Career Success & Partnerships Manager

Organization Overview

Minds Matter NYC (MMNYC) connects driven and determined students from low-income families with people, preparation, and possibilities to succeed in college, create their future, and change the world! MMNYC is the founding and largest of the 14 Minds Matter chapters nationally. Since 1991, every Minds Matter student has been admitted to a four-year college. Their success is rooted in holistic programming and a unique model that puts dedicated volunteers at the forefront of the work with students.

In recent years, MMNYC has experienced tremendous growth — doubling the size of the student body (now reaching 500+ students), expanding the size of the volunteer corps and staff, and increasing the annual budget to $3MM. As part of the 2025 Strategic Plan, MMNYC dramatically expanded both its service population and scope of services — expanding from a 3-year college access program to a premier 7+ year college and career attainment program serving students from high school to their first years as a professional. Earlier this year, MMNYC welcomed a new Executive Director (ED) who is ready to take the organization to even greater heights in the coming years. It’s a great time to join our team!

Position Summary & Responsibilities

The Career Success & Partnerships Manager will join MMNYC at an exciting time as we continue to scale our career success program, Propel. Propel is a 7-year initiative that tracks students through their MMNYC journey and supports them in gaining awareness of career pathways, building their network, developing critical skills in the job search process, and ultimately helping them turn their interests and talents into career prospects. Through our corporate partners, MMNYC provides our students with unparalleled onramps to hands-on experiences, internships, and ultimately full employment. Reporting to the Director of Volunteers & Strategic Partnerships, you will be excited to leverage program design, project management, and relationship-building skills to deepen the impact of MMNYC career preparation programming and create win-win opportunities for our students and corporate partners.

Fundamental Qualities:

• Team player who is ready to learn and grow with the organization
• Self-starter, eager to own projects and make them successful
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Innovative, solution-oriented, creative, and enthusiastic
• Passionate about MMNYC mission and values of community, commitment, and growth
• Passionate about equity and closing the opportunity gap
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, facilitation, and presentation skills 

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the career success program, in coordination with the Programs team
• Provide individualized career readiness support for MMNYC college students in collaboration with the Programs team
• Oversee the implementation and evaluation of the Career Coaches Program, MMNYC’s signature career exploration program that matches corporate volunteers with college students
• Develop and facilitate core skills workshops and curriculum related to the job search process
• Engage corporate partners in career success programming, including: corporate immersion experiences, internship preparation support, career conferences, and service days. 
• Collaborate with the Programs team to ensure smooth implementation of career preparation curriculum and programming  in the High School Program
• Help establish MMNYC as a thought leader in supporting first-generation professionals by identifying opportunities to participate in national and local conversations on talent pipeline, equity, and access to opportunity

Professional Qualifications

Specific education and professional requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of program design, implementation, and/or evaluation experience
• Significant experience working in higher education, career development/advising and/or implementing programming with young adults highly desired
• Highly detailed oriented and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Natural relationship-builder with a keen eye for developing partnerships that create positive impact for all stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate internally and connect with high school and college-level students from historically marginalized and underrepresented communities
• Motivated self-starter who can follow directions but also create and lead new initiatives
• Previous experience with Excel and data management preferred
• Previous experience with CRM databases, such as Salesforce, preferred
• Must be available to work approximately 10 Saturdays during the school year and occasional evenings