Share this job SVGs not supported by this browser. Description Job Title : Executive Director, Delaware Region Team : Delaware Region Location : Dover, DE Employment Type : Full-time Start Date : ASAP 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 followed by support that lasts through graduation. Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream. To learn more, take a look at Braven’s Jobs Report . About the Role The Executive Director (ED) will oversee Braven’s Delaware region, including its Delaware State University site and Braven’s eventual expansion to new Delaware Area university partners. This requires hiring and leading a team to oversee the execution and growth of Braven’s programming with our university partner(s), building shared-value partnerships with employers, overseeing all development efforts, and ensuring a sustainable funding pipeline, building and managing a local board, elevating Braven’s local brand and thought-leadership, and advocating for aligned public policy. What You’ll Do: Regional Strategy and Operations (20%) Managing regional team members: Senior Director and External Affairs Manager Implementing a comprehensive multi-year strategic plan to reach our vision for scale and excellent outcomes with Delaware State University and future Delaware Area sites. With the Senior Director, ensuring strong program execution resulting in both positive experiences and outcomes for Fellows, volunteers, and partners Managing and expanding a regional advisory board that will help maximize the Delaware area’s impact, narrative, and sustainability Stakeholder Management and Awareness Building (30%) Ensuring the health of key executive stakeholder relationships at both the university and the foundation, adjacent nonprofit organizations, and employer partners Raising Braven’s brand awareness through thought-leadership, awards, public speaking, social media, and press pieces Explore the local political landscape and engage in critical policy efforts when relevant Regional Fundraising and Sustainability (30%) Raising ~$5.1million over the next three years for the region, among other external priorities. Deepening our political capital and thought leadership to ensure that our Delaware area region maintains its meaningful position in the educational fabric of the community Focusing on significantly growing and diversifying a sustainable funding base that will include gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government Team Leadership and Management (20%) Attracting, hiring, and developing a team of diverse and talented staff members Coaching and developing regional staff members to exhibit strong cultural leadership skills and orientations Serving on the organization’s Alignment Team (executive team) to influence organization-wide impact, growth, and sustainability Requirements Minimum Requirements BS/BA 7-10 years leadership experience as an Executive, leading a department, or similar, with a verifiable track record of achieving successful outcomes while maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable team culture. Preferred Qualifications 1-3 years in non-profit field Proficiency in Google Suite, Slack, Jira, and Confluence You have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion You exemplify Braven’s core values Your experiences have informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with or for Braven’s student Fellow population. Motivation and drive to fundraise and ensure the financial sustainability of the region; an ability to mobilize people and to create champions of an organizational mission Experience building and working in partnership with a Board of Directors, partner organizations, funders, and other key constituents Strong presence, communication skills, relationship-building skills, and maturity that engender respect and facilitate a strong partnership with very senior-level staff and Faculty, high-profile community stakeholders and civic leaders, Braven staff, Fellows, and Leadership Coaches High level of personal responsibility, professional maturity and humility, commitment to personal growth, and self-awareness of one’s own leadership style and its impact on others Ability to make strong data-informed decisions because you excel at drawing actionable insights from analyses and translating for yourself and others how these insights further your strategy 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 the Delaware area 3 days per week Ability to travel in the Delaware region, and to Braven hub cities for meetings and events at least once a month 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 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. New hires can expect a starting salary at the beginning of the range to allow room for growth with performance, and so that Braven maintains internal equity. The salary ranges, by geographic market, for this role are set forth $179,600-$224,400. This is a full-time, exempt, and benefits-eligible position where you will be working at 100% capacity. 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) Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health 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 Please note that Braven is firm in its compensation philosophy; therefore, only candidates who believe that our total rewards package matches what they are looking for in their next opportunity are encouraged to apply. 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 one of our hubs: Delaware. 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. Apply for this job