College Access Manager
About The Position
Position Overview: The College Access Manager is a key member of the Shared Services College Access Department, responsible for supporting the high-quality implementation of the College Academy and Continue to Dream (CTD) program models across all regions. Reporting to the Director of College Access, the Manager strengthens mentorship and after school engagement systems, supports curriculum implementation, builds belonging and SEL culture, and coaches Program Managers (PMs) and Mentors to achieve the department’s priority outcomes. The Manager also leads implementation support for pilot programs and has oversight of auxiliary programs.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of college eligibility, academic intervention, and youth engagement.
- Ability to implement structured systems and support fidelity across multiple sites.
- Strong student engagement practices
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
- Comfortable with regional travel and cross-state coaching support.
- Deep commitment to IYT’s mission and to supporting young men of color.
- Ability to self-motivate to achieve results.
- A multi-tasker with a solid ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and produce quality results.
- Program implementation & fidelity management
- Data-informed decision making
- Systems thinking and problem-solving
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 3+ years of experience in college access, youth development, education, or related fields.
- Experience coaching or training frontline staff (Program Managers, Volunteers, educators, facilitators).
- High proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive), and Zoom for virtual collaboration.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide monthly implementation training for PMs and Mentors across regions.
- Strengthen mentorship, afterschool engagement, belonging, and SEL systems.
- Conduct school site observations and deliver applied coaching to improve facilitation quality.
- Support PMs/Mentors in reducing D/F grades and increasing program dosage.
- Identify high-performing model sites and lift promising practices for organizational scale.
- Co-develop curriculum for CTD program and the rollout for College Academy Program curriculum
- Train staff on effective workshop facilitation and student engagement techniques.
- Provide ongoing implementation feedback to enhance curriculum relevance and impact. CTD / Continuation School Support
- Lead implementation support for CTD program models.
- Coordinate college and career exposure events for CTD students.
- Support implementation of advising and engagement routines tailored for CTD settings.
- Oversee implementation of auxiliary and pilot programs outside College Academy (e.g., BOS, Project Rise).
- Provide implementation leadership for pilots that strengthen College Academy experiences.
- Collect site-level data, feedback, and outcomes to assess program effectiveness.
- Advise the Director on scale vs. sunset decisions based on implementation trends.
- Ensure consistent execution of the College Academy model across all state regions.
- Reinforce program tools, practices, and milestones developed by the Shared Services Department.
- Troubleshoot program fidelity challenges and provide solutions to regional teams.
- Support alignment of family engagement practices with key school-year benchmarks.
- Additional duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
