Coordinator, Workforce Development - Spelman College - Braven

Job Title: Coordinator, Workforce Development - Spelman

Team: Atlanta Regional Team

Location: Hybrid in Atlanta (GA)

Employment Type: Full-time

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Start Date: September 2024

About Braven

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising young people—many of whom are people of color, from low-income backgrounds, and the first in their families to attend college—to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program.

We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation.  

Together, we are helping to open up access to the American Promise, empowering a generation of leaders who mirror the diversity of our country.

To learn more, take a look at Braven’s Impact Report and Jobs Report.

About the Role

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Coordinator, Workforce Development at Spelman University who will support students towards strong post-college career outcomes. This role will engage with fellows during Braven’s leadership and career development course, the Accelerator, providing support, resources, and opportunities and will continue to support fellows that have completed the course, Post-Accelerator Fellows (PAFs), until they graduate.

This role is on the Atlanta Regional team and reports directly to the Program Manager, Workforce Development - Spelman

What You’ll Do

Operational Activities (40%)  

• Develop expertise in the Spelman student ecosystem to understand the best channels and methods to use to increase fellow event attendance and engagement.
• Collaborate with Program Manager, Workforce Development to track data on PAF career-accelerating internships/full-time opportunities.
• Select PAFs to participate in Braven publications and events.  

 Collaborate across Braven for Post Accelerator Fellows success (35%)

• Support with workshops and event promotion via social media, campaign monitoring, mogli.
• Work with Workforce Intern to find and submit Atlanta career-accelerating opportunities for Braven’s bi-weekly newsletter.
• Work with Braven’s Central Team to provide targeted support and opportunities to various groups of PAFs. 
• Collaborate cross functionally to help build the Braven brand throughout Spelman.

Post-Accelerator Support and Engagement (25%)

• Engage with fellows during and after the Accelerator by introducing programs and support. 
• Assist with establishing career accelerator opportunities for PAFs. 
• Maintain up-to-date records on PAFs and provide support as requested by Program Manager, Workforce Development.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of administrative experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), G-Suite (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets and Gmail)  
• Extraordinary organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail
• Strong customer service ethic, staying committed to finding solutions when challenges arise - keeping focus on outcomes
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and independently, prioritizing the most important work and navigating competing priorities
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion.
• Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
• Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.

Work Demands

• Ability to work in-person in Atlanta (GA) at least 3 days per week
• Ability to travel to the Spelman campus 1-2X/week 
• Willingness to work some evenings per week from 6:00pm-8:00pm ET

Additional Requirements

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of such by the date of hire. Individuals may claim exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical or religious reasons.

Application & Interview Process

While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be:

• Phone screen with Talent Team member
• Performance Task
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• Panel Interview with Key Partners
• Reference Checks

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this position, which depends on prior work experience and our assessment of your demonstrated fit for the role, will likely be between $44,500-$55,600 in Atlanta. This is based on a 50-hour work week at an hourly rate. This is a full-time regular, non-exempt, and benefits eligible position where you will be working at 100% capacity. Braven offers competitive base salaries based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size, with opportunities for salary growth over time. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Braven does not negotiate salary offers; instead each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking. You will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process.

Braven also provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development. While Braven reserves the right to change benefits at any time, current benefits include: 

• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and three team-wide, week-long shutdowns in Spring, Summer, and Winter (this is a minimum of 24 days per year)
• 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

Location

We gather in the office at least 3 days per week (on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) and often work remotely 2 days per week (although certain commitments might adjust that from time to time). Therefore, this role requires teammates to live within commuting distance of Atlanta. We believe in the magic, connection, and collaboration that happens when people work together face-to-face and we believe in giving people flexibility to focus, balance personal priorities, and save themselves two commutes per week.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

At Braven, we are committed to attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining a diverse team. Braven operates in the context of our American culture, against the backdrop of systemic racism and oppression of marginalized people since our country’s founding. We are committed to assembling leaders at our organization who have emerged from everywhere, with a particular emphasis on those who share the racial and income backgrounds of our Fellows, and creating an inclusive culture that allows all teammates, of all experiences and identities, to thrive.  

Braven is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.  We encourage talented individuals of all backgrounds to apply.