Senior Coordinator, Workforce Development

Job Title : Senior Coordinator, Workforce Development

Team : Atlanta Region

Location : Hybrid in Atlanta

Employment Type : Full-time

FLSA Classification : Non-Exempt

Start Date : ASAP

About Braven

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students 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, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.

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

About the Role

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Senior Coordinator, Workforce Development in our Atlanta region, who will help drive strong post-college outcomes by connecting Fellows to career-accelerating internships and jobs. As a key contributor on the Atlanta regional team, you’ll support workforce development efforts across Spelman College, ensuring equitable access to opportunities and tailored support for our Fellows.

The Senior Coordinator, Workforce Development will also work in close partnership with the Associate Director, Workforce Strategy to meet internship and employment goals for the region.

This role is on the Atlanta Regional team and reports to the Associate Director, Workforce Strategy.

What You’ll Do

Data Maintenance & Knowledge Rate Support (40%)

- Partner with the Associate Director of Workforce Development to collect and record data regarding Fellow and Post-Accelerator Fellow career-accelerating internships and full-time positions.
- Conduct outreach to increase our post-graduation knowledge rate and support Fellows in securing employment
- Input and maintain outcomes data in Salesforce with a focus on campus-level accuracy.
- Serve as a representative in the One Program Huddle meetings and in regional campaigns.

Opportunity & Outcome Curation (35%)

- Source, track, and promote high-quality internships and jobs
- Manage campus-specific marketing and lead outreach campaigns via Salesforce.
- Manage and distribute curated opportunity listings to Fellows using Salesforce and Google Docs.

Fellow Engagement & Event Support (20%)

- Support workforce-related and collaborative events, virtual and in-person
- Attend select Learning Labs to share workforce opportunities, connections, and resources with Fellows
- Track Fellow participation and engagement
- Coordinate social media efforts highlighting Fellows

On-the-Ground Support (5%)

- Provide in-person support during Fellow events (i.e assisting with check-in, guiding small group discussions, and offering logistical support during workshops, etc)
- Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), G-Suite (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets, and Gmail)

Preferred Qualifications

- Spelman Alumna Preferred
- At least 1 year of administrative experience
- 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, 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 building strong and welcoming cultures that help to develop others.
- Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
- Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has 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 at least 3 days per week
- Our schedule follows the rhythm of the college academic calendar. There will be times when you're needed on campus on a day otherwise designated as remote for a partner meeting, a Fellow-facing session, or an event. We give as much notice as we can and ask for flexibility in return.
- Workload increases during course launch/start of each cycle, which may include occasional evening or weekend hours to accommodate student and partner schedules.
- Capability to attend and work during in-person Learning Labs hosted on Spelman’s campus
- Travel once/year to Braven’s All Team Retreat
- Capability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds

Additional Requirements

- Authorized to work in the U.S.
- Braven doesn’t offer employment visa sponsorship

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

Braven offers opportunities for salary growth over time. We believe in compensating staff members fairly relative to one another, their qualifications, and their impact on the organization, and we take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Braven does not negotiate salary offers; instead, each offer is carefully determined using external and internal benchmarks.

The hiring range is determined by role scope, qualifications, and internal equity, with annual growth based on performance. Braven does not base compensation on individual candidate salary expectations and is committed to maintaining internal equity. The hiring ranges for this role by geographic market are set forth in Atlanta at $44,600-$47,900.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.

Please note that Braven is firm in its compensation philosophy; therefore, only candidates who believe our total rewards package aligns with what they are looking for in their next opportunity are encouraged to apply.

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)
- Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
- 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 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) and work remotely 2 days a week (Monday and Friday). Therefore, this role requires teammates to live within commuting distance of our Atlanta hub. 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. Please note that attendance at both on-campus and off-campus events may occasionally be required, even on scheduled remote working days.

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.