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Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
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Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Job Title: Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management (VPSEM)
Department: Academic Affairs Administration | Office of the Provost
Reporting to: Executive Vice President and Provost
Opportunity The Ohio State University invites applications for the position of Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management (VPSEM). The VPSEM will lead strategic enrollment initiatives across all campuses and 15 colleges, aligning with the university’s strategic plan. The VPSEM will support strategic planning and operational excellence that will ensure success in recruitment, enrollment, transition, retention, and graduation. Prioritizing both academic excellence and access, the VPSEM will establish systems and procedures that strengthen Ohio State’s position to attract and support students from varied backgrounds at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Responsibilities
Plan, develop and implement strategic enrollment initiatives that focus on recruitment and retention, align with institutional strategic initiatives, and ensure a strong link between student need, institution-wide priorities, and financial planning across all campuses.
Oversee accurate predictive modeling and reporting of strategic enrollment and financial aid data.
Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence, and coordinate with constituencies across the university to lead the development of strategic enrollment goals for incoming class size and academic profile, net revenue, transfers, and student financial assistance.
Collaborate with the communications and marketing teams to design a communication and marketing strategy to attract and enroll a high-performing student body.
Areas of Oversight
Undergraduate Admissions
Graduate and Professional Admissions
Marketing and Strategic Communications
Student Financial Success
Enrollment Analytics, Research and Insights
University Registrar
Desired Qualifications and Characteristics
A proven record of forward-looking, proactive, strategic, and innovative leadership.
Knowledge of current recruitment trends locally, nationally, and internationally, including the latest research and best practices in recruitment and retention of traditional and other student populations.
A clear track record of collaboration, communication, and engaging deeply across unit lines to build consensus across campuses and colleges.
Significant management experience and a track record of successful enrollment management for undergraduate and graduate students within a highly complex university setting with integrated admissions and financial aid operations.
Advanced capabilities in data analysis, timely evidence-based interventions, and assessment to inform strategy and investments in modern infrastructure.
Demonstrated success with comprehensive international recruitment and a strong understanding of global policy challenges.
Demonstrated experience leveraging technology and predictive analytics to inform strategic enrollment planning, enhance student engagement, and optimize recruitment, retention outcomes and student financial aid.
Proven ability to collaborate with colleagues to align enrollment strategies with a comprehensive plan for retention and student success.
Demonstrated success recruiting, managing, developing, empowering, motivating, and leading a large, multifaceted staff.
Demonstrated ability to be operationally adept, innovative, and strategically minded.
A record of fostering cultures of collegiality and cooperation and building relationships.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
How to Apply Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. For full consideration, applicant materials should be received by
November 24, 2025 .
Applicants Should Submit The Following
Letter of Interest — Include a 1–2-page summary of your background and why you are interested in this opportunity.
Leadership Curriculum Vitae (CV) — Detailed overview of your experience.
Please direct all application materials to
Allison Thomas, Talent Acquisition Consultant, The Ohio State University Executive Search team , at
Thomas.3748@osu.edu
with the Subject Line “Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management.”
Location: Bricker Hall (0001)
Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours: 40
Shift: First Shift
Equal Opportunity Employer The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; … treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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Department: Academic Affairs Administration | Office of the Provost
Reporting to: Executive Vice President and Provost
Opportunity The Ohio State University invites applications for the position of Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management (VPSEM). The VPSEM will lead strategic enrollment initiatives across all campuses and 15 colleges, aligning with the university’s strategic plan. The VPSEM will support strategic planning and operational excellence that will ensure success in recruitment, enrollment, transition, retention, and graduation. Prioritizing both academic excellence and access, the VPSEM will establish systems and procedures that strengthen Ohio State’s position to attract and support students from varied backgrounds at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Responsibilities
Plan, develop and implement strategic enrollment initiatives that focus on recruitment and retention, align with institutional strategic initiatives, and ensure a strong link between student need, institution-wide priorities, and financial planning across all campuses.
Oversee accurate predictive modeling and reporting of strategic enrollment and financial aid data.
Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence, and coordinate with constituencies across the university to lead the development of strategic enrollment goals for incoming class size and academic profile, net revenue, transfers, and student financial assistance.
Collaborate with the communications and marketing teams to design a communication and marketing strategy to attract and enroll a high-performing student body.
Areas of Oversight
Undergraduate Admissions
Graduate and Professional Admissions
Marketing and Strategic Communications
Student Financial Success
Enrollment Analytics, Research and Insights
University Registrar
Desired Qualifications and Characteristics
A proven record of forward-looking, proactive, strategic, and innovative leadership.
Knowledge of current recruitment trends locally, nationally, and internationally, including the latest research and best practices in recruitment and retention of traditional and other student populations.
A clear track record of collaboration, communication, and engaging deeply across unit lines to build consensus across campuses and colleges.
Significant management experience and a track record of successful enrollment management for undergraduate and graduate students within a highly complex university setting with integrated admissions and financial aid operations.
Advanced capabilities in data analysis, timely evidence-based interventions, and assessment to inform strategy and investments in modern infrastructure.
Demonstrated success with comprehensive international recruitment and a strong understanding of global policy challenges.
Demonstrated experience leveraging technology and predictive analytics to inform strategic enrollment planning, enhance student engagement, and optimize recruitment, retention outcomes and student financial aid.
Proven ability to collaborate with colleagues to align enrollment strategies with a comprehensive plan for retention and student success.
Demonstrated success recruiting, managing, developing, empowering, motivating, and leading a large, multifaceted staff.
Demonstrated ability to be operationally adept, innovative, and strategically minded.
A record of fostering cultures of collegiality and cooperation and building relationships.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
How to Apply Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. For full consideration, applicant materials should be received by
November 24, 2025 .
Applicants Should Submit The Following
Letter of Interest — Include a 1–2-page summary of your background and why you are interested in this opportunity.
Leadership Curriculum Vitae (CV) — Detailed overview of your experience.
Please direct all application materials to
Allison Thomas, Talent Acquisition Consultant, The Ohio State University Executive Search team , at
Thomas.3748@osu.edu
with the Subject Line “Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management.”
Location: Bricker Hall (0001)
Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours: 40
Shift: First Shift
Equal Opportunity Employer The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; … treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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