Associate Director, Career Communities

Braven-posted about 10 hours ago

$79,200 - $114,900/Yr

Full-time • Director

Hybrid • Chicago, IL

101-250 employees

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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 pursue careers in Business and Arts & Media-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, your 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 Head of Program Design.

Convene Programming (60%)
Build a scope & sequence of career exposure, skill-building, and community events for students in the Business and Arts & Media 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 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 Associate Directors, Career Communities, and cross-functionally across the organization to secure employer partner guests and design well-attended, best-in-class events
Set Vision & Direction for Career Communities (15%)
Determine the best strategies in support of strong student outcomes and experiences through conducting and synthesizing user research, observations, labor market trends, and feedback
Lead collaborative and cross-functional proposal and prioritization processes to determine how Career Communities need to evolve to remain relevant and resonant
Internalize Braven’s research base and logic model and ensure all designs align, adjusting course due to new research insights as needed
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 and work strategically to increase engagement
Lead Virtual Community (10%)
Facilitate student engagement in each Career Community’s virtual community spaces
Manage Intern (5%)
Manage a student intern to support the virtual communities and the bi-weekly newsletter
Other duties as assigned

Bachelor’s degree
5+ years of work experience in the related field

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)
Knowledge of entry-level hiring processes and best practices for landing strong postgraduate jobs.
Exemplary verbal and written communication skills as well as deep listening ability.
Organization-wide project management with complex workstreams, managing complex decision making processes, including stakeholders with diverse needs and interests, and laterally managing team leads.
Exceptional relationship building skills, enabling you to build trust quickly and collaborate across management levels, internal and external relationships as well as across dimensions of identity
Balanced perspective that enables one to effectively prioritize levels of urgency and regulate emotions, along with helping others do the same when required
Experience leading and managing in complex environments during times of growth and employing change management skills, including but not limited to:
Experience making decisions with speed, agility, and common sense, while identifying and engaging key stakeholders appropriately
Strong organization skills, tracking, and managing big picture ideas as well as key details
Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (this is a minimum of 19 days per year)
Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
12 weeks of paid parental leave
A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

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