Associate Director, Workforce Strategy

Job Title: Associate Director, Workforce Strategy

Team: BravenX

Location: Hybrid in New York (NYC) or Chicago (IL)

Employment Type: Full-time

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Start Date: ASAP

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.

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80, Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring an Associate Director, Workforce Strategy, who will support students towards strong post-college career outcomes. As a member of the Braven

X team, you will serve as a strategic career coach to students participating in Braven

X, who have completed the Braven Career and Leadership Accelerator Course (the Accelerator). Braven

X is the program offered in partnership with other nonprofits across the country. This role has the opportunity to accelerate Braven's regional and national impact. It will report directly to the Senior Director of Braven

X, currently based in New York City.

• Develop vision and strategy to support Fellows in securing internships and strong post-college career outcomes
• Manage progress-to-goals tracking/reporting for student internship/job attainment, including monthly dashboard updates and annual survey collection process
• Manage and analyze student-level and program data, as well as track engagement within centralized systems, to determine and implement student support interventions
• Lead the annual Jobs Campaign to ensure graduates land a strong post-college career opportunity
• Provide strategic 1:1 career coaching for Fellows
• Build, cultivate, and steward relationships to gain a comprehensive understanding of opportunities within the field to refer students

• Develop and implement a strategy to build a regional Fellow community
• Create, plan, and execute events for Fellows to support community building, networking, and engagement
• Collaborate with the Career Communities team to promote continued career exploration and skills development for Fellows and to implement in-person workshops in some of Braven's markets across the country and virtually in evening and some weekend hours.
• Collaborate with Employer Partners to execute on skill development and networking opportunities/events
• Attend Learning Labs to begin Fellow engagement

• Manage a Workforce Development intern
• Source Fellows to serve as interns and volunteers
• Support in the selection of PAFs to participate in Braven publications and events
• Participate in individual annual and quarterly planning and all team events
• Other duties as assigned

• Collaborate cross-functionally to help build the Braven brand
• Represent Braven externally as needed

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience working with college students

• You have 5+ years of experience in a manager role
• You demonstrate a strong proficiency in early career coaching
• You have experience in higher education or workforce strategy
• You build inspiring visions and strategies that motivate others to action.
• You're extremely detail-oriented and sweat the small stuff, while also not losing sight of the big picture.
• You build strong external and internal relationships with a variety of stakeholders and have significant experience tailoring your approach based on an understanding of the beliefs, motivations, and contexts of others.
• You continually reflect to improve, and actively create space for the receipt of upward feedback from individual contributors and manager
• You exemplify Braven's core values
• Your experiences have informed your belief in Braven's mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven's student Fellow population

• Ability to work in-person in either Chicago or New York City, on the designated 3 days per week
• Travel 2-3 times per year for Braven-wide trainings and convenings
• Some nights and weekends are commensurate with Learning Labs and other campus-related activities as needed. Learning Lab schedules may vary by semester, but are most often held weekday evenings.
• Ability to move, lift, and transport items for events such as setting up banners and tables

• Authorized to work in the U.S
• Braven doesn't offer employment visa sponsorship

While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be:

• Phone screen with a Talent Team member
• Performance Task
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• Panel Interview with Key Partners
• Reference Checks

• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and three team-wide,…