Posse is always looking for the best talent to join our team. We are a growing organization located in ten cities with career opportunities for highly qualified and experienced individuals who believe in what we do. Please visit this page to check if we’ve posted new job opportunities. Posse also lists jobs on Idealist, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and other higher education career postings.
Posse is proud to offer competitive benefits to our employees. Some of our benefits include:
- Employer paid medical, dental, and life insurance plan for employee
- Paid parental leave
- 403(B) plan with employer match
- Flexible Spending Account
- Generous paid time off policy
Chicago
Assistant to the Director
This is a great entry-level opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in nonprofit administration and fundraising. The primary responsibilities of the position are to directly support all aspects of the site director’s daily duties including general office management, organizing calendar and travel, generating reports, managing petty cash, event planning, working with donors, volunteers and other constituent groups, and assisting with major projects and program operations. The assistant also works to support the site’s fundraising operations. Those responsibilities include database management, event coordination and logistical support, mailings, research, grant writing and other general development administrative duties. The assistant reports to the site director.
Qualities/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Database management and administrative background required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Outlook, database management, internet research, e-mail and basic computer skills are required
- Knowledge of Access, InDesign, and Raiser’s Edge software a plus
- Excellent demonstrated skills in writing, communication and time management
- Ability to organize, manage and complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Superb interpersonal relationship skills with many different constituents
- Self-motivated, hardworking, independent and enthusiastic
- Deadline and detail oriented
- At least one year of professional experience preferred
- Bi-lingual a plus
- Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values
To Apply please click here
Deadline for submission of application is Friday, September 22, 2017
no phone calls please
Posse Houston
Assistant to the Director
This is a great entry-level opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in nonprofit administration and fundraising. The primary responsibilities of the position are to directly support all aspects of the site director’s daily duties including general office management, organizing calendar and travel, generating reports, managing petty cash, event planning, working with donors and various other constituent groups, and assisting with major projects and program operations. The assistant also works to support the site’s fundraising operations. Those responsibilities include database management, event coordination and logistical support, mailings, research, grant writing and other general development administrative duties. The assistant reports to the site director.
Qualities/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Database management and administrative background required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Outlook, database management, internet research, e-mail and basic computer skills are required
- Knowledge of Access, InDesign, and Raiser’s Edge software a plus
- Excellent demonstrated skills in writing, communication and time management
- Ability to organize, manage and complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Superb interpersonal relationship skills with many different constituents
- Self-motivated, hardworking, independent and enthusiastic
- Deadline and detail oriented
- At least one year professional experience preferred
- Bi-lingual a plus
- Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values
To Apply please click here
Deadline for submission of application is Monday, September 25, 2017
no phone calls please
Development Officer
The development officer supports Posse Houston individual, corporate and foundation giving. S/he is responsible for working with the site director and Posse’s national development team to meet the annual revenue goals and reach higher revenue goals each year. The development officer is responsible for grant reports and writing proposals with accompanying budgets, conducting prospect research, drafting thank you letters and other donor correspondence, planning events, soliciting corporate donations for events, managing development communications with the site director, gift entry, monthly financial reporting, and supporting the work of the rest of the development staff, locally and nationally. S/he also represents the program to board members, donors and various other constituent groups. The development officer reports to the director.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Write and submit foundation and corporate proposals, reports and letters in a timely manner. Track all proposal and report deadlines.
- Maintain communication with all organizational donors (particularly foundation and corporate donors and prospects).
- Work with director to identify and research prospects.
- Track prospective donor contacts and set up prospect meetings. Assist Director with prospect meeting strategies.
- Maintain all administrative development activities and maintain donor files, including electronic files through Raiser’s Edge Database.
- Organize and implement several annual donor mailings.
- Help facilitate communication and follow up with the Houston Advisory Board.
- Manage logistics for development special events.
We are looking for someone who is collaborative, innovative, hard working and thrives in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate will have these qualities/qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
- Three plus years of work experience in development or related field
- Motivated and able to work independently as well as with a team
- Willingness to take initiative
- Ability to multi-task, manage concurrent processes/projects, and focus on the small but important details in all projects while keeping the bigger picture in mind
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including grant writing
- Excellent office and computer skills. Proficient in Word, Excel and experience working with a fundraising database
- Able to establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with colleagues, donors, volunteers and the public
- Strong public speaking and presentation skills
- Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values
To Apply please click here
Deadline for submission of application is Monday, September 25, 2017
no phone calls please
Posse Miami
Trainer
The role of the Posse trainer is to help recruit, train, and support Posse Scholars. During recruitment, trainers assist with outreach to high schools and community based organizations. Trainers also interview candidates and guide them through the college application process. Once the Posse Scholars are selected, trainers work closely with them beginning in their senior year of high school and continuing to their graduation from college. In Pre-Collegiate Training, trainers facilitate weekly workshops for Posse Scholars that focus on leadership, cross-cultural communication, team-building, and academic excellence. To support the Campus Program, trainers travel to our partner universities four times a year to meet with Posse Scholars individually. Trainers track Scholars’ academic progress and help develop strategies to address any potential retention issues. Additionally, trainers work closely with Posse mentors (usually college faculty/staff members) to ensure Posse Scholars on campus receive the support they need. Trainers report to the program director of the site and work in close collaboration with co-trainers.
