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Senior Director, New York

Senior Director, New York

BravenNew York, NY, US
9 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description

Senior Director, New York

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program.

We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students, followed by support that lasts through graduation.

Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.

To achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Senior Director, New York, who will be responsible for the programmatic success of Braven at The Higher Education Partner (HEP). They are responsible for ensuring that the students who complete Braven's course, the Accelerator at the HEP, are empowered with the skills, confidence, networks, and experiences to secure a strong first job or enroll in graduate school within 6 months of graduation. They maintain a positive and strong presence at the HEP and in the New York City community.

The Senior Director will lead a team of 2-3 full-time employees and a team of part-time interns. The Senior Director, New York, will also be responsible for collaborating with our volunteer recruitment team and selecting volunteers. Together, you and the Executive Director (ED) will build and maintain a positive and strong presence with our school in the New York community.

This role is on the Regional New York team and reports directly to the Executive Director (ED) of New York.

What You'll Do

Deliver Site Outcomes (40%)

  • Oversee and ensure strong local program implementation at the HEP, including the pre-course, course, and post-course experience, to meet programmatic goals.
  • Drive regionally owned program elements, including (but not limited to) local programming, learning lab implementation, data collection for job campaigns, etc.
  • For the elements of the program that are delivered by the central team, serve as a check for school satisfaction and fit with local student needs and campus culture; provide feedback to the central teams in a spirit of partnership and continuous improvement.

Effectively Manage Stakeholders (40%)

  • Develop and steward strong and formalized partnerships with the HEP's leadership and faculty, employers, and community-based organizations that result in additional resources for our students and improvements to our program model.
  • Cultivate and manage relationships with key HEP stakeholders that foster collaboration and result in a healthy partnership.
  • Act as the "mayor" and "campaign manager" of Braven's relationships with the HEP, deeply understanding the ecosystem, owning local relationships (faculty, professor of record, etc.), and running local campaigns on campus.
  • Build a collaborative team culture of individuals committed to achieving excellence, meeting site goals, and living out Braven's core values.

    • Create Vision and Strategy for HEP (10%)

  • Co-create a strategy in partnership with the ED for the HEP and drive stakeholders towards the shared vision.
  • Utilize the deep understanding of the local context and assets available to knit together an overarching strategy that brings the right programmatic and structural enrollment support to the campus.
  • Set goals and key performance indicators for the HEP that drive scale and strong first opportunity outcomes among Fellows and are aligned with Braven's local and national priorities that are set in partnership with central teams.

    • Team Leadership and Management (10%)

  • Lead and manage the Program Staff
  • Provide organization-wide leadership within the One Braven Group (internal stakeholder group)
  • Cultural Stewardship of Braven's Core Values
  • Other duties as assigned
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