ecokedu
Director of Student Development
Ada, Oklahoma · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementCRMResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic Speaking
About the role
- The Director of Student Development provides strategic leadership for institution-wide student retention and persistence efforts, with a strong emphasis on data curation, analytics, and proactive student engagement.
- This role is responsible for translating student data into actionable insights, designing evidence-based interventions, and fostering collaborative partnerships that improve retention, advancement, and graduation outcomes for all student populations.
- Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for campus stakeholders, including senior leadership, deans, advisors, and faculty.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and predictive models to monitor retention, persistence, and risk indicators.
- Ensure ethical, equitable, and FERPA-compliant use of student data in decision-making and intervention design.
- Design, implement, and assess proactive, scalable student engagement strategies focused on first-year students, transfer students, and other priority populations.
- Oversee early alert and case management processes that connect students to timely academic and co-curricular support.
- Collaborate with advising, tutoring, financial aid, residence life, campus involvement/engagement, and student support services to align engagement efforts and reduce barriers to persistence.
- Serve as the primary campus coordinator for first-generation student support initiatives.
- Design and implement engagement programs, workshops, and communications tailored to first-generation students at key transition points throughout the student life cycle.
- Collaborate with orientation, advising, academic support, and student engagement offices to embed first-generation success strategies into retention efforts.
- Convene cross-functional teams and committees focused on retention strategy, intervention design, and continuous improvement.
- Support grant-funded or externally supported student success initiatives, including data reporting and outcomes assessment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in higher education administration, educational research, data analytics, student affairs, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in student success, retention, institutional research, or related areas.
- Demonstrated experience working with student data systems, analytics, and reporting tools.
- Strong understanding of student development, engagement strategies, and retention theory.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present data-driven insights to a wide audience.
- Experience at a regional public university or similar institution.
- Familiarity with predictive analytics, CRM or student success platforms, and dashboarding tools.
- Licenses/Certifications
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Skills
- Stay current on national best practices, research, and emerging technologies related to student retention and engagement.
Equal opportunity
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