Associate, Advising Fellowship Experience and Impact

About Matriculate:

Matriculate is a national nonprofit working to ensure the nation’s talented, diverse students from low-income backgrounds have the opportunity to attend college and thrive. We aim to support high-achieving high school students from low-income backgrounds and underrepresented communities to apply, enroll, and succeed at their best-fit college or university. Matriculate does this through a near-peer mentorship model that connects undergraduates in college (“Advising Fellows”) with high-achieving high school students.

In alignment with our Core Values, we believe in the power of team, people-centered approaches, equity-centered philosophies and practices, and a dedication to meaningful, lasting impact. With this in mind, we strive to be a place in which individuals can engage in meaningful work, contribute to the mission, collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders, and experience a culture in which there is room to reflect and grow, refine practices, contribute and collaborate, deliver outcomes, and have the spaciousness needed to rejuvenate to be your best self.

Core Values:

Student-Centered Mindset: We serve as allies with our students to help them access opportunities they have earned to build a more just and equitable country. All our work advances our mission, and in all our work we hold a student-centered mindset.

Valuing and Supporting the Team: We value and support our team and their well-being both in and out of work. We work hard and make time for levity and celebration. We actively make choices that promote flexibility and to give team members the space to structure their time and maintain long-term sustainability.

Commitment to be a Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Organization: We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. Staff, Advising Fellows, and High School Fellows shape and inform a culture that invites differing perspectives and ongoing dialogue to inform the way we interact together, our practices, and policies.

Continuous Learning: We embrace a mindset of continuous learning and recognize failure as a part of learning. We regularly give and receive feedback and are accountable for both its intent and impact.

Ownership: We are all owners, accountable for our collective success and impact. We proactively identify problems, ask for what we need to be successful, and propose solutions. We communicate directly, respectfully, and with humility.

Position Overview:

Associate, Advising Fellowship Experience and Impact will oversee the delivery and implementation of the Advising Fellowship program model across a selection of Advising Fellowships.

This position requires drive and passion for our mission, paired with focus on strategic management of Advising Fellows (AFs) to ensure they provide outstanding support to High School Fellows (HSFs). The successful candidate will thrive in a highly collaborative environment, engage in data-driven decision-making, utilize excellent time and project management skills, highly adaptable, and be committed to continuous improvement.

Associate, Advising Fellowship Experience and Impact report to a Manager on the Advising Fellowship Experience and Impact team, while working closely with the rest of the Matriculate team.

This is a full-time exempt position with a competitive salary and benefits package, which is a bargaining unit employee with representation by District Council 37, AFSCME.

This position is also open to current or former Advising Fellows, High School Fellows, and Head Advising Fellows who meet the required criteria.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

This role’s primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation of the Advising Fellowship program model.

• Collaborate with Matriculate team members and interact frequently with all levels of the Advising Fellowship and High School Fellowship.
• Ensure Advising Fellows (AFs) are consistently equipped with the content knowledge and advising skills necessary to yield the best outcomes for the high school students they are paired with.
• Confirm Matriculate’s High School Fellows regularly connect with Advising Fellows and achieve desired college application and enrollment outcomes.
• Ensure retention of Advising Fellows and High School Fellows through effective engagement and community building approaches within their fellowship and across fellowships.

Impact

• Monitor consistency and quality of advising sessions between Advising Fellows and High School Fellows
• Monitor the progress of High School Fellows using qualitative and quantitative data from surveys, advisor deliverables, and in-person check-ins with advisors
• Track engagement of Advising Fellows to ensure high retention and a positive experience

Recruitment and Training

• Support the recruitment of a high-quality team of student leaders and Advising Fellows at assigned fellowships in collaboration with Matriculate Recruitment and Training team
• Support the onboarding and training of Advising Fellows by facilitating assigned training modules, advising certification, and consulting on the development of training content as needed
• Assist with the development of a leadership pipeline within each Fellowship

Program Delivery & Implementation

• Coach, support and manage Fellowship Leadership Teams by providing weekly supervision and feedback
• Consult on the development of internal strategies and measurement tools that help direct and monitor progress toward goals
• Ensure data collection processes are completed and actively monitored in operating systems and databases to track outcomes and impact
• Monitor quality of High School Fellow and Advising Fellow experiences; devise and implement strategies to ensure retention and outcomes in collaboration with team leads.

Commitment to Excellence

• Collaborate across the Matriculate program to ensure maximum consistencies and efficiencies
• Develop expertise in the college access landscape
• Contribute to Matriculate’s culture of continuous improvement

Candidate Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• A deep commitment to Matriculate’s mission and organizational values
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking (for training and meetings)
• Strong attention to detail to support effective project execution
• Ability to build, strengthen, and leverage relationships to ensure a strong sense of community and collective impact and to work effectively with diverse groups of people, often in a virtual setting
• Interest in working and contributing to continuous improvement and innovation
• Willingness to travel domestically potentially up to 25% (dependent on COVID safety and organizational policies on travel) to NY and university sites throughout the year. All travel will be pre-scheduled and can be organized months in advance
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends following anticipated program schedule

Education and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree (required)
• One or more years of professional experience with demonstrated success ideally in: Youth Development, College Access, Education focused programming, Project Management (required)
• Program implementation background, including use of mixed data (required)
• Familiarity using various remote communication applications including Zoom, Google Hangout, and Skype
• Strong command of Microsoft Office suite, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint; experience with Google Suite and Salesforce a plus

Location:

We have a flexible, hybrid model for NYC-based staff. Employees in other areas are fully remote.

Compensation:

Salary range of $61,450 - $68,930 commensurate with experience. This is accompanied by a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, vision, and dental plans; 10 paid holidays and December 25th through January 1st; generous PTO; a flexible work schedule and remote work opportunities; professional development and personal growth opportunities; etc.

How To Apply:

Use the provided link to submit an application and include:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Applications that are not submitted in accordance with these instructions or are missing documents will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered. All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the role is filled.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.