Director of Higher Education Strategy – Implementation

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $100k - $103.7k / year

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Immigrants Rising

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2006

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

💰 $20k Grant - Immigrants Rising on 2024-07

Non-profit • Education • Social Impact

Immigrants Rising is a California-based nonprofit founded in 2006 that provides resources, programs, and advocacy to support undocumented immigrants and their families. The organization helps undocumented people access higher education (tools for California in‑state tuition, scholarships, resources for educators), pursue careers and entrepreneurship (career programs, ImmigrantBizHub, asset-protection guidance), and maintain mental health (Wellness Support Groups, Mental Health Connector). It also engages in policy advocacy (California Blueprint, Beyond DACA guide), storytelling, and community leadership to advance immigrant socioeconomic prosperity. Headquartered in San Francisco, Immigrants Rising combines direct services, resource libraries, training, and policy work to transform individual outcomes and broader systems.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Immigrants Rising’s higher education portfolio • Advance a cohesive higher education approach that bridges direct services, affordability implementation, institutional partnerships, technical assistance, campus engagement, and statewide higher education strategy • Lead program strategy and execution, manage a growing team and portfolio of partners • Collaborate closely with the Director of Programs and cross-functional teams to align higher education programming with Immigrants Rising’s broader mission • Serve as a key strategist, coalition partner, and issue expert connecting on-the-ground implementation realities to the organization’s policy agenda • Build, lead, and manage a high-performing higher education team

🎯 Requirements

• 7–10 years of relevant professional experience within higher education systems, supporting undocumented student access and success, immigrant justice, or related fields, with progressively responsible leadership roles. • At least 3–5 years of people management experience, including direct supervision and responsibility for team performance and development within higher education systems. • 5-7 years of demonstrated expertise in CA higher education systems, including college access, persistence, and completion, with a strong understanding of how immigration status shapes opportunity. • Proven ability to lead complex higher education program portfolios bridging direct services, institutional capacity building, and systems-adjacent work. • 3-5 years of experience working within CA colleges, universities, and higher education partners to advance inclusive practices for undocumented students. • 3-5 years of experience overseeing grant-funded programs, including accountability for deliverables, reporting, and compliance. • Strong facilitation, communication, and partnership-building skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• ample vacation • sick leave • holidays • 100% employer-coverage of health, dental, and vision insurance • Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) • 3% employer contribution to employee retirement