Director of Postsecondary Programs - Multi-Site Success

Commonpoint Queens (Samuel Field YM and YWHA); Bronx (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonpoint Queens (Samuel Field YM and YWHA) seeks a Director of Postsecondary Programs to oversee college access, persistence, and participant support for multi-site programs serving high school students and college students. You will supervise managers and frontline staff, maintain partnerships, manage budgets, and guide data-driven improvements to outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s degree or equivalent experience, 3–5 years in college access or related field, and ability to travel among

Qualifications

• Master's degree strongly preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 3–5 years of experience in college access, college success, youth development, or a related field, including staff supervision.
• Experience managing multi-site programming, program budgets, contracts, data systems, and performance outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of admissions, financial aid, scholarships, opportunity programs, enrollment processes, and the transition from high school to college.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly among program sites and work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to positive youth development, equity, inclusion, cultural responsiveness, and strength-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cohesive college access and persistence strategy across multiple school- and community-based sites, with annual goals and measurable outcomes for application, financial aid, matriculation, retention, credit accumulation, academic standing, and year-to-year persistence.
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate managers, advisors, persistence staff, and other assigned team members through clear expectations, reflective supervision, professional development, and performance support.
• Conduct regular site visits to observe services, meet with staff and partners, review participant engagement and documentation, troubleshoot barriers, and ensure consistent program quality.
• Oversee college exploration, applications and essays, FAFSA/TAP and scholarship support, opportunity-program referrals, college selection, enrollment steps, and culturally responsive family engagement.
• Maintain a limited strategic caseload and provide individual or group support for participants facing complex or urgent barriers, including academic probation, financial holds, housing or food insecurity, mental health needs, stop-out risk, and institutional navigation.
• Lead case conferences and model motivational interviewing, goal setting, accountability, solution-focused coaching, warm handoffs, and culturally responsive advising for staff.
• Oversee workshops, peer cohorts, summer bridge activities, alumni outreach, campus visits, and family programming that strengthen readiness, transition, belonging, and persistence.
• Build partnerships with school leaders and with college admissions, financial aid, academic advising, student support, career services, and opportunity-program personnel to improve referrals and resolve participant barriers.
• Develop and manage program budgets; review spending and variances monthly; forecast needs; ensure allowable, documented expenditures; and align resources with contracts and participant outcomes.
• Oversee contract compliance, audits, procurement, staffing plans, vendors and consultants, and resource allocation across sites.
• Contribute to proposals, renewals, work copes, and funder reports that support program sustainability and growth.

Skills

Staff supervision

Budgeting

Data analysis

Partnership development

Travel willingness

Bilingual

Education

Master's degree in related field

Job description

Commonpoint Queens (Samuel Field YM and YWHA) seeks a Director of Postsecondary Programs to oversee college access, persistence, and participant support for multi-site programs serving high school students and college students. You will supervise managers and frontline staff, maintain partnerships, manage budgets, and guide data-driven improvements to outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s degree or equivalent experience, 3–5 years in college access or related field, and ability to travel among