2026-2027 Director of Student Recruitment

Job Description

Job Description

Director of Student Recruitment

Join a dedicated team that fosters autonomy and creativity, while receiving a competitive salary, opportunities for career and personal growth, and the gratification that comes from creating positive multi-generational change.

Ednovate Background

Ednovate launched its first school in 2012. Since then, we’ve grown to eight schools and are on a trajectory to reach 11 schools in just the next few years (you can read more about our schools here). Ednovate is committed to serving areas where students traditionally lack access to a quality college-prep education by building tuition-free, safe, high-performing public schools driven to create positive multi-generational change.

We are made up of world travelers, nacho connoisseurs, KPOP business owners, and Beyonce fans. We love LA and OC, and we're our students' biggest cheerleaders. We are looking to hire innovative changemakers who aim to continue our goal of becoming the high school experts across Southern California. Sound like you? Keep reading.

Position Overview

As the Director of Student Recruitment at Ednovate, you will lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Ednovate’s Enrollment and Demand systems to ensure schools meet enrollment, retention, and long-term sustainability goals. You will oversee enrollment operations, forecasting, enrollment trend analysis, conversion systems, and centralized enrollment team management in close collaboration with principals, marketing, operations, and network leadership. You will also inform enrollment strategy through market analysis, competitor analysis, and enrollment data insights. This is a full-time, exempt role that reports to the Chief of Schools.

What You'll Do

• Oversee student recruitment and enrollment data and systems. Lead the implementation and management of network-wide Enrollment and Demand systems, ensuring schools meet enrollment targets aligned to long-term financial sustainability goals. Oversee enrollment forecasting, pacing analysis, yield tracking, enrollment trend analysis, cost-to-yield analysis, and reporting systems to support data-informed decision-making and continuously improve enrollment outcomes across the network.

• Develop and implement student recruitment and enrollment strategy. Conduct market analysis, competitor analysis, demographic reviews, and enrollment pattern analysis to help inform enrollment strategy, school positioning, and long-term enrollment planning. Manage enrollment operations including CRM systems, lottery execution, registration processes, onboarding systems, transfer procedures, and enrollment data integrity.

• Lead and develop the network enrollment team. Provide coaching, accountability systems, operational planning, professional development, and clear accountability and performance management aligned to network enrollment priorities to all staff supporting enrollment.

• Collaborate across teams. Partner cross-functionally with principals, marketing, operations, data, and network leadership teams to strengthen family engagement, improve lead conversion systems, enhance enrollment analytics, and support school sustainability planning.

Who You'll Be

• Mission-driven professional passionate about increasing college attainment for historically under-represented students

• Social justice champion committed to promoting educational opportunity for all students and families

• Entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a workplace characterized by autonomy, flexibility, transparency and accountability

• Collaborative team player who works well with others from diverse backgrounds, uplifts and celebrates our teammates and engages in healthy debate and feedback to get the best results for students and families

• Resourceful, persistent learner with a growth mindset, constantly seeking to “find a way or make one” to master your craft and improve results.

We're Looking For

• Bachelor degree, or 4+ years of relevant work experience, required

• Experience managing teams, operational systems, and cross-functional projects, required

• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills, including experience analyzing data, forecasting trends, and managing performance metrics, required

• Experience collaborating with school leaders, leading enrollment strategy or operations across multiple K-12 campuses and using enrollment, demographic, or market data to inform strategic decision-making, strongly preferred

• Experience with SchoolMint or comparable CRM/enrollment management systems, preferred

• Bilingual (English/Spanish), strongly preferred

We're Committed To Giving You

• A competitive and transparent salary ($125,000 - 160,000, depending on background and experience)

• Medical, dental and vision coverage - including a fully-paid medical and dental option for employees and their families - and flexible spending account options

• Paid family leave, short-term disability and life insurance benefits

• Fitness and entertainment discounts

• Generous paid time off and holidays

• 403b retirement savings plan, with company match

• A place to grow, learn and be a part of the Ednovate family

We Believe in Inclusion

We aim to intentionally develop a schoolwide culture in which every student and teammate feels a sense of belonging. Ednovate does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

We know applying for a new job can be daunting, and studies have shown that individuals from historically underrepresented communities may only apply to roles when they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage all interested candidates to apply. You may be just the person we need! If you have any questions about your application or interview process, do not hesitate to email View email address on ziprecruiter.com. We are here to help.