Saturday, with a corresponding day off during the week.

Knowledge and Skills

• Make Strategic Decisions: Uses data and trends to drive decisions that impact multiple teams, while anticipating risks and planning contingencies for key initiatives.
• Manage Work and Teams: Leads cross-functional coordination to align efforts with strategic goals, optimizes resource use and minimizes silos, builds accountability frameworks, monitors key performance indicators to guide adjustments, mentors emerging leaders, implements scalable systems that enhance efficiency and team effectiveness.
• Grow Self and Others: Identifies development needs across multiple groups and integrates them into broader strategic plans, creates structures that support ongoing growth, engages in succession planning, continuously refines development strategies based on outcomes and data, fosters a culture where continuous learning is a core part of daily work and leadership.
• Build a Culture of Trust: Builds trust and drives positive engagement across multiple groups, reflects in strong feedback and survey results, proactively addresses concerns, models transparency and authenticity, fosters collaboration through open, honest communication and shared ownership.
• Communicate Deliberately: Communicates a clear and compelling vision that aligns team efforts with organizational goals, proactively identifies and addresses communication gaps across workstreams, implements solutions to enhance coordination, anticipates and resolves stakeholder concerns before they surface.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• Experience: 3-5 Years of Experience with Sales, Organizing and In-Field Recruitment, community engagement
• Preferred Education And Experience: Bilingual (English-Spanish)

Physical Requirements

• Frequent travel by car or airplane across multiple regions in Texas and occasionally outside the state to conduct site visits, attend recruitment events, support campuses, and participate in national meetings or initiatives.
• Ability to work extended hours, including evenings and weekends, as the role follows a non-traditional school schedule aligned with a sales and recruitment model to support campus-based Student Enrollment Coordinators and family engagement events.
• Ability to stand, walk, and engage in outdoor activities (such as block-walking, tabling, or attending community events) for extended periods during recruitment or enrollment activities.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds when setting up or transporting recruitment materials, event signage, or presentation equipment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use to conduct planning, data analysis, virtual coaching, and communication tasks.
• Fieldwork and on-site support that may involve walking between locations, assisting with event setup or teardown, and working in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to travel by car or airplane for regional and cross-state meetings, trainings, and professional development opportunities, which require overnight stays.

What We Offer

• Compensation & Benefits: Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $68,886 and $79,908, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity.
• Performance pay based on organizational performance and goal attainment.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan.
• Relocation stipend to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.