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Job Title : Executive Director - Dallas Fort Worth Area
Team : External Affairs - Dallas Forth Worth Region
Location : In-Person in Dallas Forth-Worth, TX
Employment Type : Temporary, Full-time
Start Date : June 2024
About Braven
Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising young people-many of whom are people of color, from low-income backgrounds, and / or the first in their families to attend college-to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program.
We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation.
Together, we are helping to open up access to the American Promise, empowering a generation of leaders who mirror the diversity of our country.
To learn more, take a look at Braven's Impact Report and Jobs Report.
About the Role
In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring an Executive Director (ED) - Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). Initially joining as a member of the External Affairs Team, this person will lead our efforts to launch and oversee Braven's potential new DFW region, including its first potential new higher education partner within DFW. The ED will also work with the DFW External Affairs Director and the Central External Affairs teams to raise roughly $9M for the first three years of programming before the launch of the new site, among other external priorities.
Should a partnership with a higher education institution in the DFW solidify, this temporary position would become a permanent full-time regional role and lead the DFW team as the region's most senior-level executive and the face of Braven. They will be responsible for all the major outcomes in the region and set the vision and direction for how Braven comes alive successfully in their region. They manage and lead the regional program team, build a regional advisory board, make expansion decisions alongside their board, lead their External Affairs team in close collaboration with the central External Affairs team, serve as a Braven organizational leader on the Alignment Team (AT) and ensure they and Braven are the primary thought leaders in the college-to-career space in their region.
The ED will report to the Founder & CEO and be part of Braven's Alignment Team (AT), the organization's leadership body.
What You'll Do
Regional Strategy and Operations (20%)
- Implementing a comprehensive multi-year strategic plan to reach our vision for scale and excellent outcomes with our prospective partner and future DFW region, higher education partners.
- With the Regional Managing Director, 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 DFW region's impact, narrative, and sustainability
Stakeholder Management and Awareness Building (30%)
Regional Fundraising and Sustainability (30%)
Team Leadership and Management (20%)
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.
Work Demands
Additional Requirements
Application & Interview Process
While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be :
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
The salary for this position, which depends on prior work experience and our assessment of your demonstrated fit for the role, will likely be $161,800-$202,200. This is a full-time regular, exempt, and benefits eligible position where you will be working at 100% capacity. Braven offers 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. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Braven does not negotiate salary offers; instead each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking. You will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process.
Braven also provides a comprehensive total rewards package, recognition, and career development. While Braven reserves the right to change benefits at any time, current benefits include :
Location
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 DFW area. We believe in the magic, connection, and collaboration that happens when people work together face-to-face and we believe in giving people flexibility to focus, balance personal priorities, and save themselves two commutes per week.
Braven is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor. We encourage talented individuals of all backgrounds to apply.
Salary : $161,800 - $202,200
