Associate Director, Strategic Higher Ed Partnerships

Braven; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 92.000 - 99.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Unlimited vacation

Carrot benefits program

401K match up to 5%

Health insurance

Parental leave

Sabbatical after 4 years

Zusammenfassung

Braven is seeking an Associate Director, Higher Education Partnerships to shape strategy and scale partnerships across 5-7 sites. You will design frameworks, coordinate across senior leaders, and drive governance for MOUs and renewal terms.

The role emphasizes portfolio-level analysis, data-informed decisions, and cross-functional collaboration to advance Braven’s higher education partnerships and national convening efforts.

Qualifikationen

• BA/BS or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of professional experience in higher education partnerships, program strategy, account/relationship management, or a related field.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary strategic thought partner to Regional Senior Directors across a portfolio of 5-7 higher education partner sites, shaping strategy, pressure-testing decisions, and helping Regional Senior Directors navigate complex or high-stakes partner dynamics, rather than owning direct site-level relationship management.
• Develop and steward frameworks and decision rules for higher education partnership structures, including grant incentives and related funding mechanisms, in partnership with the Senior Director and Finance/Development teams.
• Represent Higher Education Partnerships (HEP) strategy in cross-functional and cross-regional planning conversations, bringing a systems-level view to how partnership strategy connects across sites.
• Identify patterns, emerging risks, and promising practices across the portfolio and translate them into recommendations, tools, or frameworks that strengthen partnership strategy across HEP.
• Lead time-bound strategic projects that advance Partnership Strategy & Success priorities and require cross-site coordination, portfolio-level analysis, or the development of shared approaches.
• Translate portfolio-level priorities and challenges into clear strategic recommendations, action plans, and measures of success, helping Regional Senior Directors move from insight to execution while maintaining clear ownership and accountability.

Kenntnisse

Strategic thinking

Relationship management

Data interpretation

Executive stakeholder influence

Ausbildung

BA/BS or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Asana

Jobbeschreibung

Braven is seeking an Associate Director, Higher Education Partnerships to shape strategy and scale partnerships across 5-7 sites. You will design frameworks, coordinate across senior leaders, and drive governance for MOUs and renewal terms.

The role emphasizes portfolio-level analysis, data-informed decisions, and cross-functional collaboration to advance Braven’s higher education partnerships and national convening efforts.