Associate Program Director

Associate Program Director

College Possible - Texas

As one of the largest and most successful college access and success programs in the country, since 2000 College Possible has helped put more than 59,000 students from disinvested communities on the path to economic mobility via completion of a college degree. Its proven near-peer coaching model, delivered by recent college graduates serving as AmeriCorps members, provides high-touch interventions proven to help students navigate and overcome the most common barriers to college access, retention and degree completion. Nationwide, College Possible students are three times more likely to earn a bachelor's degree within six years than their peers from similar backgrounds. 

College Possible is a growing nonprofit coaching students from low-income backgrounds to and through college to break the cycle of poverty and empower the next generation of leaders. Our near-peer coaching model has earned national recognition: the inaugural Evergreen National Education Award recognized our leadership in increasing access to and success in college for students from low-income backgrounds. It also earns top-of-field results: a Harvard study found that the program more than doubles a student's chance of enrolling in a four-year college, and our students are four times more likely to become college graduates than their low-income peers. College Possible has an annual operating budget of ~$33.5 million, more than 190 full-time employees and more than 245 AmeriCorps and VISTA service members. During the 2021-2022 school year, we reached an estimated 25,700 students nationwide.

College Possible is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks to build a diverse workforce to create impact in partnership with the communities we serve. We welcome a diverse pool of qualified applicants. For each of its positions, College Possible is mindful about what best serves our students, and seeks to hire staff with relevant experience, skills and aptitude, and a commitment to the power of education. To learn more read our Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

Headquartered in Saint Paul, MN, College Possible operates: regional sites in Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, OR; and Seattle, WA; Austin, TX; and has Catalyze partnerships in California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee. Learn more at CollegePossible.org.

Your Role as Program Director

The Associate Program Director works closely with the Program Director to oversee Flagship programmatic activities at College Possible - Texas. Flagship program staff oversee AmeriCorps members who work in high schools and colleges as in-person, site-based support for first generation students. The Associate Director directly supervises the Flagship Access (high school) Program Managers and Success (college) Program Managers, and supports the Program Director in guiding the development, administration and evaluation of College Possible's Flagship program in Austin and Central Texas.

Ensure Program Quality & Provide Organizational Management - 30%

• Drive the delivery of high-quality programming to students with fidelity to the College Possible model and curriculum.
• Develop and oversee the day-to-day implementation of effective program delivery systems at the high school and college campus level.
• Work closely with the Program Director to oversee the implementation of the program budget including tracking and reporting monthly budget expenditures.
• Lead and direct student recruitment efforts at Flagship high school partner campuses.
• Support the Program Director in developing, implementing and cultivating a program team culture that aligns with and supports the mission and vision of College Possible.
• Work with the AmeriCorps Recruitment Manager to effectively facilitate the recruitment, placement and support of service members.
• Support the Program Director and Director of Operations to ensure College Possible - Texas AmeriCorps member compliance.
• Develop and implement program budget for each fiscal year. Evaluate and approve program-related expenditures. Analyze budget performance on a monthly basis.

Evaluate, Track and Report on Progress - 20%

• Serve as program data management and Salesforce platform lead as well as the site liaison to the College Possible National Information Technology (IT) Department.
• Use key metrics and indicators to track and analyze program progress, identify trends, and develop interventions for continuous program improvement.
• Ensure the regular and timely reporting of programs data to Flagship pa