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This position is anticipated to begin in January 2027
Position Summary: The Associate Director of Enrollment Systems and Research provides leadership for the College of Law’s admissions data, systems, and analytics in support of recruitment, enrollment, and retention goals. This position oversees enrollment reporting, institutional research, and CRM-driven communications while serving as the functional lead for admissions systems and data infrastructure. The role is responsible for integrating and maintaining data across enterprise platforms—including the College of Law application system and the University’s student information system—to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting. The Associate Director analyzes enrollment trends, develops forecasts and dashboards, supports strategic enrollment management initiatives, and delivers actionable insights to senior leadership. In collaboration with admissions staff, institutional partners, and external vendors, the position advances data-informed decision-making, optimizes recruitment communications, supports accreditation and survey reporting, and strengthens the College of Law’s analytical capacity and enrollment technology environment.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: Employment duties include, but are not limited to:
- Lead admissions and enrollment data strategy, including reporting, yield analysis, forecasting, and predictive modeling to support recruitment, enrollment, and retention goals.
- Oversee recruitment communications and inbound marketing operations, ensuring effective coordination of digital and print messaging aligned with the admissions communication plan and calendar.
- Serve as functional lead for CRM and marketing platforms (Unite and HubSpot), including workflow design, audience segmentation, content management, and campaign execution.
- Guide recruitment staff in the effective use of CRM tools for scheduled and ad hoc communications; evaluate campaign performance, return on investment (ROI), and web analytics to optimize recruitment outcomes.
- Perform admissions and enrollment reporting and analysis; develop and maintain dashboards and key performance indicators to support strategic enrollment management.
- Act as liaison between Admissions, the College of Law web team, and external vendors/consultants to support marketing analysis, recruitment strategy, and system optimization.
- Utilize and integrate multiple enterprise systems and tools—including Ellucian Banner, Unite, HubSpot, ARGOS (Data Block Designer), and statistical analysis software—to support enrollment management initiatives.
- Oversee data integration between the College of Law application system (Unite) and the University’s student information system (Ellucian Banner), including managing data imports and exports, reconciliation and validation processes, ensuring data accuracy and integrity, resolving discrepancies, troubleshooting issues, and participating in system upgrades and testing in collaboration with IT partners.
- Extract, analyze, and synthesize data from multiple sources to support student recruitment, enrollment, retention, and institutional decision-making.
- Collect, maintain, and disseminate statistical data and reports related to enrollment, matriculation, demographics, student success indicators, benchmarking, and institutional effectiveness.
- Lead institutional research functions for the College of Law, supporting planning, assessment, budgeting, accreditation, and strategic initiatives. Serve as the liaison to the University’s Office of Institutional Research.
- Conduct descriptive and multivariate analyses using statistical tools such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc.
- Prepare and submit institutional survey responses and reporting, including American Bar Association (ABA) and U.S. News & World Report data.
- Provide senior leadership with enrollment and bar examination passage analyses, including reporting for the Dean, Vice Dean, and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
- Facilitate annual reporting of strategic goals, metrics, and outcomes for College of Law leadership.
- Proactively identify emerging data needs and respond to internal and external ad hoc reporting requests.
- Use institutional data, peer benchmarks, and best practices to advise administrators and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Foster collaborative working relationships across departments and contribute to a positive, team-oriented work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Lifting occasionally up to 25lbs.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The knowledge, skills, and abilities for this role include:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required
- Experience in Excel for data analysis and advanced Excel skills (Pivot table, data visualization) required
- Experience with SQL Server required.
- Proficient in the use of statistical analysis packages (SPSS, SAS, R, Rapid Insight and Veera) or similar preferred.
- Proficient in web content management systems (WEB garage, etc.) preferred.
- Support the University’s Mission and Values in their role.
Required Qualifications: This position requires:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Master's degree strongly preferred in higher education administration, statistics, planning, or research or another related field.
- A minimum of three to five years of work in a higher education environment is strongly preferred.
- Marketing or data research experience in higher education strongly preferred.
- Three to five years of experience in marketing, working with HubSpot or a similar CRM platform, assisting with strategic planning and program review processes.
- Quantitative research or data analysis is required.
- Marketing research experience preferred.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications: The ideal candidate’s qualifications include:
- Experience in demonstrated knowledge of higher education administration and academic functions, querying databases, copy and report writing, survey research, and the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in decision support and institutional research.
- Ability to exercise the highest standard of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism in all duties.
- Ability to manage a complex set of projects with deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced technological skills, including facility with data systems related to data and information (experience with Banner is strongly preferred).
- Ability to create reports and dashboards.
- Ability to communicate accurately in written, oral, and graphic formats.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data and prepare high-level quantitative and qualitative analyses of data that focus on critical metrics for the College of Law.
- Experience in a highly collaborative environment preferred.
- Ability to function independently while operating effectively within a team environment.
- Excellent follow-through and attention to detail are required.
