Viterbo University, a Catholic Franciscan university located in La Crosse, Wisconsin seeks a strategic, visionary, and results-oriented higher education leader to serve as Vice President for Marketing, Communications, and Enrollment. In this newly created position, the Vice President will work to create and sustain an environment of collaboration and excellence, motivating employees and cultivating productive, synergistic relationships across Viterbo's vibrant community.

Reporting to President Rick Trietley, the Vice President for Marketing, Communications, and Enrollment will serve as a member of the President's Cabinet, the university's executive leadership team, and lead a team of approximately 30 professionals within marketing, communications, admission, financial aid, and enrollment operations. The Vice President will guide the division's collaborative efforts to achieve Viterbo's strategic plan: RISE. Through Viterbo's Strategic plan, the Viterbo community, and the division, the new vice president will engage in collective action to strengthen the university's brand recognition and resources base, foster an inclusive campus culture, increase student enrollment and success, and become the regional higher education employer of choice.

Full Position Announcement:

https://nessearches.com/vpcmem-viterbo/

Compensation and the Viterbo Work Environment

Viterbo University offers a competitive salary based on the skills and experience of the selected candidate, and a comprehensive package of benefits. NES search consultants will discuss the expected range of compensation. The selected candidate will reside in or near La Crosse Wisconsin in this visible campus and community based leadership position.

To Apply

NES, a higher education search firm specializing in enrollment management searches, is assisting Viterbo in identifying the university's next Vice President for Marketing, Communications, and Enrollment. For more information, or to nominate someone for this position, contact Laura Robinson (laura.robinson@nessearches.com), Catherine Capolupo (catherine.capolupo@nessearches.com) or Mary Napier (mary.napier@nessearches.com). All conversations will remain confidential unless otherwise stated and agreed. Interested candidates should submit a résumé and a letter of interest describing their unique qualifications for the Vice President for Marketing, Communications, and Enrollment position at Viterbo University. Candidates should also provide the names and contact information of at least five professional references. For confidentiality, references will not be contacted without permission. For best consideration, all application materials should be submitted electronically to viterbo@nessearches.com by August 30, 2024. The position is campus-based and the preferred start date is the late fall of 2024.

At Viterbo University, we value our inclusive climate and understand that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. We translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, constituencies, and those who will help us advance our diversity and inclusion initiatives aimed at creating a university that values student, staff, and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

Viterbo University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, encourages nominations and candidacy of historically underrepresented groups, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Viterbo University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages nominations and candidacy of historically underrepresented groups.