Position: Manager of Postsecondary Success, Bay Area
Position Type: Internal-External
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Reports to: Patrice Moland, Director of Postsecondary Success, Bay Area
Application Deadline: May 10, 2024
Start date: June 2024
Location: Bay Area, CA | Please Note: this role is part of the OneGoal team in the Bay Area (CA) and is a hybrid team– working both in-person and via home office. The person in this position must be located in the Bay Area by their start date and have the ability to be in-person as needed, including weekly travel to the Oakland office.
Salary Range: $68,000 – $70,000 is the hiring salary range (i.e. the range a candidate would be offered to start)
About OneGoal
OneGoal transforms postsecondary advising and support so that every student can define their own future. Together with our partners, we’re building a movement to close the opportunity gap. We work side-by-side with partner schools and districts to build their knowledge and capacity. The result is more equitable and effective support for all students. Our unique approach, honed over 15 years, prioritizes strong human relationships. And it’s proven to deliver real student impact. 81% of OneGoal high school graduates enroll in a postsecondary institution, and 73% of those students persist one year after high school graduation. An independent study by the University of Chicago found that OneGoal students are about 40% more likely to earn their postsecondary degrees than students from similar backgrounds. We are looking for individuals to join us in our pursuit of equity.
The Person
As the Manager of Postsecondary Support, your mission is to support a portfolio of Year 3 Fellows (students in their first year of a postsecondary pathway) to enroll and persist in a quality four-year college, two-year college, or progressive pathway. You will be responsible for providing tiered, differentiated coaching in-person and virtually that supports Fellows’ financial, academic, and social wellbeing. You will partner with Fellows in your portfolio to ensure they retain their scholarships and financial aid packages, maintain satisfactory academic progress in their programs, are connected with campus supports, and are overall successful in persisting toward their degree or certification. You will also work to connect unenrolled Fellows with high-quality postsecondary opportunities aligned with their aspirations.
You will do this by:
Providing differentiated fellow support to a portfolio of approximately 100 Y3 Fellows in order to reach key enrollment and persistence outcomes (65%):
- Building trusting, professional relationships with recently enrolled postsecondary students and fellows with an interest in pursuing postsecondary education.
- Supporting students in navigating academic, financial, and social-emotional challenges during their first year in postsecondary education.
- Monitoring student progress towards key success indicators such as meeting academic goals, securing financial aid resources, and building social networks on campus.
- Ensuring that students stay on a path towards their aspirations, persevering through to their second year of postsecondary education.
- Consistently and accurately maintain coaching data for all Fellows for internal and external needs.
Establishing strong culture and community amongst Y3 Fellows (15%)
- Plan and execute in-person Fellow engagements throughout the year to engage both enrolled and unenrolled Fellows.
- Plan and execute engagement campaigns including newsletters, incentives, etc. to increase Fellow engagement within your portfolio and across the Y3 community.
- Establish and maintain connections with campus support staff at institutions where your Fellows attend in order to support Fellow success and partnership cultivation.
Collaboration and Innovation (10%)
- Collaborating with regional and national staff on special projects and teamwide work, committing to aligned strategy to achieve enrollment and persistence outcomes.
Strengthening the OneGoal Community (10%)
- Work to achieve meaningful outcomes, contribute to building a strong team and culture, and commit to your own learning + development aligned to our Core Values.
The Manager of Postsecondary Support is likely to see himself/herself/themselves in the following examples as they are designed to help you determine if this opportunity aligns with your own passion, purpose, skills, and experiences.
You believe deeply in our Fellows and their ability to earn a postsecondary degree or certification.
- You understand how to motivate and influence youth through the unique challenges and opportunities that first-generation college students may face.
You are a coach at heart and believe in the power of coaching and support.
- You believe your impact can be greater when you empower others. You believe that all individuals have the ability to be great, and that people can achieve more with additional resources and support. You build relationships quickly, consistently, and authentically.
You find joy in ensuring others feel supported and heard.
- Your communication is efficient and responsive; ensuring stakeholders have just the right amount of detail to act and follow through.
You are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- You seek to understand and celebrate the unique identities of the individuals with whom you interact; you advocate for and elevate the voices of marginalized people and communities especially those from which our Fellows come; you interrogate your own understandings, bias, and privilege and reflect on how they play out in your work.
You are organized and have a keen attention to detail.
- Things don’t fall through the cracks with you because you understand what’s at stake. You’re proactive in establishing personal systems and processes to ensure your ability to keep track of high volumes of information, to easily access it and to use that information to make data-informed decisions.
Qualifications:
- Lived experience of the Fellows we serve (Preferred)
- Associates or Bachelors degree (Required)
- Experience with college advising and/or persistence support (Required)
- Ability to provide own transportation to team events, school sites, and Fellow meet ups. Position requires 10-15% travel within the Bay Area.
Thinking Of Applying?
Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are excited about the role and see connection with what we are looking for, but don’t meet every single requirement, we’d encourage you to apply anyway. Please on the “Apply For This Job Now” link below to submit your application.
Our Team
Guided by a clear set of core values and beliefs, you will join an impressive group of more than 200 OneGoal staff across the country who believe in the untapped potential within students. The OneGoal team challenges themselves and others to regularly ask, “Is there a better way?” You believe in an inclusive and culturally competent society and the essence of our commitment to diversity and inclusion. We believe that in order to create the change we seek, each person we hire brings a remarkable and diverse set of experiences, skills and characteristics that individually and collectively, will contribute to the radical change needed to move us towards a more equitable and just nation.
The Tangible Good
OneGoal offers competitive compensation based on the market for nonprofits our size. Our benefits package* includes: over eight weeks of paid time off (or 43 business days), between vacation days, wellness time, and holidays; paid medical or parental leaves should you have need; medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance; as well as a 401(k) with a 3% match.
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, OneGoal 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 hiring process.
*OneGoal reserves the right to change benefits at anytime according to business need.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to submit an application or to participate in the application or interview process, please reach out to our Human Assets Team to request an accommodation. Our Human Assets Team can be contacted at 773-321-2630 or HumanAssets@onegoalgraduation.org.
OneGoal is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of actual or perceived sex, race, color, ancestry, citizenship, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, disability (mental or physical), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, parenthood, genetic characteristic or information, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.