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National Education Opportunity Network (NEON)

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

National Education Opportunity Network (NEON) is a nonprofit organization that expands college access and economic mobility by delivering college credit-bearing courses—taught by university faculty—into low-income (Title I) high schools at no cost to students. Launched in 2019, NEON partners with top colleges and universities and provides built-in academic coaching and college advising so scholars can earn transferable college credit and strengthen readiness for college and careers. NEON has served 50,000+ scholars across 34 states and 500+ high schools, reports high course pass rates and improved college matriculation for participants, and is scaling toward a target of 1 million scholars.

📋 Description

• Lead efforts to cultivate and grow strategic partnerships with Title I schools and districts nationwide. • Conduct proactive outreach to potential Title I school and district partners, identifying opportunities for collaboration and growth. • Lead and facilitate discussions with school and district leaders about the value and impact of the National Education Opportunity Network’s model. Work to align the NEON’s courses and model with the needs and priorities of schools and districts to ensure meaningful and sustainable partnerships. • Build strong relationships with superintendents, chief academic officers, and high school leaders to understand their unique challenges and opportunities. • Manage a full partnership cycle from prospecting and awareness campaign launch through the school/course selection process. Engage in all stages of the partnership pipeline, ensuring that new partner and expansion goals are met and exceeded. Utilize Salesforce to track, report, and optimize the partnership process. • Lead email-based marketing campaigns using Pardot, targeting potential school and district partners. Develop and execute strategies to nurture leads and convert them into long-term partners. Optimize campaign performance based on data-driven insights. • Build and nurture relationships with educators and school administrators to foster collaboration and trust. Leverage opportunities from conferences to generate new partnership leads and support the growth of the organization.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in building and managing partnerships with schools and districts, particularly Title I schools. • Proven ability to conduct outreach and cultivate relationships with senior-level decision-makers such as superintendents, chief academic officers, and high school leaders. • Experience managing full sales cycles and achieving growth targets in a fast-paced environment. • Strong familiarity with secondary curriculum and instruction decision-making processes. • Experience in the dual-enrollment space preferred. • Experience in email-based marketing campaigns using tools such as Pardot and Salesforce, with a track record of meeting or exceeding targets. • Ability to manage complex partnership negotiations, answer foundational student data privacy questions, and communicate impact to education leaders. • Strong communication and presentation skills, with an ability to articulate the value of partnerships in educational contexts. • A deep, personal commitment to advancing educational equity and supporting students from underserved backgrounds. • Passion for expanding opportunities and addressing the systemic challenges that exist in Title I schools.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) with 4% match (fully vested) • professional development support • remote work stipends and equipment • coworking space access • paid sick leave with flexible vacation