Associate Director – College Access and Success

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🌽 Illinois, New York – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $80.7k - $88.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Thrive Scholars

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51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

Thrive Scholars is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing high-achieving, diverse, and underrepresented students from under-resourced communities with the education and career opportunities they need to succeed in top colleges and meaningful careers. The organization offers programs such as a 6-Year Program, Thrive Academies, and OnRamp to support students from high school through early career, with a focus on data-driven strategies to achieve success in high-impact careers. Thrive Scholars aims to close the disparity in America's corporate leadership by ensuring its scholars not only graduate from top colleges but also excel in STEM fields and develop the necessary career skills and professional networks.

📋 Description

• Directly supervise, coach, and develop a team of College Access Managers and College Success Managers • Support the Director in creating and executing strategic plans for both teams • Develop and maintain standardized advising tools, rubrics, and data resources • Promote ongoing learning and development by identifying growth areas • Foster a positive team culture and facilitate staff engagement • Contribute to hiring and onboarding of College Access and College Success team members • Track Scholar progress across caseloads and identify trends • Co-lead weekly team meetings and host one-on-one meetings with supervisees • Support College Access Managers and College Success Managers with their programmatic responsibilities • Develop and maintain systems, policies, and infrastructure that support efficient program delivery • Contribute to ongoing program evaluation by tracking Scholar-facing data • Monitor project timelines, deliverables, and outcomes • Collaborate with the Director and other Program departments for Summer Academy strategy

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience directly serving or supporting high school or undergraduate students • 3+ years of professional experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects • 3+ years of professional experience leading a team • Alignment to Thrive's mission and commitment to students from under-resourced communities • Strong understanding of college admissions and student success, especially for students from under-resourced communities and first-generation students • Demonstrated experience designing or implementing strategy-driven programs that support college access and student success • Strength in data tracking, management, and analysis • Excellent people management skills, with the ability to coach and develop a team toward ambitious goals • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills • Skilled project manager with the ability to manage multiple priorities, evaluate outcomes, and make data-informed decisions • Ability to work collaboratively across departments and build strong working relationships in a remote environment • Knowledge of the college access landscape in New York and/or Chicago preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• High-quality health and dental insurance • Paid vacation • Employer-matched retirement plan