Current Westminster Schools Career Opportunity MANAGER, STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT & SIS

Reporting to the Associate Superintendent and Secretary-Treasurer, the Manager, Strategic Enrollment and Student Information Services (Manager SESIS)provides district-wide strategic leadership for student enrollment, student information management, class size and composition, and enrollment planning. The position serves as the District's subject matter expert in student information systems, enrollment policy, Ministry reporting, and student data governance, providing strategic advice and recommendations to the Senior Management and District Leadership teams.

The Manager SESIS is responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of district-wide systems, policies, and procedures governing student registration, admissions, enrollment forecasting, class size and composition, student placement, and student information management. The position leads enterprise-wide initiatives that support strategic planning, operational effectiveness, Ministry compliance, and evidence-informed decision making.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Strategic Leadership

- Provides strategic advice to the senior leadership team regarding enrollment management, student information governance, school organizational planning.
- Provides strategic advice on district-wide short-term enrolment strategies and informs long-term enrollment sustainability efforts.
- Identifies emerging trends, operational risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Class Size & Composition Leadership

- District authority responsible for oversight of all class size and composition planning and compliance.
- Leads district decision making regarding class organization and staffing implications.
- Interprets collective agreement provisions relating to class size and composition.
- Collaborates with Finance, Human Resources, Learning Services, and school administrators to optimize staffing while maintaining compliance.
- Executes and maintains district procedures to mitigate legal, financial, and operational risk associated with class size and composition.

Student Information Systems

- Provides enterprise leadership for MyEducationBC and other district student information applications.
- Leads implementation of new technologies supporting student information management.
- Oversees school business process redesign relating to student info system implementation.
- Establishes district standards for data quality and information governance.

Ministry Liaison





- Primary liaison between the District and the Ministry of Education and Child Care regarding student information systems, provincial reporting, data collections, funding submissions, and compliance.
- Represents the District on provincial advisory committees and working groups.
- Supports the District in Ministry-led audits and reporting requirements.

Enrollment Planning

- Supports district enrollment forecasting.
- Advises senior leadership regarding school capacity.
- Leads annual district-wide enrollment planning processes including for programs of choice.
- Provides strategic oversight of district student placement decisions.
- Exercises delegated authority regarding cross-boundary requests, out-of-district admissions, programs of choice, and exceptional placement decisions.
- Balances educational, operational, financial, and facility considerations.

Data Analytics

- Leads district student data governance.
- Develops executive dashboards.
- Provides support and recommendations surrounding support staff allocations and budgeting.
- Oversees data quality standards.

Enterprise Project Leadership

- Leads district-wide projects related to student information systems.
- Develops business cases.
- Leads change management.
- Coordinates cross-functional implementation teams.

Leadership Provides supervision, leadership, coaching, mentorship, and performance management to the Clerical & Registration Manager, and unionized support staff supporting enrollment, student information, and registration services while fostering continuous improvement and exceptional customer service.

Qualifications Education

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Educational Leadership, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field.
- Master's degree considered an asset.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Prosci Change Management, or similar certification considered an asset.

Experience

- Seven to ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience in K–12 education, public administration, or a comparable complex organization.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise software implementations.




- Experience in strategic planning and organizational change.
- Experience advising senior leaders.
- Extensive experience interpreting legislation, collective agreements, and Ministry policy.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.

Salary Recruiting Range $93,299 - $116,623 Application process To apply for this position, click on the APPLY ONLINE button on this page. Please include your resume, including copies of relevant degrees or diplomas and professional references.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found, however applications received prior by September 30 ,2026, will be assured of full consideration.

Note: Faxed resumes will not be accepted. Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Records Search prior to employment. New Westminster Schools values the time you have taken to submit your application; however, only those applicants selected to move forward will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.

About New Westminster Schools Serving the community of New Westminster, the New Westminster School District provides high quality educational programs to over 7,000 students in a variety of learning environments. New Westminster is in the center of Metro Vancouver between the larger communities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey, and Richmond.

Despite its location the city is relatively small and has retained a strong sense of history and community. The total population is approximately 82,000 and expected to grow to 104,000 by 2041. District schools are in general, fully subscribed, and a steady increase in student enrolment is expected over the next ten years.

New Westminster School District has a rich tapestry of cultures, backgrounds and needs. Together, we are a caring, inclusive, and committed learning community dedicated to supporting each of our unique learners.

The New Westminster School District recognizes and acknowledges the Qayqayt First Nation, as well as all Coast Salish peoples, on whose traditional and unceded territories we live, we learn, we play and we do our work. New Westminster Schools welcomes and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, any gender identity or gender expression. If you require an accommodation through our hiring process, please include your request in the application email to [email protected].

📌 Manager, Strategic Enrollment and Student Information Systems (SIS) (New Westminster)
🏢 School District No. 40 (New Westminster)
📍 New Westminster