The Career Program Specialist leads Posse’s Career Program in New York City. The mission of the Career Program is to help Posse Scholars transition from being leaders on campus to become leaders in the workforce. As the site’s leader for career programming and part of the local management team, the Career Program Specialist supports other Posse programming as needed in collaboration with the Program Directors. An important part of the work involves the regular collection of data and reporting on career outcomes. The Career Program Specialist is also a part of the National Career and Alumni Programs team and, as such, is responsible for working with national staff to coordinate the delivery of high-quality programming for Scholars and Alumni. The Career Program Specialist will travel to up to six partner universities annually. The Career Program Specialist will be responsible for maintaining close relationships with program partners, and directors of university career centers.
Responsibilities:
Career Program Specialists focus on three key responsibilities:
- Developing and leading exciting, career-enhancing programming (e.g. workshops and special events)
- Collaborating with the Director and development staff to cultivate and manage career partnerships
- Connecting Scholars and alumni to resources that allow them to access a range of career development services, including internship and job search support, skill building, and ongoing career guidance.
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Experience working with youth strongly preferred
- Experience working in corporate settings is a plus
- Experience managing volunteers a plus
- Experience facilitating workshops preferred
- Event planning experience preferred
- Database management skills strongly desired, i.e., Salesforce
- Strong organizational and time-management skills and ability to multi-task
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Willing and able to travel
- Graduate degree a plus
- Must be enthusiastic, possess a strong work ethic, be able to work independently and with a team and serve as a positive role model for Posse Scholars
- Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience working with youth
- Experience working in corporate settings
- Experience managing volunteers
- Experience facilitating workshops
- Event planning experience
- Database management skills (e.g., Salesforce)
- Strong organizational and time-management skills; ability to multi-task
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Willing and able to travel
- Graduate degree
- Enthusiastic, strong work ethic, able to work independently and with a team, positive role model
- Demonstrated belief in Posse's mission and values
What We Do
The Posse Foundation is a nationally recognized youth leadership development and college access program that identifies, recruits, and trains diverse teams—Posses—of public high school students and sends them to top colleges and universities. To date, more than 11,000 Posse Scholars have been accepted into top-tier institutions of higher education throughout the country. These young people have received more than $1.8 billion in full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse’s college and university partners and have been agents of positive change on their campuses. Posse’s unique and carefully structured, three-month selection process identifies candidates using criteria beyond academic achievement, including leadership talent, desire to succeed and ability to work constructively with people from diverse backgrounds. Posse’s high school through college programming makes it one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in the nation. In 2010, The Posse Foundation was identified by President Obama as one of 10 national non-profit organizations to receive a portion of his Nobel Peace Prize grant. Posse’s 2021 budget of $26 million supports programs in Atlanta, Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, D.C., as well as Veterans, Virtual, and Arts programs. Posse has a staff of 170 nationally. There is a national board of directors, as well as advisory boards in each city.
Why Work With Us
Posse is proud to offer competitive benefits to its employees. Some of Posse’s benefits include employer paid medical, dental, and life insurance plans for employees; paid parental leave; 403(B) plan with employer match; Flexible Spending Account; and a generous paid time off policy
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