New York, NY, USA

Full-time

The Program Associate will oversee the implementation of the Matriculate program across at least three college sites, including supporting, coaching, and managing college student Advising Fellows (AFs) and Head Advising Fellows (HAFs) to ensure they provide outstanding support to high school students.

This position requires drive and passion for our mission, a growth mindset, program development skills, relationship-building, problem solving, comfort setting and achieving aggressive goals, excellent management skills, attention to detail, rigorous evaluation skills, a focus on quality, and commitment to continuous improvement.

The Associate reports to the Senior Program Manager while working closely with the rest of the Matriculate team. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Areas of Responsibility:

Project Implementation

Ensure college Advising Fellows (AFs) on at least three campuses are able to empower high-achieving, low-income high school students to make the leap to top colleges by supporting, growing and evaluating Advising Fellow recruitment, selection, training, certification, engagement, and appreciation

Impact

Assume responsibility for ensuring Matriculate’s high school students regularly connect with Advising Fellows and achieve college application outcomes

Recruitment and training

Recruit a high-quality team of AFs on each campus by working with Head Advising Fellows (HAFs), Advising Fellow Leadership Team and the Matriculate Recruitment and Training Associate to meet these goals
Ensure AFs are prepared to provide excellent support for high school students by leading an orientation, ongoing trainings, and a quality and preparedness certification process in conjunction with Head Advising Fellows and the Recruitment and Training Associate

Program Implementation

Coach, support and manage HAFs; help them provide regular supervision and feedback to AFs to ensure high standards of quality on an ongoing basis
Ensure high school students are connected effectively via remote communication with AFs
Monitor quality of high school student experience; devise and implement strategies to increase retention and outcomes
Identify and creatively troubleshoot challenges as they arise

Celebration and growth

Foster community and belonging among AFs
Build a leadership pipeline among AFs

Program Impact Measurement and Improvement

Implement program learning and evaluation plan to ensure continuous improvement and to understand Matriculate’s ultimate impact

Track metrics for college and high school students
Collect, analyze, interpret, and report program data for evaluation

Commitment to Excellence

Collaborate across the Matriculate program to ensure maximum consistencies and efficiencies
Develop expertise in the college access landscape
Identify and troubleshoot challenges as they arise
Contribute to Matriculate’s culture of continuous improvement

Skills/Experience:

The ideal candidate will have:

A deep commitment to Matriculate’s mission
A bachelor’s degree
1-3 years of experience with demonstrated success ideally in:
- Youth Development
- Education-focused programming
- Communications
Some program implementation background
Excellent writing/editing skills and verbal communications
Excellent attention to detail and focus on execution; organizational skills
Ability to build, manage and leverage relationships with a proven track record of flexibility
Ability to think strategically and analytically while managing tactical implementation, balancing both long‐term and short‐term projects and planning
Unwavering commitment to excellence and strong leadership skills
The ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people
Excellent judgment and impeccable integrity
Initiative in problem solving, commitment to constantly learning, growing, and reflecting on their work
High degree of personal initiative with the desire and ability to meet aggressive strategic goals, work independently and thrive within an entrepreneurial, fast-paced and growing organization
Command of remote communication methods, including Google Hangout and Skype
Strong command of Microsoft Office suite, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; experience with Salesforce a plus
Willingness to travel domestically in urban and rural areas, potentially up to 20%
Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary

Compensation/Benefits:

Salary is commensurate with experience. In addition, Matriculate offers a comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply:

Please send your cover letter, resume, and a non-fiction writing sample to [email protected]. We review applications on a rolling basis.

Additional Information:

Matriculate is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Job Function:

Program / Project Management

Organization Info

Matriculate

Overview

Headquarters:

New York, NY, United States

Website:

matriculate.org

Size:

11-50 employees

Founded:

2015

About Us

Areas of Focus:

Education

Mission:

Matriculate’s mission is to empower high-achieving, low-income high school students to make the leap to our best colleges. Our vision is that one day all the best students in America will have access to and be supported in the best colleges—regardless of their socio-economic status or background—which will give them a unique opportunity to change the trajectory of their own lives and the lives of their families.

Matriculate leverages peer-to-peer relationships and networks to empower high-achieving, low-income high school students to enroll in top colleges and universities. We train talented college students at leading institutions to provide the information, guidance, and support that these high school students need to apply to, gain admission at, and excel in the best institutions. College is an inflection point for low-income high-achievers, and Matriculate allows this overlooked segment of our country’s top talent to realize its potential and address income inequality from the bottom up.

Programs:

Our Program Model We train talented college students at top institutions to connect remotely with high-achieving, low-income high school students, providing the information, guidance, and support that these high school students need to navigate the college process.

College student Advising Fellows leverage the power of peer-to-peer interaction and social networks to fill the holes in how these students approach applying to college. Advising Fellows serve both as guides in the application process as well as models of matriculation, having successfully enrolled in top colleges themselves.
Each Advising Fellow commits to working remotely with up to four high-achieving, low-income high school students through the college application and selection process. College students apply for and, if selected, then earn the opportunity to serve as Advising Fellows. Advising Fellows are trained and assessed on their ability to play this role effectively.
Advising Fellows work with high school juniors and seniors from across the country – from Hawaii to West Virginia. Matriculate works with high school students who have an annual household family income under $80,000, a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and have scored in the 90th percentile on the PSAT, SAT or ACT.
Personal interactions between high school students and college students serve as the catalyst to shatter low-income high-achievers’ college perception gap.

Why Work For Us?:

We are data-driven. We learn from our college student Advising Fellows, high school students, and partners in the field. By tracking the work our college student Advising Fellows and high school students do together we strengthen our model. We compare our results with the application behaviors documented in Hoxby and Turner’s research and in doing so contextualize and improve our impact.

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