Qualities/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Experience working with youth; facilitation experience; counseling experience; and two years previous work experience desired
- Experience working one-on-one with high school and college aged students
- Excellent demonstrated skills in writing, communication, presentation and time management
- Ability to organize, manage, prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to relate to and interact with high-school and college-aged participants from diverse backgrounds
- Must be enthusiastic, possess a strong work ethic, be able to work independently and as part of a team, and serve as a positive role model for Posse Scholars and staff
- Knowledge of South Florida public high schools is a plus
- Willing and able to travel throughout year (current driver’s license strongly preferred)
- Computer skills (MS Word and Excel, internet research, email, etc.)
- Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values
To Apply please click here
Deadline for submission of application is Monday, September 25, 2017
no phone calls please
Posse National
IT Manager
Posse has an immediate opportunity in our national office for an experienced IT manager to manage and support all information technology related functions of the organization as well as develop and implement a long term IT strategy designed to match The Posse Foundation’s current and future growth. The IT manager reports to the Vice-President of Strategic Projects. The IT Manager will be joining a diverse, high-energy and entrepreneurial work environment.
The IT Manager’s primary responsibilities include:
- Managing Posse’s overall technology infrastructure, including maintenance of our network, servers and software applications.
- Hands on support and troubleshooting basic desktop issues for staff members, which include Outlook, network access, remote network access and basic office applications. This includes providing day-to-day operational support and maintenance for all computing and communications systems, including phone systems.
- Purchasing and installation of hardware and software applications for all staff members.
- Maintaining multi-site IT budgets.
- Assistance with technology around event planning.
- Management and implementation of cost effective solutions for organization wide savings in relation to IT infrastructure.
- Executing technology strategy and communication efforts for current and future technology platforms including researching partnerships, and external relationships with vendors.
- Building systems that ensure physical and data security of Posse to protect the organization’s information and system integrity.
- Monitoring of technology trends and current knowledge of cutting-edge practices in the IT field.
Qualities/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 3-5 years of relevant information technology experience in a professional environment. Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in Computer or IT Sciences highly desired
- Experience with Windows servers and collaboration tools, network infrastructure, Active Directory, DNS, VMware virtual environment, SANS
- Current IT environment: Desktops Windows 7/10, Mac OS, Server OS 2008/12/16, Lenovo/HP, Netgear, Sonicwall, SAN Drobo
- Experience with Office 365 and Google Apps (G suite)
- Experience with Allworx and Ayava phone systems
- Experience with advanced networking
- Experience managing IT for non-profits a plus
- Experience with Salesforce and Raiser’s Edge a plus
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment while producing high quality output
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact with users, understand their day-to-day needs, and translate those needs into technical requirement
To Apply please click here
no phone calls please
Posse New York
Career Program Manager
The Career Program Manager leads Posse’s Career Program in New York. The mission of the Career Program is to help Posse Scholars transition from being leaders on campus to become leaders in the workforce. Career Program Managers focus on three key responsibilities: (1) Developing and leading exciting, career-enhancing programming (e.g. workshops and special events); (2) Collaborating with the Director and development staff to cultivate and manage career partnerships; and (3) Connecting Scholars and alumni to resources that allow them to access a range of career development services, including internship and job search support, skill building, and ongoing career guidance. As the site’s leader for career programming and part of the local management team, the Career Program Manager supports other Posse programming as needed in collaboration with the Program Directors. An important part of the work involves the regular collection of data and reporting on career outcomes. The Career Program Manager is also a part of the National Career and Alumni Programs team and, as such, is responsible for working with national staff to coordinate the delivery of high quality programming for Scholars and Alumni. The Career Program Manager will travel to up to six partner universities annually. S/he will be responsible for maintaining close relationships with program partners, and directors of university career centers.
Qualities/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Experience working with youth strongly preferred
- Experience working in corporate settings is a plus
- Experience managing volunteers a plus Experience facilitating workshops
- Event planning experience preferred
- Database management skills strongly desired, i.e., Salesforce
- Strong organizational and time-management skills and ability to multi-task Strong writing and communication skills
- Able to work independently and with a team Excellent interpersonal skills
- Willingness to travel
- Graduate degree a plus
- Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values
To Apply please click here
Deadline for submission of application is Friday, October 6, 2017
no phone calls please
The Posse Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.
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