Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
TITLE: Program Manager
REGION: Sonoma County
LOCATION: Hybrid (on-site + remote)
REPORTS TO: Director of Community College Success
STATUS: Full time, Exempt
OUR MISSION
10,000 Degrees is unlocking student success at scale by giving more students equitable opportunities for a quality college education and career success. The most efficient and effective college success non-profit in the U.S., 10,000 Degrees’ mission is to achieve educational equity and to support students from low-income backgrounds to and through college to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities and the world. We envision a world where all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background, will have the full range of educational opportunities, support, and resources to realize their potential. Accepting a role at 10,000 Degrees implies a personal commitment to this mission.
OPPORTUNITY
The Program Manager is an integral part of the 10,000 Degrees team serving as a primary communication contact for our education institution partnerships and their personnel, local CBOs, donors, and our executive team. This position maintains quality service delivery of all programming to students and drives our curriculum effectiveness assessment.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Excellent healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance; check out our full benefit options HERE
- 15 days paid vacation + holidays and paid sick leave
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Professional development including conferences, seminars, webinars, and directed career advice
PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL
To perform the essential functions of this position, employees may be required to:
- Sit, stand, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
- Have close-vision ability due to computer work.
- Engage in moderate, occasional lifting.
- Have a reliable means of transportation to attend regular work as well as other off-site business functions.
Note: Due to the nature and conditions of our work, applicants must submit to fingerprinting and must pass a tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment and/or provide a clear tuberculosis (TB) test as part of the background check.
EEO
10,000 Degrees is an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another as well as the students, families, and communities we support. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities.
TO APPLY
For immediate consideration, please complete the application on the 10,000 Degrees Careers page.
Requirements:
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support Fellows with caseload management and with design, implementation, and delivery of curriculum programming.
- Assist with recruitment, onboarding, training and mentorship of new Fellows.
- Collaborate with community partners, education institution personnel, 10,000 Degrees Program Directors and other internal teams to support education initiatives.
- Present at state/national conferences and/or support Fellows in doing so.
- Through regular feedback, check-ins and 1-on-1s, manage performance and productivity of all direct reports.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date files/data and generate program reports for analysis.
- Regularly travel within assigned region(s) to school campuses, 10,000 Degrees offices, and special event locations.
- Support and represent 10,000 Degrees at fundraising and appreciation events.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience in financial aid and college access/success matriculation steps
- Geographic proximity to the region being served
- High level of professionalism including promptness, preparedness and professional appearance
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Strong administrative and organization skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft and Google applications, Instagram, Salesforce, Canva
- Demonstrated enthusiasm and initiative including the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Willingness to learn and be self-reflective
- Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
- First-generation college graduate from low-income backgrounds preferred
- Alumni of 10,000 Degrees scholarships preferred
- This position requires some in-person presence and/or travel within the regions served.