Remote Director, Public Funding

Summary

Join College Track as the inaugural Director of Public Funding to build relationships with public funders and increase awareness within local and state governments. The candidate will work closely with internal teams to execute proposals, track deliverables, and reports. This is a full-time exempt position with a compensation range of $98,712-$164,520.

Requirements

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree
• Have familiarity with the government and institutional funding landscape, preferably in secondary and postsecondary education
• Have the ability to maintain positive relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders working in a non-adversarial, professional and diplomatic manner
• Have solid writing, editing, and oral communication skills including excellent public speaking and presentation skills with demonstrated experience conveying complex concepts in a clear, persuasive, and succinct manner
• Have familiarity with program budgets and the principles of program design, implementation, and evaluation
• Have experience developing, directing and managing multiple projects and budgets and implementing strategic program goals

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with public funders (primarily local and state governments) aligned with College Track sites to increase awareness within those institutions and build support for College Track’s mission
• Be a strategic internal partner to Program, Finance, and leadership teams to ensure cross-department communication, and compliance and stewardship of public funds within the organization
• Work closely with the Philanthropy Operations, Finance and Program teams to execute proposals and track deliverables and reports

Benefits

• Up to 27 discretionary time off days (Sick and Vacation)
• 28 paid office closure and holiday days