The Role:

The Campus Partnerships Head leads the design and implementation of partnerships with colleges in Avanti's College Support program - a program for first-generation low-income (FGLI) learners going to top colleges across the country, focusing on increasing their career outcomes. You will set up student chapters in colleges, understand the gaps preventing first-generation learners from achieving their potential, work with student leaders and volunteers, liaise with faculty and admin representatives, and take up other tasks needed to establish official student chapters and other efforts backed by the college administration.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and lead primary research efforts in colleges to understand barriers preventing students from staying on-track to achieving good placement outcomes

- Set up on-campus student chapters to provide mentorship support to such students

- Establish contact and conduct exploratory meetings with faculty and college administration to examine existing efforts addressing similar barriers

- Establish working relationships with faculty and college administration to obtain official recognition and support for student chapters and other program efforts

- Conduct periodic project reviews within teams and with senior leaders to monitor progress, report gaps, and figure out mitigation steps considering budgetary considerations

- Involvement in hiring of team members for execution of above responsibilities

What You'll Actually Do:

- Work with college students to understand barriers and college landscape

- Meet members of faculty and administration regularly

- Work with student chapters to design and implement mentorship programs

- Conduct interviews for hiring

- Conduct training and onboarding of new team members

- Conduct review meetings and check-ins with project teams and senior leaders

- Travel to target college campuses

- Prepare workplans and reports

Who We're Looking For:

- Strong entrepreneurial inclination and self-starter tendency

- Strong drive to learn and grow

- Strong analytical skills

- Strong ownership and work ethic

- Expertise in professional tools like Google Workspace

- Professional communication skills and stakeholder management wisdom