- Multi-tasking and interpersonal skills are required.
- Strong customer service skills and professionalism are a must.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- The flexibility and commitment to periodically work long and/or irregular hours.
- Must be a dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and success of Stetson University College of Law.
- Works to build an environment that promotes and facilitates the success of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence.
Work Environment: Work duties performed primarily in temperature-controlled offices, with frequent interaction.
Work authorization sponsorship may be available for this position. However, sponsorship is contingent upon the non-applicability of the visa petition fees outlined in the relevant Executive Order signed September 19, 2025. Due to the recent federally-mandated increased financial expense, the university is not in a position to absorb this significantly increased cost of sponsorship for new H-1B petitions at this time. International candidates are encouraged to apply, but should be aware that eligibility for sponsorship will be evaluated in accordance with current U.S. immigration regulations and institutional policies.
Job Description
This position is anticipated to begin in January 2027
Position Summary: The Associate Director of Enrollment Systems and Research provides leadership for the College of Law’s admissions data, systems, and analytics in support of recruitment, enrollment, and retention goals. This position oversees enrollment reporting, institutional research, and CRM-driven communications while serving as the functional lead for admissions systems and data infrastructure. The role is responsible for integrating and maintaining data across enterprise platforms—including the College of Law application system and the University’s student information system—to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting. The Associate Director analyzes enrollment trends, develops forecasts and dashboards, supports strategic enrollment management initiatives, and delivers actionable insights to senior leadership. In collaboration with admissions staff, institutional partners, and external vendors, the position advances data-informed decision-making, optimizes recruitment communications, supports accreditation and survey reporting, and strengthens the College of Law’s analytical capacity and enrollment technology environment.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: Employment duties include, but are not limited to:
- Lead admissions and enrollment data strategy, including reporting, yield analysis, forecasting, and predictive modeling to support recruitment, enrollment, and retention goals.
- Oversee recruitment communications and inbound marketing operations, ensuring effective coordination of digital and print messaging aligned with the admissions communication plan and calendar.
- Serve as functional lead for CRM and marketing platforms (Unite and HubSpot), including workflow design, audience segmentation, content management, and campaign execution.
- Guide recruitment staff in the effective use of CRM tools for scheduled and ad hoc communications; evaluate campaign performance, return on investment (ROI), and web analytics to optimize recruitment outcomes.
- Perform admissions and enrollment reporting and analysis; develop and maintain dashboards and key performance indicators to support strategic enrollment management.
- Act as liaison between Admissions, the College of Law web team, and external vendors/consultants to support marketing analysis, recruitment strategy, and system optimization.
- Utilize and integrate multiple enterprise systems and tools—including Ellucian Banner, Unite, HubSpot, ARGOS (Data Block Designer), and statistical analysis software—to support enrollment management initiatives.
- Oversee data integration between the College of Law application system (Unite) and the University’s student information system (Ellucian Banner), including managing data imports and exports, reconciliation and validation processes, ensuring data accuracy and integrity, resolving discrepancies, troubleshooting issues, and participating in system upgrades and testing in collaboration with IT partners.
- Extract, analyze, and synthesize data from multiple sources to support student recruitment, enrollment, retention, and institutional decision-making.
- Collect, maintain, and disseminate statistical data and reports related to enrollment, matriculation, demographics, student success indicators, benchmarking, and institutional effectiveness.
- Lead institutional research functions for the College of Law, supporting planning, assessment, budgeting, accreditation, and strategic initiatives. Serve as the liaison to the University’s Office of Institutional Research.
- Conduct descriptive and multivariate analyses using statistical tools such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc.
- Prepare and submit institutional survey responses and reporting, including American Bar Association (ABA) and U.S. News & World Report data.
- Provide senior leadership with enrollment and bar examination passage analyses, including reporting for the Dean, Vice Dean, and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
- Facilitate annual reporting of strategic goals, metrics, and outcomes for College of Law leadership.
- Proactively identify emerging data needs and respond to internal and external ad hoc reporting requests.
- Use institutional data, peer benchmarks, and best practices to advise administrators and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Foster collaborative working relationships across departments and contribute to a positive, team-oriented work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Lifting occasionally up to 25lbs.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The knowledge, skills, and abilities for this role include:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required
- Experience in Excel for data analysis and advanced Excel skills (Pivot table, data visualization) required
- Experience with SQL Server required.
- Proficient in the use of statistical analysis packages (SPSS, SAS, R, Rapid Insight and Veera) or similar preferred.
- Proficient in web content management systems (WEB garage, etc.) preferred.
- Support the University’s Mission and Values in their role.
Required Qualifications: This position requires:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Master's degree strongly preferred in higher education administration, statistics, planning, or research or another related field.
- A minimum of three to five years of work in a higher education environment is strongly preferred.
- Marketing or data research experience in higher education strongly preferred.
- Three to five years of experience in marketing, working with HubSpot or a similar CRM platform, assisting with strategic planning and program review processes.
