Director, College Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Identify, cultivate, and establish university partnerships that enhance college enrollment and completion rates for KIPP students and alumni.

• Strengthen current partnerships, reactivate inactive partnerships, and forge new connections with national universities, regional institutions, HBCUs, and HSIs.

• Develop, negotiate, and finalize MOUs that include clear commitments and measurable, mutually beneficial goals.

• Maintain MOUs, ensure fulfillment of agreements, and adjust commitments as circumstances, outcomes, and needs evolve.

• Collaborate with the national College Advancement Team and regional KIPP Forward teams to integrate partnerships into student advising and matching strategies.

• Share work and best practices with other Directors of College Partnerships.

• Enhance institutional memory of strategies, plans, successes, and challenges with college partners.

• Assist in the codification of best practices.

• Contribute to the College Partnerships strategy, including partnership criteria, MOU structure, goals, benchmarks, and accountability frameworks.

• Monitor and analyze portfolio-level data to guide strategic partnership decisions.

• Report to the VP of College Partnerships and collaborate within the broader College Advancement and Partnerships team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Previous experience working with first-generation college students and/or students (K-12 or college) facing economic challenges.

• 7 or more years of experience in building and managing a portfolio of partnerships, ideally with colleges/universities or charter schools across multiple states.

• A minimum of 2 years in establishing and maintaining MOUs or institutional agreements.

• Proven experience in utilizing data to identify trends, inform decisions, and drive outcomes.

• Strong track record of achieving and exceeding ambitious goals.

• Successful history of working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders to implement initiatives and achieve objectives.

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.

• Significant travel is expected: approximately 30–50% (65–110 days per year).

• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25 holidays.

• 18 days of additional flexible PTO days; flexible PTO increases to 23 days for years 3 and 4 and to 28 days for years 5 and beyond.

• 100% paid parental leave.

• 100% coverage of the premium for employee medical/dental/vision plans.

• 75% coverage of the premium for employee + family medical/dental/vision plans.

• Wellness benefits including fitness reimbursements.

• Discounted tickets to theme parks/attractions.

• Backup care support for children and adults/elders.

• Employee assistance program.

• 401K retirement plan with a 4% match.

• Employer-sponsored legal plans.

• Life/disability insurance.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Remote work options.