Job Title: Coordinator, Workforce
Team: NYC Region
Location: In-Person in New York City
Employment Type: Full-time
Start Date: August 2025
About Braven
Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students 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 - whom we call Fellows - and continues with support that lasts through graduation.
Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.
About the Role
In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Coordinator, Workforce – City College of New York & Lehman who will help drive strong post-college outcomes by connecting Fellows to career-accelerating internships and jobs. As a key contributor on the New York regional team, you’ll support workforce development efforts across two campuses—City College of New York (CCNY) and Lehman College—ensuring equitable access to opportunities and tailored support for our Fellows.
This role is on the New York City Regional team and reports directly to the Regional Managing Director. The Coordinator will also work in close partnership with two Directors of Workforce Strategy — supporting both CCNY and Lehman campuses — with strong dotted-line collaboration across both sites to meet internship and employment goals for the region..
What You’ll Do
Opportunity & Outcome Curation (40%)
- Source, track, and promote high-quality internships and jobs across both campuses
- Manage campus-specific marketing and lead outreach campaigns via Salesforce.
- Manage and distribute curated opportunity listings to Fellows using Salesforce and Google Docs.
- Project manage the CCNY and Lehman College newsletters and collaborate on campus-specific content
Jobs Campaign & Knowledge Rate Support (35%)
- Conduct outreach to increase our post-graduation knowledge rate and support Fellows in securing employment
- Input and maintain outcomes data in Salesforce with a focus on campus-level accuracy.
- Serve as a representative for both campuses in the One Program Huddle meetings and in regional campaigns.
- Provide supervision to assigned intern(s), ensuring clarity in campus-specific delegation and responsibilities.
Fellow Engagement & Event Support (20%)
- Support workforce-related and collaborative events across campuses, both virtual and in-person.
- Track Fellow participation and engagement
- Coordinate social media efforts highlighting Fellows from both campuses
On-the-Ground Support (5%)
- Provide in-person support during Fellow events (i.e assisting with check-in, guiding small group discussions, and offering logistical support during workshops etc)
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), G-Suite (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets and Gmail)
Preferred Qualifications
- At least 1 year of administrative experience
- Extraordinary organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail
- Strong customer service ethic, staying committed to finding solutions when challenges arise - keeping focus on outcomes
- Strong critical thinking, analytical, and written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and independently, prioritizing the most important work and navigating competing priorities
- Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help to develop others.
- Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
- Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.
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
- Ability to work in-person in New York City at least 3 days per week
- Ability to travel occasionally to other Braven regions for team meetings
- Ability to occasionally work non-traditional hours in order to attend Fellow events
- Travel once/year to Braven’s All Team Retreat
Additional Requirements
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
- Braven doesn’t offer employment visa sponsorship
Application & Interview Process
While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be:
- Phone screen with Talent Team member
- Performance Task
- Interview with Hiring Manager
- Panel Interview with Key Partners
- Reference Checks
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 between $51,700-$64,600 in New York . This is based on a 50-hour work week at an hourly rate. This is a full-time regular, non-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 competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development. While Braven reserves the right to change benefits at any time, current benefits include:
- Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and three team-wide, week-long shutdowns in Spring, Summer, and Winter (this is a minimum of 24 days per year)
- Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
- Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff
Location
We gather in the office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) and work remotely 2 days a week (Monday and Friday). Therefore, this role requires teammates to live within commuting distance of our New York City hub. 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.