Job description
Primarily responsible for strategic partnership development and enrollment management through military and veteran outreach. Under the direction of the Associate Vice President, Innovation and Online, this position is primarily responsible for achieving strategic enrollment goals through the establishment and maintenance of relationships with military commands, installations, bases, and programs. Directs and oversees the implementation of engagement and enrollment strategies in support of the University’s Mission and Enrollment plan. Works closely with the assigned University Communications department to ensure enrollment strategies are supported by targeted marketing efforts and across the Innovation & Online enterprise to coordinate partner support. Ensures partnering opportunities directly support the University’s strategic imperative of increasing educational access for underserved and underrepresented student populations.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree.
Five years’ experience in the military or a veteran related service organization.
Demonstrated ability to interact with senior-level leadership across a wide military and veteran marketplace.
Demonstrated ability to effectively cultivate new relationships on behalf of the University with stakeholders of key military and veteran organizations.
Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Five years’ experience in the military or a veteran related service organization.
Demonstrated ability to interact with senior-level leadership across a wide military and veteran marketplace.
Demonstrated ability to effectively cultivate new relationships on behalf of the University with stakeholders of key military and veteran organizations.
Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in a relevant field of discipline.
Honorably Discharged Veteran.
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and to effectively engage a distributed workforce.
Honorably Discharged Veteran.
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and to effectively engage a distributed workforce.
Duties & Responsibilities
Oversees the creation of the comprehensive military and veteran engagement/enrollment plan to ensure efforts directly support the University’s Strategic Enrollment plan.
Oversees partnership development and outreach to the military/veteran community serving as the University’s extended “front porch” for identifying and developing credit and noncredit educational opportunities for military and veteran-affiliated organizations.
Represents the University at educational events including those sponsored by military and veteran organizations.
Supervises the Assistant Director for Business and Community Outreach, U. S. Region, to formalize and implement tactical action plans for the development and maintenance of military and governmental partnerships.
Assists in developing, implementing, evaluating, and coordinating strategic engagement, outreach, and recruitment activities toward meeting enrollment goals.
Facilitates and assists in prioritizing the obtainment of Visiting School Status (VSS) approvals at military bases and installations.
Ensures continuing efforts to strengthen existing partnerships through deliberate and formal follow-up to apprise partners of the University’s continued commitments, new degree programs, and engagement opportunities.
Monitors and prepares periodic reports for senior leadership regarding progress toward goals, and strategies being employed, to ensure the achievement of established enrollment goals.
Collaborates with the University Communications department as it pertains to marketing support for the military and veteran marketplace.
Utilizes internal systems to track outreach efforts, including regular and personal follow-ups.
As required, conducts presentations on behalf of the University to a variety of small, large, and diverse groups.
Coordinates University representation and participation with the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) and the National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services (NAIMES).
Develops and strengthens relationships with military and veteran alumni to identify partnership opportunities.
Completes special projects as assigned by the Associate Vice President, Innovation and Online.
Travel is required.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Oversees partnership development and outreach to the military/veteran community serving as the University’s extended “front porch” for identifying and developing credit and noncredit educational opportunities for military and veteran-affiliated organizations.
Represents the University at educational events including those sponsored by military and veteran organizations.
Supervises the Assistant Director for Business and Community Outreach, U. S. Region, to formalize and implement tactical action plans for the development and maintenance of military and governmental partnerships.
Assists in developing, implementing, evaluating, and coordinating strategic engagement, outreach, and recruitment activities toward meeting enrollment goals.
Facilitates and assists in prioritizing the obtainment of Visiting School Status (VSS) approvals at military bases and installations.
Ensures continuing efforts to strengthen existing partnerships through deliberate and formal follow-up to apprise partners of the University’s continued commitments, new degree programs, and engagement opportunities.
Monitors and prepares periodic reports for senior leadership regarding progress toward goals, and strategies being employed, to ensure the achievement of established enrollment goals.
Collaborates with the University Communications department as it pertains to marketing support for the military and veteran marketplace.
Utilizes internal systems to track outreach efforts, including regular and personal follow-ups.
As required, conducts presentations on behalf of the University to a variety of small, large, and diverse groups.
Coordinates University representation and participation with the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) and the National Association of Institutions for Military Education Services (NAIMES).
Develops and strengthens relationships with military and veteran alumni to identify partnership opportunities.
Completes special projects as assigned by the Associate Vice President, Innovation and Online.
Travel is required.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised
None.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
Central Michigan University has a <a href= https://www2.cmich.edu/office_president/general_counsel/Documents/p04037.pdf> Flexible Worksite Policy</a>. Some flexible worksite arrangements may be possible for this position in accordance with this policy.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
Central Michigan University has a <a href= https://www2.cmich.edu/office_president/general_counsel/Documents/p04037.pdf> Flexible Worksite Policy</a>. Some flexible worksite arrangements may be possible for this position in accordance with this policy.
Employee Group
Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level
Pay Range
$78,000 - $90,000
Division
Student Recruitment & Retention
Department
Innovation & Online
Position Status
Regular
Position End Date
Employment Status
Full-Time
FTE
1.0
Position Type
12 month
Weekly Work Schedule
M- F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; evenings and weekends as required.
Location
Michigan
About the Department
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
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