Senior Director, Hunter College

Job Title: Senior Director, Hunter College

Team: New York City Regional Team

Location: Hybrid in New York City

Employment Type: Full-time

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Start Date: January 2027

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.

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In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80, Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Senior Director who will be responsible for the programmatic success of Braven at Hunter College (Hunter). They are responsible for ensuring that the students who complete Braven’s course at Hunter, the Accelerator, are empowered with the skills, confidence, networks, and experiences to secure a strong first job or enroll in graduate school within 6 months of graduation.

The Senior Director will lead a team of 3 full-time employees and 1-2 part-time interns. They maintain a positive and strong presence at Hunter and in the New York City community.

This role is on the New York City regional team and reports directly to the Executive Director of New York.

Deliver Program Outcomes (40%)

• Shape a shared vision for Hunter in partnership with the Executive Director
• Own overall program implementation and performance at Hunter across recruitment, the course experience, and post-course supports, ensuring the program meets established goals and outcomes.
• Lead the program elements, including local programming and jobs campaign data collection, and partner with Braven’s Product and Central Accelerator teams on centrally owned elements, supports, and interventions needed to achieve program outcomes.
• For program elements delivered by other central teams, represent Hunter and the student perspective by monitoring fit and satisfaction, surfacing needs and gaps, and providing actionable feedback to strengthen delivery and outcomes.

Effectively Manage Stakeholders (40%)

• Develop and steward strong and formalized partnerships with Hunter’s leadership and faculty, employers, and community-based organizations that result in additional resources for our students and improvements to our program model.

• Cultivate and manage relationships with key Hunter stakeholders that foster collaboration and result in a healthy partnership.
• Act as the “mayor” and “campaign manager” of Braven’s relationships with Hunter, deeply understanding the ecosystem, owning local relationships (faculty, professor of record, etc.), and running local campaigns on campus.

Team Leadership and Management (20%)

• Manage and develop a high-performing team of full-time employees, fostering an inclusive and supportive culture and modeling Braven’s core values and competencies
• Invest in team members’ growth through regular coaching and feedback, clear development plans, performance reviews, and structures that support ongoing learning and development
• Recruit, hire, and onboard strong talent as needed to meet team priorities
• Contribute to organization-wide strategy and decision-making, bringing insights from Hunter College and Fellows, and recommending changes that strengthen program impact and sustainability
• Lead effective team planning, including the design and facilitation of team stepbacks and retreats.

Other duties as assigned

• BS/BA
• At least 7 years of leadership experience with a verifiable track record of successful…