What Differentiates focusEDU: Strategic Interim Appointments and Placements
Yes, it is higher education administration, but we both know that no two institutions are alike. However, we know there are core functions that have common objectives and needed outcomes. Generally, the structures and protocols each institution uses to achieve their objectives for commonality of outcomes can vary dramatically. We know that. Consequently, to determine and define a scope of work, focusEDU works closely with the appropriate administrator to define objectives to analyze and assess work. Specifically, our skills and experiences differentiate the services focusEDU provides the higher education community. Our goal is to ensure you feel confident with the skilled consultants of focusEDU for processes that meet your needs and the outcomes of the resulting work.
Interim Higher Education Placements and Appointments
focusEDU is the leading consulting and placement firm for interim appointments, placements, and engagements in the mission-critical areas of the registrar, financial aid, admissions, bursar, and enrollment management. Good interim leadership is a sound and proven strategy during times of institutional transitions. The focusEDU team of consultants are all nationally acclaimed leaders in their operational areas of specialization. Whether your need is for an Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management; an Interim Registrar; an Interim Director of Admissions; an Interim Director of Financial Aid or an Interim Bursar.
focusEDU has a team of leading professionals to meet your college or university needs for interim leadership. During times of transition in leadership, focusEDU interim placements for our client institutions will fill positions seamlessly to help our partner institutions maintain leadership stability and continuity. Additionally, the interim leadership appointee can provide insights and a vision for sustainable strategic solutions and best practices improvements.
A short-term interim manager may be the best option to oversee changing personnel needs and the creation of and implementation of new job descriptions, organization structures, and management of a key operational service. Members of our team are experienced in providing interim assistance in all enrollment management and records situations at all levels. Options for remote interim leadership can be discussed with us. This option can be both fiscally prudent and managerially sound.
Advantages of Interim Appointments and Placements
Filling a vacancy seamlessly with a highly qualified interim leader helps institutions maintain stability and provides institutions with the continuity of leadership and operational stability. This can preclude the need to turn to the second-in-charge to assume more responsibilities. It ensures the professional discharge of sound administrative responsibilities. At the same time, it allows you and your leadership team to assess the future and opportunities to improve and restructure rather than remain at the status quo. It "buys you time" and is a sound strategic initiative. focusEDU can help your institution during these times. Our interim placement consultants have held national leadership positions within their respective professional associations of AACRAO, NACAC, NASFAA and NACUBO.
Interim Placement Timeframe and Cost
A national search and the hiring a new permanent administrator can take from four to six months or more. A quality interim professional from focusEDU will keep your operations functioning smoothly and seamlessly. Where improvements are needed to optimize functions for better practices, the interim placement will discuss such observations with the hiring officer and work out a plan to improve the existing operations. The value-added benefit to your institution based on the extensive knowledge of the interim appointee will assist in your assessment of applicants for the search process for a permanent leader. The interim appointee can provide value in reviewing candidates for the permanent position.
Positive Results to Help You Attain Your Goals
Our Consulting Directors are recognized leaders and will work with you to ensure enrollment management consulting and national searches success:
- Your admission outreach initiatives generate an enrolled entering class with the qualities, quantities and demographics you seek.
- That financial aid and scholarship packaging plays a positive role in student retention and does not become a factor in student attrition.
- The coordination with academic leadership so course availability for students establishes satisfactory progress toward student’s degree and program objectives.
- That enrollment management is strategically optimized for success.
- Advisement, counseling and needed support services will retain the students you recruited.
- Students will complete their degree/programs requirements in a timeframe that is acceptable to your students and the institution.
- Structures and programs for payments of tuition and fees that will meet an institution's revenue objectives without placing students and families into financial hardship.
- The outcomes and deliverables of our assessments and evaluations will strategically assist your institution for enrollment management success.
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Client Testimonials
"focusEDU consulting firm was able to offer us both their expert insight and excellent proposition based on a review. The report was comprehensive and detailed and was helpful for our strategy."— University of Colorado – Denver
"Rush University had a wonderful working relationship and experience with focusEDU. Your contributions, expertise and collaboration played an important role to help us achieve our goals."— Rush University
"The professional experience represented by the focusEDU team members should speak volumes. These are professionals who have years and years of experience in assessing operations and offering quality advice that, if followed, will achieve the 'end game' well." -- Lafayette College
