Associate Vice President for Registration at American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Adamawa

Position Overview

• The American Tertiary institution of Nigeria (AUN), a private American-style institution located in Yola, Adamawa State Nigeria, is looking for a strategic and agile Associate Vice President for Registration to head and create the tertiary institution’s registration executive team.
• This executive team position manages the Admissions and Student Affairs units and plays a vital function in shaping the student expertise from hiring process through graduation.
• The Associate Vice President (AVP) will offer aspiration, executive guidance, and synchronization for a complete registration plan that boosts student success, gains student retention and persistence, and aids AUN’s purpose of superiority and entry.
• The AVP will use data-informed strategic judgment to oversee and assess hiring process programs, admissions methods, student relation, and assist operational structures. 
• The successful applicant must possess significant expertise in the American education system.

Admissions Management:

• Supervise undergraduate and graduate admissions rules, processes, outreach, and communications.
• Ensure productive, transparent, and student-centered admissions methods.
• Track candidate practices and transformation rates, endorsing regulatory framework or procedural modifications as needed.

Credentials Necessary:

• MSC in Higher Education Management, Registration Management, Teaching Executive guidance, or relevant field.
• A minimum of 7–10 years of progressive executive guidance expertise in admissions, registration management, or student affairs in a higher education setting.
• Exhibited success in rising student registration, retention, and graduation results.
• Expertise with business intelligence and student information operational structures (e.g., Banner, Power BI, CRM channels).
• Cross-cultural skilled and comprehension of the unique hurdles and avenues in a multifaceted, international tertiary institution environment.

Preferred:

Prior expertise operating in West Africa or with international/American-style institutions in foreign countries. Exhibited comprehension of the Nigerian secondary and post-secondary education operational structures or a readiness and capacity to learn swiftly

Essential skills:

• Visionary executive guidance with a cooperative and student-centered approach.
• Robust corporate and project coordination competencies.
• Analytics-based strategic judgment and strategic organizing capability.
• Clear articulation, interpersonal, and public speaking.
• Cultural sensitivity and dedication to diversity, equity, and addition.