Title: Senior Manager, College Access Consulting and Professional Learning

Classification:Full-time, Exempt

Location:New York, NY

Reports to:Associate Director, College Access & Professional Learning

At Student Leadership Network, we believe in the potential of all students and are cultivating a generation of young people empowered to lead. We work with every student, developing their abilities to achieve their educational ambitions. Our 25+-year track record demonstrates higher rates of college enrollment and graduation, significantly surpassing national benchmarks.

We are advancing educational equity by increasing access to higher education in under-resourced public schools nationwide. Our Young Womens Leadership model elevates practices in girls’+ schools that lead to success and change the face of leadership. Our co-ed CollegeBound Initiative develops college-going school cultures creating high expectations and viable pathways for post-secondary success. To learn more, visit our website at:www.studentleadershipnetwork.org.

Position Summary:The Professional Learning Teamis seeking a full-timeSenior Managerbased in New York, NY, who will lead service delivery and build scalable systems to expand the organizations coaching and consulting services around post-secondary planning for schools and districts both in New York City and nationally. The senior manager will partner with stakeholders at all levels – district leaders, school administrators, teachers, and guidance personnel – to develop the requisite skills, action plan, and best practices needed to bolster the postsecondary outcomes for students from under-resourced communities.The Senior Manager will report to the Associate Director, College Access and Professional Learning.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Partnership Engagement and Management

• Manage a portfolio of college access clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery and measurable client impact.
• Identify, recruit, and manage a cohort of college access coaching and consulting clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery and measurable client impact.
• Manage ongoing client relationships including communication, progress monitoring, and service customization based on client needs.
• Provide one-to-one coaching support for counselors regarding post-secondary planning for seniors and deepening the college-going culture of their schools.
• Build school staff capacity, understanding, and investment in college & career access through training and coaching.
• Develop school-based teams focused on building and sustaining the postsecondary planning, preparation, and goal setting of students.
• Lead development and execution of individualized school work plans for clients in collaboration with the Associate Director.
• Coordinate and facilitate student workshops and/or student application intensives at partner schools.
• Coach the designated school counselor in developing and maintaining partnerships with colleges, universities, and post-secondary programs, as well as professional organizations for college counseling (e.g., NYACAC).
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of partner schools’ college & career counseling programs; present findings and strategic recommendations to school leadership.
• Communicate regularly with partner school administration regarding the content, progress, and impact of program support.

Program Development and Implementation

• Build scalable systems and infrastructure that enable the department to serve schools and districts efficiently through consultant leverage and efficient delivery models.
• Codify Student Leadership Network’s college access methodologies into comprehensive consultant playbooks, training materials, and resource libraries.
• Develop systematic coaching strategies for school counselors, post-secondary planning coordin…