Director, Career Communities

Job Title: Director, Career Communities

Team: Product 

Location: In-Person in Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), Washington (DC), Newark (NJ), or New York City (NYC) 

Employment Type: Full-time

FLSA Classification:Exempt

Start Date: ASAP

About Braven

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising young people—many of whom are people of color, from low-income backgrounds, and the first in their families to attend college—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, we are helping to open up access to the American Promise, empowering a generation of leaders who mirror the diversity of our country.

To learn more, take a look at Braven’s Impact Report and Jobs Report.

About the Role

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Director of Career Communities who will focus on supporting Fellows as they seek careers in STEM and Health & Wellness related fields. This individual will lead the strategy and execution of a program to better connect our Fellows with their industry interests, ultimately launching them on their path to securing a strong postgraduate outcome. As a member of the Design Team, which sits on the Product Team, you will own the strategic vision for the STEM and Health & Wellness Communities.  Focus areas include convening programming to build career clarity and navigation confidence, along with connecting Fellows to opportunities, resources, and networks that lead to success.

This role is on the Product team and reports directly to the Vice President, Design.

What You’ll Do

Convene Programming (70%)

• Build a scope & sequence of career exposure, skill-building, and community events for students in the STEM and Health & Wellness Communities based on research-backed insights
• Design and execute events, often in partnership with employers, that lead to strong student outcomes and engagement
• Co-lead the Ready to Launch Bootcamp, a new day-long program for graduating seniors, to increase their self-confidence and efficacy in their job search
• Improve programming throughout the year by leveraging insights from quantitative data and conducting student focus groups and interviews 
• Collaborate with other Directors, Career Communities and cross-functionally across the organization to secure employer partner guests and design well-attended, best-in-class events 

Communicate Opportunities to Fellows  (10%)

• Create a bi-weekly newsletter for students in your communities, which directs them to relevant internships and jobs, events, and resources 
• Collaborate cross-functionally on student recruitment efforts to ensure high attendance at planned events 

Lead Virtual Community (10%)

• Facilitate student engagement in each Career Community’s virtual community spaces (LinkedIn Groups and a Braven-specific platform called MyBraven)  

Manage Intern (10%)

• Hire and manage a student intern to support the virtual communities and the bi-weekly newsletter 
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree 
• 5+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications 

• An entrepreneurial, strategic, and results-driven approach to program design and execution.
• Ability to create, own, and execute a strategic plan that connects ideas to outcomes in program design, implementation, and ongoing iteration
• Experience using stakeholder data to uncover insights, recommend solutions, and test new ideas
• A ‘roll up the sleeves’ attitude, ability, and interest in managing the myriad details associated with external event programming
• Confidence and competence in public speaking and presentations
• Anticipate problems and collaboratively propose and tackle solutions 
• Experience working with young adults and/or college students.
• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: group facilitation, instruction, or advising (e.g. student services or young adult development)
• Relevant industry experience in the STEM and Health & Wellness Career Communities, which include the following industry interests: technology, a