Executive Director - Alabama Region

About the role

This person will lead our efforts to launch and oversee Braven's potential new AL region, including its first potential new higher education partner within AL. The ED will also work with the Central External Affairs team and the future AL External Affairs Director to raise roughly $9M for the first three years of programming before the launch of the new school site, among other external priorities.

Responsibilities

• Implementing a comprehensive multi-year strategic plan to reach our vision for scale and excellent outcomes with our prospective partner and future AL region, higher education partners
• Ensuring strong program execution resulting in both positive experiences and outcomes for Fellows, volunteers, and partners
• Building, managing, and expanding a regional advisory board that will help maximize the AL region's impact, narrative, and sustainability
• Ensuring the health of key stakeholder relationships at both university and employer partners, including university and corporate executives
• Raising Braven's brand awareness through thought-leadership, awards, public speaking, social media, and press pieces
• Exploring the local political landscape and engaging in critical policy efforts when relevant
• Raising roughly $9M prior to the launch of the new school, among other external priorities
• Deepening our political capital and thought leadership to ensure that our region maintains its meaningful position in the educational fabric of the community
• Focusing on significantly growing and diversifying a sustainable funding base that will include gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government
• Attracting, hiring, and developing a team of diverse and talented staff members
• Directly managing and developing the Regional Senior Director and Director, External Affairs
• Coaching and developing regional staff members to exhibit strong cultural leadership skills and orientations
• Serving as the model and leader of Braven culture within the hub
• Serving on the organization's Alignment Team to influence organization-wide impact, growth, and sustainability

Requirements

• BS/BA with 7-10 years leadership experience as an Executive, leading a department, or similar, with a verifiable track record of achieving successful outcomes while maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable team culture
• Preferred Qualifications: 1-3 years in non-profit, higher education, economic or workforce development, or a chamber of commerce; proficiency in Google Suite, Slack, Asana, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence; demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the experiences of first-generation college students and students from low income backgrounds; exemplifies Braven's core values; experiences that have informed your belief in Braven's mission and have prepared you to work with or for Braven's student Fellow population; motivation and drive to fundraise and ensure the financial sustainability of the region; ability to make strong data-informed decisions because you excel at drawing actionable insights from analyses and translating for yourself and others how these insights further your strategy; experiences that have informed your belief in Braven's mission and have prepared you to work with or for Braven's student Fellow population

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: BS/BA 7-10 years leadership experience as an Executive, leading a department, or similar, with a verifiable track record of achieving successful outcomes while maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable team culture