Career Program Specialist - Chicago

The Posse Foundation - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Social Assistance

About the position

The Career Program Manager co-leads Posse's Career Program in Chicago, focusing on helping Posse Scholars transition from campus leaders to workforce leaders. This role involves developing and leading career-enhancing programming, managing career partnerships, and connecting Scholars and alumni to essential career development resources. The manager also collects data on career outcomes and collaborates with national staff to ensure high-quality programming.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead exciting, career-enhancing programming such as workshops and special events.
• Collaborate with the Director and development staff to cultivate and manage career partnerships.
• Connect Scholars and alumni to resources for career development services, including internship and job search support, skill-building, and ongoing career guidance.
• Support other Posse programming in collaboration with the Program Directors as needed.
• Collect data and report on career outcomes.
• Coordinate with national staff to deliver high-quality programming for Scholars and Alumni.
• Maintain close relationships with program partners and directors of university career centers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience working with youth strongly preferred.
• Experience working in corporate settings is a plus.
• Experience managing volunteers is a plus.
• Experience facilitating workshops preferred.
• Event planning experience preferred.
• Database management skills strongly desired, e.g., Salesforce.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Able to work independently and with a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel.
• Graduate degree a plus.
• Demonstrated belief in Posse's mission and values.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in corporate settings.
• Experience managing volunteers.
• Experience facilitating workshops.
• Event planning experience.
• Graduate degree.