2026-2027 Director of Student Recruitment

Ednovate

$125K — $160K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent 4+ years of relevant experience in education or recruitment.
  • Proven experience in managing teams and operational systems within educational settings.
  • Strong analytical skills for data analysis and trend forecasting.
  • Experience in collaboration with K-12 school leaders on enrollment strategy.
  • Familiarity with enrollment management systems like SchoolMint is preferred.
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and optimize student recruitment and enrollment data systems across the network.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive enrollment strategies using data-driven insights.
  • Manage and mentor the network's enrollment team to achieve performance goals.
  • Collaborate with various departments to enhance family engagement and enrollment processes.
  • Implement continuous improvement measures for enrollment operations and forecasting.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including fully-paid medical and dental options for employees and their families.
  • Generous paid family leave and short-term disability insurance.
  • Fitness and entertainment discounts to support wellness.
  • 403b retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Opportunities for personal growth and development within the organization.
Full Job Description
Director of Student Recruitment

Join a dedicated team that fosters autonomy and creativity, while receiving a competitive salary, opportunities for career and personal growth, and the gratification that comes from creating positive multi-generational change.

Position Overview

As the Director of Student Recruitment at Ednovate, you will lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Ednovate's Enrollment and Demand systems to ensure schools meet enrollment, retention, and long-term sustainability goals. You will oversee enrollment operations, forecasting, enrollment trend analysis, conversion systems, and centralized enrollment team management in close collaboration with principals, marketing, operations, and network leadership. You will also inform enrollment strategy through market analysis, competitor analysis, and enrollment data insights. This is a full-time, exempt role that reports to the Chief of Schools.

What You'll Do
  • Oversee student recruitment and enrollment data and systems. Lead the implementation and management of network-wide Enrollment and Demand systems, ensuring schools meet enrollment targets aligned to long-term financial sustainability goals. Oversee enrollment forecasting, pacing analysis, yield tracking, enrollment trend analysis, cost-to-yield analysis, and reporting systems to support data-informed decision-making and continuously improve enrollment outcomes across the network.
  • Develop and implement student recruitment and enrollment strategy. Conduct market analysis, competitor analysis, demographic reviews, and enrollment pattern analysis to help inform enrollment strategy, school positioning, and long-term enrollment planning. Manage enrollment operations including CRM systems, lottery execution, registration processes, onboarding systems, transfer procedures, and enrollment data integrity.
  • Lead and develop the network enrollment team. Provide coaching, accountability systems, operational planning, professional development, and clear accountability and performance management aligned to network enrollment priorities to all staff supporting enrollment.
  • Collaborate across teams. Partner cross-functionally with principals, marketing, operations, data, and network leadership teams to strengthen family engagement, improve lead conversion systems, enhance enrollment analytics, and support school sustainability planning.

Who You'll Be
  • Mission-driven professional passionate about increasing college attainment for historically under-represented students
  • Social justice champion committed to promoting educational opportunity for all students and families
  • Entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a workplace characterized by autonomy, flexibility, transparency and accountability
  • Collaborative team player who works well with others from diverse backgrounds, uplifts and celebrates our teammates and engages in healthy debate and feedback to get the best results for students and families
  • Resourceful, persistent learner with a growth mindset, constantly seeking to "find a way or make one" to master your craft and improve results.

We're Looking For
  • Bachelor degree, or 4+ years of relevant work experience, required
  • Experience managing teams, operational systems, and cross-functional projects, required
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills, including experience analyzing data, forecasting trends, and managing performance metrics, required
  • Experience collaborating with school leaders, leading enrollment strategy or operations across multiple K-12 campuses and using enrollment, demographic, or market data to inform strategic decision-making, strongly preferred
  • Experience with SchoolMint or comparable CRM/enrollment management systems, preferred
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish), strongly preferred

We're Committed To Giving You
  • A competitive and transparent salary ($125,000 - 160,000, depending on background and experience)
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage - including a fully-paid medical and dental option for employees and their families - and flexible spending account options
  • Paid family leave, short-term disability and life insurance benefits
  • Fitness and entertainment discounts
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • 403b retirement savings plan, with company match
  • A place to grow, learn and be a part of the Ednovate family

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