Associate Director, Workforce Strategy

Role Overview

• Develop and execute the vision and strategy to support Fellows in securing internships and strong post-college career outcomes
• Manage progress-to-goals tracking for internship and job attainment, including monthly dashboard reporting and the annual survey collection process
• Manage and analyze student-level and program data, including engagement metrics within centralized systems, to determine and implement student support interventions
• Lead the annual Jobs Campaign to ensure graduates secure strong post-college career opportunities
• Provide strategic 1:1 career coaching for Fellows, including goal setting, career exploration, and job search strategy
• Develop and maintain relationships across the UMSV campus ecosystem to enable collaboration, co-host programming, expand visibility, and connect students to relevant opportunities and resources
• Steward relationships with existing Employer Partners to stay informed on hiring needs, strengthen partnership engagement, and connect students to internship and career opportunities
• Develop and implement a strategy to build and cultivate a strong regional Fellow community
• Design and execute events that support community building, networking, and engagement
• Collaborate with the Career Communities team to promote ongoing career exploration and skills development, including the implementation of in-person workshops in New York
• Collaborate with Employer Partners to deliver skill building and networking opportunities/events
• Attend Learning Labs to initiate early engagement and relationship-building with Fellows
• Lead the Braven Student Ambassador program at UMSV, including recruitment and selection, training, ongoing development, and program design and refinement to strengthen student engagement, leadership development, and campus impact
• Support in the selection of Fellows to participate in Braven publications and events
• Participate in annual and quarterly planning processes and team-wide events, contributing to goal setting, strategy execution, and team effectiveness
• Collaborate cross-functionally to strengthen and promote the Braven brand
• Represent Braven externally as needed at events and meetings

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 5 years of experience supporting, coaching, or advising college students
• 5+ years of experience in a managerial or leadership role (preferred)
• Proven success in managing complex relationships and cross-functional projects (preferred)
• Strong proficiency in early career coaching and student support (preferred)
• Experience in higher education, workforce strategy, or related fields (preferred)
• Ability to develop inspiring visions and strategies that motivate others to take action (preferred)
• High detail-orientation while maintaining focus of the big picture (preferred)
• Demonstrated skill in building external and internal relationships, tailoring approaches based on stakeholders’ beliefs, motivations, and contexts (preferred)
• Experience bringing together multiple perspectives to strengthen decisions and initiatives (preferred)
• Commitment to reflection and continuous improvement, including actively seeking upward feedback (preferred)
• Exemplification of Braven’s core values (preferred)
• Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population (preferred)
• Authorized to work in the U.S. (additional requirement)

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and three team-wide, week-long shutdowns in Spring, Summer, and Winter (this is a minimum of 24 days per year)
• Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting in your first full month
• Coverage of 85% of the health insurance premium for employees and dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff