Senior Higher Education Strategy Consultant

Overview

Objective : Engage a senior-level higher education strategy consultant or boutique consulting partner to lead program portfolio strategy, market analysis, financial modeling, and stakeholder alignment for system-wide initiatives.

Key Capabilities to Look For

• Strategic Facilitation : Proven experience leading system-wide strategy sessions with provosts, deans, and campus leadership to align objectives and governance.
• Market Intelligence : Ability to conduct deep market and enrollment analysis using IPEDS, Lightcast, Burning Glass, and institutional data, translating findings into actionable insights.
• Financial Modeling Expertise : Build multi-scenario ROI and breakeven models factoring tuition, retention, marketing, and faculty load; deliver clear, board-level financial recommendations.
• Portfolio Roadmapping : Facilitate prioritization workshops and develop term-by-term implementation roadmaps for program rollout.
• Executive Presence : Skilled at presenting to university leadership and driving consensus across multiple stakeholders.

Preferred Profile

Time Period

150 to 200 hrs of work over 2 to 3 months.

Strategic Discovery & Portfolio Planning (6–8 Weeks)

Purpose : Align System leadership and campus stakeholders on which programs to launch online, when, and why, ensuring that investment decisions are grounded in market demand and financial viability.

Activities & Deliverables

Facilitate a System-wide strategy session to align leadership, campus stakeholders, and Hurix teams.

Analyze regional / national demand trends using IPEDS, Lightcast, Burning Glass, and enrollment data.

Build multi-scenario ROI and breakeven models considering tuition rates, course development cost, faculty load, marketing investment, and expected retention rates.

Facilitate decision-making sessions with provosts, deans, and campus leads.

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