- Quantitative research or data analysis is required.
- Marketing research experience preferred.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications: The ideal candidate’s qualifications include:
- Experience in demonstrated knowledge of higher education administration and academic functions, querying databases, copy and report writing, survey research, and the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in decision support and institutional research.
- Ability to exercise the highest standard of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism in all duties.
- Ability to manage a complex set of projects with deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced technological skills, including facility with data systems related to data and information (experience with Banner is strongly preferred).
- Ability to create reports and dashboards.
- Ability to communicate accurately in written, oral, and graphic formats.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data and prepare high-level quantitative and qualitative analyses of data that focus on critical metrics for the College of Law.
- Experience in a highly collaborative environment preferred.
- Ability to function independently while operating effectively within a team environment.
- Excellent follow-through and attention to detail are required.
- Multi-tasking and interpersonal skills are required.
- Strong customer service skills and professionalism are a must.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- The flexibility and commitment to periodically work long and/or irregular hours.
- Must be a dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and success of Stetson University College of Law.
- Works to build an environment that promotes and facilitates the success of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence.
Work Environment: Work duties performed primarily in temperature-controlled offices, with frequent interaction.
Work authorization sponsorship may be available for this position. However, sponsorship is contingent upon the non-applicability of the visa petition fees outlined in the relevant Executive Order signed September 19, 2025. Due to the recent federally-mandated increased financial expense, the university is not in a position to absorb this significantly increased cost of sponsorship for new H-1B petitions at this time. International candidates are encouraged to apply, but should be aware that eligibility for sponsorship will be evaluated in accordance with current U.S. immigration regulations and institutional policies.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an Enrollment Specialist
Target higher education institutions directly
Universities, community colleges, and trade schools frequently hire Enrollment Specialists and have established HR processes for OPT work authorization. Their familiarity with F-1 status makes the conversation about your work authorization significantly smoother than with private employers.
Frame your F-1 background as a differentiator
You've personally navigated the international student enrollment process. That firsthand experience is genuinely valuable in this role. Highlight it explicitly in your cover letter and interviews as insight that domestic candidates simply don't bring to the position.
Confirm your role qualifies as a specialty occupation
Enrollment Specialist positions that require a bachelor's degree in education, counseling, or a related field typically qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B visa sponsorship. Avoid postings that list a degree as preferred rather than required, as that distinction affects future sponsorship eligibility.
Check if your degree field supports a STEM extension
If your degree is in data analytics, information systems, or educational technology, your Enrollment Specialist role may qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Confirm the SOC code your employer uses on your I-983 training plan aligns with your STEM-designated degree field.
Ask about H-1B sponsorship before accepting an offer
Raise the H-1B question during final-stage interviews, not after signing. Ask whether the organization has sponsored employees before and whether they work with immigration counsel. Institutions that have done it once are far more likely to do it again without hesitation.
Build relationships inside enrollment and registrar offices
Informational conversations with staff in enrollment management, admissions, and registrar offices help you understand which institutions actively hire and sponsor international employees. These connections often surface openings before they're posted publicly and can lead to internal referrals.
Enrollment Specialist OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Enrollment Specialist jobs typically qualify for OPT work authorization?
Yes. Enrollment Specialist roles at accredited educational institutions and ed-tech companies generally qualify for F-1 OPT because they require a bachelor's degree in a related field such as education, counseling, or communications. Your OPT EAD card authorizes you to work in any job directly related to your degree field. Confirm the job posting lists a degree as required, not just preferred, to stay on solid footing.
Can I get a STEM OPT extension as an Enrollment Specialist?
It depends on your degree field and the employer's ability to complete the I-983 training plan. If your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as educational technology, data science, or information systems, and your Enrollment Specialist role involves qualifying work in that area, you may be eligible for the 24-month STEM extension. Your DSO and employer must agree on a training plan that connects your daily work to your STEM degree.
Do education employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Enrollment Specialists?
Public universities and large higher education systems sponsor H-1B visas more consistently than most private employers, partly because they qualify as cap-exempt institutions and can file H-1B petitions year-round without entering the annual lottery. Private colleges and ed-tech companies vary. When evaluating offers, ask specifically whether the organization has sponsored H-1B petitions before and whether they retain immigration counsel.
Where can I find Enrollment Specialist jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters jobs by visa sponsorship and OPT compatibility. Browsing Enrollment Specialist listings on Migrate Mate lets you focus on employers that have a documented history of hiring international candidates, saving time you'd otherwise spend screening postings that won't work for your situation.
What happens to my OPT if my Enrollment Specialist job ends before my EAD expires?
F-1 OPT allows a cumulative 90 days of unemployment during the standard 12-month period. If you're on a STEM extension, that limit drops to 60 days total across both periods. The clock starts the day your employment ends, not when you find new work. Notify your DSO promptly, update your SEVIS record, and begin your job search immediately to stay within the unemployment window.