Alumni Success Manager

at  Legacy College Preparatory Charter School

LEGACY COLLEGE PREP ALUMNI SUCCESS MANAGER

Legacy College Prep, a charter high school located in the South Bronx, invites energetic candidates to apply for the position of Alumni Success Manager. The school is founded on the belief that all students, regardless of their previous education or zip code they were born into, can learn and achieve at high levels when held to the highest expectations. It is our mission to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education that puts them on a path to college graduation and a lifetime of expanded opportunities. We are looking for high-capacity, energetic, detail-oriented, and fun-loving individuals to join our team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Alumni Success Manager (ASM) will create and employ strategic structures to support alumni both enrolled in college and those who may want to enroll in college at some point. The ASM begins working with scholars and their families in the spring of their senior year of high school as they prepare for the transition. Engaging scholars in reflection, exploration, and the planning process to determine the best path forward is central to our support and their success. This individual will continue to provide alumni with resources throughout their college experience, until college graduation.
This role requires travel 30% of the year to visit students at college campuses and coordinate meetings to fit the needs of alumni and their families.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong institutional knowledge of college campuses
• Passion for education and a dedication to Legacy College Prep’s mission, beliefs, and values and its commitment to anti-racism
• Unwaveringly high expectations for all students with the belief that every child should have access to a college education.
• Proven organizational, oral, and written communication skills; timeliness; accuracy; and consistent and regular communication; and ability to meet deadlines
• Self-reflective and open to frequent feedback, with the ambition and desire to grow and develop
• Extensive knowledge of career development opportunities, the college admissions and financial aid processes, as well as the skills necessary to help students be successful in college
• Prior experience with Google Suite, CRM, and Excel
• Teaching experience a plus
• Knowledge of higher education law and compliance (FERPA)
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of two years experience in an urban district or charter school setting.
• Prior experience working with high school students and families and/or college admissions field.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong interpersonal skills with students, parents, colleagues, and community members.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment that is deadline-driven.
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred, but not required.
  Commitment to Diversity
  As an equal opportunity employer, Legacy College Prep hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected.
  Job Type: Full-time
  Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In perso

• Drive and implement a tiered caseload management system of support that focuses on college persistence, financial aid, academic and social integration, career and life readiness skills, and college completion
• Analyze data and routinely assess alumni needs to design and inform strategy, including prioritizing campus visits and outreach
• Manage efficient college matriculation process for caseload of alumni, including tracking data and materials
• Serve as primary contact for LCP alumni enrolled at colleges and universities from matriculation through college graduation
• Build warm supportive relationships with alumni caseload via phone, text, or at in-person meetings to establish positive rapport and relationships and share key messages and reminders
• Collect and analyze data to strategize, prioritize, and discover trends across alumni and colleges/universities
• Track and maintain student data (contact information, ASM contacts/outreach, meetings, Alumni Grants)
• Facilitate campus-based initiatives to promote college persistence via workshops, scholarships, life skills, career, and networking opportunities to support alumni in connecting with existing campus resources
• Build strategic partnerships and scholar support systems at each assigned college or university to cultivate relationships that will support scholar persistence and increase alumni support, investment, and engagement with the campus
• Serve as primary contact for all LCP stopped out scholars and alumni enrolled at assigned colleges/universities from enrollment decision to graduation