Strategy, Performance & Enrollment Outcomes

• Meet institutional enrollment goals by developing and executing a comprehensive recruitment and yield strategy
• Establish and monitor clear recruitment goals, conversion benchmarks, and key performance indicators (KPIs) across student populations and markets for the Admission Team
• Use Slate CRM dashboards and reporting to assess pipeline health and inform strategic decisions to guide outreach strategy, territory management, and performance tracking
• Lead regular assessment of recruitment activities, conversion trends, and enrollment outcomes to inform strategy adjustments
• Recruitment, Outreach & Communications
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for all undergraduate admission recruitment, outreach, and communication efforts, ensuring a cohesive, culturally responsive, data-informed, and student-centered approach across the enrollment funnel.
• Direct and assess the full portfolio of recruitment, visit, and yield programming—on and off campus—holding teams accountable for execution, quality, student experience, and measurable impact on enrollment outcomes. Use data and feedback to continuously refine events and outreach activities to support student decision-making.
• Establish and oversee smart, efficient recruitment travel and outreach strategies, including market prioritization and territory planning, that stabilize existing markets and advance growth in emerging markets. Ensure travel and outreach investments are aligned with enrollment priorities and demonstrate clear return on effort and resources.

Operations, Policy & Collaboration

• Ensure efficient and accurate processing of applications by overseeing admission policies, procedures, and systems
• Partner with the Vice President of Enrollment Management on admission policy development, tuition classification and Native American Tuition Waiver processes
• Collaborate with campus partners – including Academic Affairs, Diversity Affairs, Student Affairs, Athletics, Honors, Housing, Skyhawk Station, International Programs and others to advance enrollment goals
• Contribute to the institution-wide enrollment planning with senior leadership, aligning recruitment strategy with broader college priorities
• Mange and steward the Admission Office budget responsibly
• Other Duties
• Maintains knowledge and awareness of digital accessibility including the American with Disabilities Act and Section 508.
• Produces and remediates digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Minimum of five years of experience in a college or university admission office, or closely related enrollment role.
• Demonstrated experience leading and supervising professional staff, with a commitment to coaching, development, and accountability.
• Record of success in developing and executing strategic enrollment or recruitment goals
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, and experience working with broadly diverse communities
• Ability to understand and effectively use complex student information systems and CRM tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant field
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and apply enrollment data and performance metrics
• Experience leading recruitment teams using a goal-driven, sales-informed model
• Solution-oriented approach with creativity, flexibility and comfort leading change
• Experience working with first-generation students, low-income students, students of color, rural students, or other historically marginalized populations.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement short- and long-term recruitment strategies, policies and procedures
• Experience building collaborative, goal-focused relationships with campus partners
• Experience with Technolutions Slate CRM
• Experience partnering with marketing and communications team to engage 16–24-year-old audience
• Budget management experience

Work Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee can expect while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)

• Ability to work in a confined area

• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time

• Must have a sense of humor

• Must be adaptable to changing policies, procedures and practices

FLSA Status/ Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Exempt

Full Time 1.0FTE

Permanent

Full Year

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $102,000 to $113,000 , plus a 

comprehensive benefits package.

Application Process
A complete application packet includes:

• ​Cover letter addressing interest and qualifications for the position
• Resume
• Names and contact information for three current, professional references

Application materials received by 11:59 PM on June 8, 2026, will receive full consideration.

The successful candidate will be required to submit official transcripts

and pass a background check.

About Fort Lewis College:

On a sage-brushed mesa overlooking downtown Durango and the La Plata Mountains, Fort Lewis College is Southwest Colorado’s premier public undergraduate research institution. With more than half of the 3,300 students identifying as people of color, FLC’s academic programming and campus life thrive on nurturing safe, diverse spaces for intellectual exploration and helping people achieve their career goals. A Native American-serving, Non-Tribal Institution, FLC is committed to promoting economic development in neighboring tribal communities and connecting students with the education they need to be the change in the world they want to see. Degree programs span the arts, business, education, health sciences, humanities, and social and natural sciences. Coursework builds on the natural, cultural, and historical resources found around the Four Corners region. Students work closely with faculty on research projects with real-world implications. Like the mountain town it resides in, FLC promotes a culture of work-life balance for students, faculty, and staff. Skyhawks enjoy unparalleled access to a healthy outdoor lifestyle thanks to 300 days of sunshine a year and more than 300 miles of hiking and biking trails in and around Durango

Notice to Prospective Employees:
The Fort Lewis College is required by the Clery Act of 1990 to notify prospective employees, current employees, students and applicants where to access our Campus Security Report. The report is updated and published annually in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Federal Student Right-to-Know, the Federal Drug-free Schools and Campuses Act of 1989. This report contains information about:

• Fort Lewis College's alcohol and other drug policy

• Sexual assault policy

• Campus security policies

• Campus/community resources

• The Colorado Riot Offense Statute restriction on enrollment

• Where to find registered sex offender information

• Crime statistics for the previous three calendar years

• Reporting crimes

 
 The Campus Security Report can be accessed in two ways:
By going to the internet website at: www.fortlewis.edu/AnnualSecurityReport Fort Lewis College Student Affairs Office will also provide a paper copy of the annual security report upon request. You can reach them at (970) 247-7331.

Equal Opportunity
Fort Lewis College does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex*, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, family or domestic status, political beliefs, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information. Accordingly, equal opportunity for employment shall be extended to all persons. The College shall promote equal opportunity, equal treatment, and affirmative action efforts to increase the diversity of students, faculty, and staff. The College is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. To file a report, get resources, read policies, or make an appointment, See www.fortlewis.edu/CARE.

Discrimination Questions?

Office of Compliance and Community Standards
David Pirrone, Director of Compliance
210 Berndt Hall
1000 Rim Drive
Durango, Colorado 81301
(970) 247-7182 djpirrone@fortlewis.edu

Questions about Title IX sex discrimination?
Office of the Title IX Coordinator
Madeleine Gillman, Assistant Director of Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
210 Berndt Hall
1000 Rim Drive
Durango, Colorado 81301
(970) 247-7049 mgillman@fortlewis.edu

Information about Fort Lewis College’s alcohol and drug policy, sexual assault policy, campus security policies, campus crime statistics, fire safety procedures and fire statistics, and campus/community resources can be found in the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Hard copies are available upon request.

• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Fort Lewis College may be directed to FLC's Title IX Coordinator and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education.

ADAA Accommodations
Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request an accommodation, please contact Kristin Polens by phone 970-247-7459 or email kpolens@fortlewis.edu at least five business days before the assessment date to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.