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College Track · 1 day ago

Executive Site Director

Oakland, California

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $190K/yr

10+ years exp

College Track is seeking an Executive Site Director to manage site operations and advocate for scholars facing obstacles to earning a bachelor’s degree. The role involves leading philanthropic efforts, overseeing student recruitment and retention, and ensuring financial accountability while fostering a supportive environment for staff and students.

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Responsibilities

Serve as key partners in cultivating and stewarding individual donors and private and government funders managed by the Philanthropy team and President and CEO, which could include co-hosting site visits with Philanthropy leads, independently hosting site visits when a Philanthropy lead cannot be present, and representing College Track at funder events and convenings

Play a leadership role in recruiting, developing, and managing the Local Advisory Boards in Northern California

Cultivate and sustain transformational relationships with local elected officials and district and school leadership

Participate in local and state events and speaking engagements and serve as an ambassador for College Track’s mission and impact

In partnership with the Marketing and Communications team, work effectively with local media to create a strong, positive local presence

Set the vision and strategy for student recruitment and work with the Recruitment Specialist to reach the recruitment goals

Work with the Director of Programs on retention strategies to keep all scholars engaged with College Track throughout the 10-year commitment

Hold the overall accountability for the site budget, ensuring that resources are used effectively to support strong student outcomes

Working closely with the central Finance team, support program staff in budgeting and forecasting

Working closely with the national Finance team, regularly review projections vs. actuals and anticipate any large variances

Co-create a student-centered environment for young people of different backgrounds to feel valued and that they will achieve their dreams

Work collaboratively to develop a “one team” culture to help make College Track a destination employer of choice

In partnership with the Operations Manager, lead by example, creating a culture of risk management, proactively implementing policies and practices that hold scholar and staff safety at the core

Through the direct and indirect management of team members, the Executive Site Director should ensure: Programmatic goals are achieved

College Track staff feel invested in and valued

Staff accurately collect and act upon data

A culture of fiscal responsibility exists at the site

Our spaces are affirming for our scholars

Students, staff, and visitors are mentally and physically safe while at the site

Qualification

FundraisingStrategic thinkingRelationship-buildingCommunication skillsBudget managementTeam managementFluency in SpanishFluency in Cantonese

Required

Minimum of a 4-year college degree

10-13 years of relevant experience

Highly developed strategic thinking and execution skills that allow one to successfully lead and manage projects, groups, or organizations to achieve desired results

Demonstrates the ability to fundraise and expand the organization's donor base through collaborative relationship-building

Superior relationship-building and interpersonal skills which enable rapport-building with internal and external stakeholders

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to inspire confidence and passion both internally and externally to diverse audiences and stakeholders

Ability to work 11:00am-7:30pm Monday-Friday and some weekends

Physical Requirements: alternating between sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, standing, typing on a keyboard, manipulating a mouse to use a computer's operating system/internet, and more active work such as moving around an office environment, communicating with scholars/stakeholders, classroom management, far visual acuity, near visual acuity lifting/carrying/moving objects (20 pounds)