Senior Associate, Black Male Achievement Fellowship
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on March 20, 2012 OVERVIEW Echoing Green seeks a visionary project manager and relationship builder with seven+ years of relevant experience and a demonstrated passion for supporting black men and boys in the United States. The Senior Associate will serve on Echoing Green’s team that manages the search, selection, and support of an incredible group of promising social entrepreneurs. ABOUT ECHOING GREEN AND THE BMA FELLOWSHIP Echoing Green unleashes next generation talent to solve the world’s biggest problems. Through a two-year fellowship program, we help our network of visionaries develop new solutions to society’s most difficult problems. These social entrepreneurs and their organizations work to solve deeply-rooted social, environmental, economic, and political inequities to ensure equal access and to help all individuals reach their potential. To date, Echoing Green has invested $30 million in seed funding in nearly 500 social entrepreneurs and their innovative organizations. Echoing Green Fellows include Wendy Kopp of Teach For America, Van Jones of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, and many more. In 2011, Echoing Green and the Open Society Foundations launched an innovative new fellowship program to support game-changing social entrepreneurs in the field of Black Male Achievement. For the pilot Class of 2012, up to eight individuals will be selected for the Open Society Black Male Achievement Fellowship, powered by Echoing Green. BMA Fellows live and work in their home region, working to launch their innovative new organization. They receive a $70,000 stipend to support their work, as well as an intensive 18-months of professional development conferences and access to the broader Echoing Green and Open Society Foundation communities. (See: http://www.echoinggreen.org/bma-fellowship... ABOUT THE POSITION The BMA Fellowship represents the first new fellowship program launched by Echoing Green since our founding, and therefore represents a major bet with high strategic importance. We seek an energetic and entrepreneurial leader for this pilot project who brings the passion and skills to manage the details while simultaneously helping us plan for the future. The Senior Associate, Black Male Achievement Fellowship will provide day-to-day management of our search, selection, and support processes for these individuals. The Senior Associate serves on a team that provides support to all Echoing Green Fellows and alumni, and reports to the Director of Fellow and Alumni Programs. Direct Fellow Support / Counseling •Manage a portfolio of up to eight BMA Fellows – supporting their reporting requirements to Echoing Green, monitoring their progress, and helping to identify resources and develop tools that support their success •Directly manage support programs for Fellows, including advisory service projects, where fellows are paired with outside experts who provide short-term consulting help to the fellow Relationship Management •Creating new partnerships to encourage a diverse range of qualified applicants •Manage a senior-level group of Advisors who provide general strategic support, as well as direct guidance to Fellows •Provide direct support to applicants and evaluators throughout the process •Identify and develop organizational partnerships (such as with universities, professional service firms, or other nonprofits) that would be of benefit to fellows Application / Events Leadership •Manage the highly-detailed process of gathering applications and monitoring the judging/review process using our online application system •Manage all aspects of events including our Finalist interviews, annual retreats, and other gatherings, with some help from support staff NOTE: Echoing Green is has already received more than 1,000 applications for the pilot class of the BMA Fellowship, and the selection process is ongoing. The pilot class will be announced in July 2012. To apply, send a resume and a compelling cover letter that very specifically describes why you would be a good fit for this particular position to Sandra Quinones, Manager of Administration and Operations, at hr@echoinggreen.org. Applications will be evaluated as they arrive, but should be submitted no later than February 17, 2012. Click this link to view and apply for this job! If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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