[2025 - 2026] KIPP Pride Middle School (6-8) Enrollment Manager in Gaston, North Carolina at KIPP ENC PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC

Organizational Overview

KIPP North Carolina Public Schools is a Charter Management Organization operating 8 public schools and serving 3,000 students across Mecklenburg, Durham, Halifax, and Northampton counties.

At KIPP, we believe access to great schools begins with strong enrollment systems and meaningful family connections. As Enrollment Manager, you will lead strategies that attract and retain students, streamline enrollment processes, and ensure families experience clear, supportive pathways into our schools. This role blends data-driven planning with community engagement to expand opportunity and build thriving school communities. Together with our students, families, and schools, you will help create a future without limits by ensuring every family can confidently choose KIPP.

Role Overview

The Enrollment Manager drives full-cycle student enrollment for assigned campuses—from demand generation through application, offer/lottery, registration, and first-day attendance—ensuring each school meets budgeted seat targets, maintains clean data, and delivers a high-quality, equitable family experience.

Key Performance Indicators

• Enrollment Performance: School meets or exceeds budgeted enrollment targets by Day 20 of school, and maintains at least 98% seat utilization through Day 90.
• 100% of school-based compliance documentation and audits completed on time are completed on time, with no major findings and all minor findings addressed within 30 days.
• School Leader and staff report high operational satisfaction on midyear and EOY surveys.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Serve as the school’s senior recruitment and enrollment leader.
• Support with the DoO efforts to align daily operations with instructional goals.
• Coordinate logistics for community engagement, enrollment and recruitment events, and campus-wide initiatives.

Student Enrollment

• Implement enrollment and re-enrollment systems to ensure 100% of available seats are filled.
• Partner with families and community stakeholders to strengthen engagement and retention.

Student Recruitment

• Identify and plan for opportunities to participate in events around the school community throughout the school year
• Identify and develop partnerships with community-based organizations that could amplify or promote KIPP through their networks, events, and other communications
• Support the organization and hosting of events that welcome community organizations and leaders to the school community

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years in enrollment, admissions, recruitment, or community organizing; K-12 charter/public experience preferred.
• Proven track record of meeting numeric goals and managing pipelines/CRM.
• Strong data discipline; fluent with spreadsheets, SIS/CRM (e.g., Infinite Campus, HubSpot), and basic reporting.

Preferred

• Experience in K–12 education, charter school operations, or business administration.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Key Competencies

• Results orientation; project management; data accuracy and follow-through.
• Family-centered communication; cultural humility; problem solving.
• Collaboration across functions; change management; confidentiality.

KIPP North Carolina Public Schools is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.