Executive Director, Student Engagement and Admissions

3 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 2U Full time

About the Role:

The Vice President, Student Engagement will provide strategic leadership and direction to our admissions and student engagement organization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for teams across both admissions and student success functions, serving multiple universities, and will be one of several Vice Presidents working as a team to deliver for all students across university programs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute strategic student lifecycle policies and initiatives to achieve the highest level of outcomes across the prospective student and student lifecycle as well as achieving business goals.
  • Collaborate with business unit General Managers and key department heads to receive input necessary to formulate policy and strategy.
  • Manage University relationships and ensure student outcomes and business goals are met.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 8+ years proven success leading and motivating teams across multiple channels/lines of business.
  • Proven ability to lead teams across functions and across multiple stakeholders, with staff in multiple locations.
  • Proven ability to drive results in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
  • Graduate-level degree preferred.
  • Demonstrated expertise in business concepts, practices, procedures.
  • Proven ability to develop, motivate, and retain a high-performing team.
  • Enthusiasm and the ability to thrive in an atmosphere of constant change.
  • Record of success in building and sustaining effective partnerships with executive-level professionals.
  • Confident data-driven decision-making abilities and a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
  • Proven success in a matrix management environment.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to work and contribute in a team environment.
  • Action orientation and confident presence on the admissions and student engagement floors.

About 2U:

At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we've taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities, and other unique qualities.



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