Manager, College Access

The Opportunity 

Achieve Atlanta is seeking an enthusiastic Manager College Access to advance the organizations mission of increasing college access for students within an undisclosed metro Atlanta school district. This key role entails supporting the organizations goal of ensuring students in an undisclosed metro Atlanta school district have the resources guidance and support needed to access and succeed in higher education. Through direct engagement with school-level personnel and collaboration with various stakeholders the Program Manager will support change management and help drive key initiatives such as summer melt prevention and district-wide trainings aligning with the organizations overall mission. Reporting to the Senior Director College Access the Manager will closely collaborate with internal and external partners to provide program management and coordination school-level technical support and use data to track progress and recommend improvements.  

Primary Responsibilities  

Program Management and Coordination: 

• Assist the Senior Director College Access in overseeing the management of college access programming in an undisclosed metro Atlanta school district. 
• Coordinate and manage logistics training and facilitation ensuring standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed. 
• Work across internal departments and external partners to effectively coordinate programming and services. 
• Lead and support change management efforts by developing and executing strategies that ensure smooth adoption of new processes tools and programmatic shifts across internal teams and school-based partners. 

School-Level Engagement and Support: 

• Serve as AATL school-level liaison building relationships with and providing strategic guidance to high school counselors assistant principals building leaders and community partners collaborating to support students to successfully matriculate to college. 
• Help school teams implement college-going priorities use data to track progress collaborate across roles and provide data-driven programming suggestions. 
• Develop and deliver school-level presentations and training as needed. 
• Host school-level events to support milestone completion and Achieve Atlanta brand recognition. 
• Coordinate and provide on-site and off-site college access experiences. 

Data and Resource Management: 

• Manage college access tools content training and support materials. 
• Utilize data to inform program strategies and improvements ensuring that college access initiatives are data-driven and effectively targeting student needs. 
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor the effectiveness of college access programs and make recommendations for adjustments and enhancements. 
• Ensure accurate and timely data collection reporting and analysis to support continuous improvement and accountability within the college access programs. 
• Leverage data-driven insights to guide and influence stakeholder decision-making fostering alignment and support for program goals.  

Qualifications :

The Profile  

The ideal candidate for the Manager College Access role will be a positive energetic proactive team player who embodies exceptional influence and relationship management program management critical thinking data analytics and logistics management and will be thoroughly committed to Achieve Atlantas vision and mission. Additionally they will be a self-sufficient professional with excellent written communication and collaboration skills. 

Education Experience and Knowledge 

• Bachelors degree in a related field 
• A minimum of three years of professional experience in nonprofit or school settings is required with four years preferredparticularly if the experience spans both public and private sectors or a variety of educational environments. 
• Knowledge or experience with K-12 higher education and/or college access strategies to support under-represented youth 

Skills and Abilities 

Project/Process Management and Execution: 

• Demonstrates proficient time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
• Proactively recognizes important trends that can impact processes and program work 
• Results-oriented with an ability to manage priorities to meet goals  

Customer Focus and Relationship Management: 

• Displays exceptional relationship management skills for effective management of diverse stakeholders including partner organizations and internal teams 
• Demonstrates cultural competence critical consciousness and the ability to collaborate across diverse perspectives 
• Demonstrates a natural ability to maintain a customer service mindset and advocate for students 
• Exhibits the ability to inspire and guide school-based teams to enhance college access initiatives 

Communication: 

• Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to summarize findings provide critical feedback and tailor communication based on the situation and audience 
• Exhibits excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to effectively convey complex information to various stakeholders 
• Approaches working and learning with humility 
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders 

Adaptability and Autonomy: 

• Demonstrates a proven track record in executing initiatives and navigating change effectively 
• Shows comfort with ambiguity and the ability to complete tasks with minimal oversight 

Analytical and Problem-Solving: 

• Exhibits exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills to navigate challenges and identify effective solutions 
• Displays exceptional attention to detail ensuring accuracy and reliability in data analysis and reporting 
• Exhibits strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills for troubleshooting user issues and ensuring data integrity 

Technical: 

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite 
• Familiarity with Tableau is a plus

Additional Information :

Organizational Competencies 

• Mission and Values Driven: Understands how job contributes to the greater mission of AATL; operates within the core values; supports and performs responsibilities with Mission and Vision in mind. 

• Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates awareness of ones own and others emotions attitudes biases belief systems strengths and limitations to adjust behavior and thus manage interactions successfully and create a psychologically safe workplace.  

• Strategic Approach: Understands and processes complex information for use in long-term planning and execution. 

• Partnership: Works collaboratively across internal and external boundaries to build relationships and achieve common goals.  

• Growth and Development: Actively seeks to improve skills and knowledge to meet the organizations vision and commitments to fulfill current job responsibilities and prepare for future career goals and opportunities.

• Leading: Takes personal accountability for the organizations success. 

Organizational Culture 

Achieve Atlanta is a value-driven organization grounded in principles that guide everything we do.

• Unwavering Belief: A steadfast confidence in our students is the inspiration and fuel for everything we do.  Their dreams are the foundation for our work.
• Champion for Students: We back our belief in students by acknowledging historical inequities breaking down systemic barriers earning students trust and building their agency to become their own champions.
• Expectation of Excellence: We foster a culture of excellence through consistent effort tenacity and integrity resulting in work we can stand behind. It is the standard we set for ourselves and the example we model for our students and community.
• Intentional Collaboration: We cannot achieve our vision alone. We deliberately work together internally and build strategic partnerships externally to identify and accomplish shared goals in changing environments.
• Continuous Improvement: We are constantly learning remaining curious and reflecting on our systems processes and outcomes to meet our mission.  We encourage critical analysis of our work to make thoughtful adjustments innovate and take risks to create solutions.

Salary and Benefits

• To be determined based upon experience and qualifications within the anticipated salary range of $60000 - $74000.
• This position is exempt and eligible for the Achieve Atlantas competitive health and benefits package including:
  • Flexible Paid Time Off:
    • Take the time you need when you need itour trust-based PTO policy empowers you to balance work and life without strict accrual limits.
  • Benefits:
    • Benefits effective on your first dayno waiting period
    • 100% employer-paid medical dental and vision insurance for employee-only plans
    • 100% employer-paid life insurance and AD&D
    • 100% employer-paid short-term disability and long-term disability
    • Wellness and Work from Home Reimbursement programs
    • Access to affordable plans for legal insurance critical illness supplemental life and more
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Retirement:
    • Immediate eligibility to contribute to a 403(b)-retirement plan
    • After one year of employment Achieve Atlanta provides an employer-paid contribution to your 403(b) regardless of team member contributions
  • Professional Development: 
    • Individual Development Plans (IDPs) tailored to each team member including access to trainings resources and growth opportunities
    • Annual stipends for conferences and individual professional development

Location 

• Achieve Atlanta currently operates a hybrid model for all staff. Team members work in the office at our downtown Atlanta location for at least two days each week to allow for collaboration and in-person connections. Team members have the flexibility to work the remaining three days from the office home or another location. 

Achieve Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications. Achieve Atlanta policy prohibits unlawful discrimination in any employment decision based on pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions race religious creed color national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition marital status age sexual orientation or any other basis protected by federal state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time