The Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives for iMentor NYC provides a range of chief of staff-related supports to the iMentor NYC Executive Director and the NYC region, including administrative support and assistance to iMentor NYC teams in the areas of fundraising, volunteer management, partnerships and program operations. As an ambassador of iMentor and the Executive Director of iMentor NYC, the AD of Strategic Initiatives works with a diverse group of iMentor’s internal and external constituents and plays a key role in enabling iMentor’s NYC team to move more efficiently and effectively toward reaching its goals.
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated, organized, and meticulous individual who is adept at relationship building and communicating in a concise, warm, and direct way across audiences. Discretion and confidentiality are crucial aspects of this position. This is an exciting opportunity to work with senior leadership, learn and contribute to program, operations and strategy development at a high-impact nonprofit, and gain insight into the landscape of education equity and youth development. The AD of Strategic Initiatives will work collaboratively with all members of iMentor NYC’s senior leadership team and will report to the Executive Director.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Executive Director Support
- Maintain the Executive Director’s complex schedule, including day-to-day and long-term management of meetings, projects, and priorities. Anticipate the needs of the Executive Director, proactively identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance productivity.
- Facilitate communication across the senior leadership team, departments, and national-regional teams, ensuring timely dissemination of information and follow-up on action items.
- Serve as an external ambassador , creating an excellent first impression of the organization as the first point of contact for a wide variety of high-level relationships between Executive Director and key stakeholders, including board members, individual donors, institutional funders, educational partners, and others
- Coordinate quarterly iMentor NYC Advisory Board meetings and related Committee meetings, including agenda-setting and meeting logistics
- Organize invoices; track and submit monthly credit card expenses to iMentor’s Finance department
Regional Strategy and Culture
- Serve as an internal ambassador to regional and national staff in support of collaboration, connection, and fostering a strong culture of engagement
- Coordinate weekly NYC Leadership Team meeting (setting the agenda in partnership with the Executive Director and Leadership Team members, leading meeting set-up and logistics)
- Coordinate monthly NYC Staff Gatherings, including agenda-setting, set-up and logistics
- Lead strategic and culture initiatives throughout the year as needed
Organizational Coordination
- Coordinate regional goal-setting process and year-round monitoring of regional performance goals
- Coordinate annual budget process for the region and maintain year-round budget tracking
- Coordinate talent processes and initiatives (professional development, performance management, and other special projects)
QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-5 years of office experience, ideally working in partnership with senior leadership
- Extremely well organized, detail-oriented and proactive
- High level of professionalism and discretion
- Strong verbal and written communication, including experience creating written content for internal audiences, external stakeholders, nonprofit board members, and/or donors
- Collaborative and able to build strong relationships across teams and levels of seniority
- Proven organization and time management skills to complete a high volume of varied responsibilities in a fast-paced setting and deadline-driven environment
- Understanding of and passion for issues around mentoring and equity in education
- Self-directed and able to work independently; resourceful, strategic problem-solving ability with a positive attitude ‘can-do’ approach
- Flexible and adaptable; open to change, learning, and improvement
- Demonstrated alignment with iMentor’s mission, values, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Views differences between individuals (race, gender, age, cultural heritage, physical ability, education, beliefs, and lifestyle) as an asset and demonstrates an appreciation of the diversity across the iMentor community.
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Our organization works in partnership with district public schools across the country. In doing so we must meet all compliance requirements of those districts including background checks.
- iMentor is committed to ensuring healthy and safe environments for our staff, mentors, and the students we serve. In order to fully comply with the NYC Vaccine mandate, all iMentor employees (regardless of role or region) are required to be fully vaccinated priority to their start date.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Salary $80,000 annually
- Up to 100% employer funded comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- 18 days paid annual vacation (increasing annually to 21, 23, 25), 13 paid holidays + your birthday + one floating holiday, iMentor closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus 6-7 sick days annually
- 401K match up to 4%
- Flexible Home/Office/School working arrangement
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Dependent care and health care flexible spending plans
- 1 hour of wellness time off per week for wellness activities of your choosing
- Flexible personnel wellness budget for reimbursements or marketplace purchases
- Every staff member is eligible for organization-sponsored professional development annually
- 9 weeks of paid parental leave
About iMentor
Celebrating 25 years of impact, iMentor is one of the most innovative college success organizations in the country. iMentor believes that all students deserve an equitable chance to pursue their ambitions. Our program builds authentic mentoring relationships in order to bring greater equity to our students’ educational journeys. Through these long-term relationships, first-generation students of color from underserved communities increase their access to the knowledge, experiences, and resources required to succeed in college or their post-secondary pathway of choice, and to pursue their career ambitions.
By partnering with public schools serving primarily first-generation college students and providing every student in the school with a mentor, iMentor supports students’ post-secondary journeys with a level of depth and personalization that cannot be matched by traditional advising models. iMentor’s students are 37% more likely to enroll in college and are graduating college at double the rates of their peers. Since inception, iMentor has created and supported 40,000 mentoring relationships.
iMentor’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We believe that people of all backgrounds deserve equal access to educational opportunities. Recognizing that our country’s history of racism and systemic oppression continues to drive educational disparities for students of color, we give special focus to addressing the economic and racial divides that impact the communities we serve. We are committed to the collective work and intentional investment necessary to consistently move in the direction of educational equity and inclusion. Learn more at
www.iMentor.org.
How to Apply
Visit www.imentor.org/jobs to submit a resume and detailed cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for this position. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
iMentor is an Equal Opportunity Employer
