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; ability to work in person in Montgomery or Birmingham 3 days per week, depending on where the regional office is ultimately situated; ability to travel in the AL region, especially Montgomery, Birmingham, and Huntsville, regularly; ability to travel to Braven hub cities across the country, and especially in Chicago, for meetings and events at least once a month

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
• 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; ability to work in person in Montgomery or Birmingham 3 days per week, depending on where the regional office is ultimately situated; ability to travel in the AL region, especially Montgomery, Birmingham, and Huntsville, regularly; ability to travel to Braven hub cities across the country, and especially in Chicago, for meetings and events at least once a month

Skills

• 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; an ability to mobilize people and to create champions of an organizational mission
• Experience building and working in partnership with partner organizations, funders, a Board of Directors, and other key constituents
• Strong presence, communication skills, relationship-building skills, and maturity that engender respect and facilitate a strong partnership with very senior-level staff and Faculty, high-profile community stakeholders and civic leaders, Braven staff, Fellows, and Leadership Coaches
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size, with opportunities for salary growth over time
• Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and three team-wide, week-long shutdowns in Spring, Summer, and Winter (this is a minimum of 24 days per year)
• Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
• Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
• Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

Pay

$170,000-$212,500 with new hires starting at the beginning of the range to allow for room for growth. This is based on a 50-hour work week. This is a full-time, regular, exempt, and benefits eligible position where you will be working at 100% capacity.

Schedule

We gather in the office at least 3 days per week (on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) and often work remotely 2 days per week (although certain commitments might adjust that from time to time). Therefore, this role requires teammates to live within the AL area.