Associate, Employer Partnerships

Associate, Employer Partnerships

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

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000–100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring an Associate, Employer Partnerships. This individual will lead the recruitment of thousands of volunteers from our employer partners. As a member of the Employer Partnerships team, you will build and scale systems that enable Braven to recruit 6,000+ volunteers over the next two years, while also contributing to the team's broader efforts across fundraising, employer stewardship, and student-facing programs. This role involves a mix of behind-the-scenes strategy and systems development, as well as some external-facing work in collaboration with key employer contacts and Braven teammates. You will partner cross-functionally to drive recruitment results, deepen engagement from Braven's employer partners, and ensure we deliver a strong return on investment to the professionals and companies that make our program possible.

This role is on the External Affairs team and reports directly to the Head of Employer Partnerships.

What You'll Do

Partner Research, Communications, and Stewardship (40%)

• Support Braven's Employer Partnerships strategy by researching prospects, surveying the changing employer landscape across industries and sectors, and staying on top of and circulating trends and news.
• Ensure the Employer Partnership Team has the materials and resources needed to cultivate and effectively manage 75 - 150 employer partnerships by crafting persuasive presentations and drafting communications that motivate action across a portfolio of new and existing employer partners.
• Provide hands-on support to Employer Partnership Directors and Head of Employer Partnerships managing Braven's top-tier accounts, especially for student-facing events and key partner engagements.
• Collaborate with Braven's marketing team to design compelling materials that elevate Braven's value proposition for both partners and volunteers.
• Triage and manage the partnerships inbox, ensuring timely, thoughtful responses to partner inquiries and requests.

Team Operations and Systems (40%)

• Elevate the operational excellence of the Employer Partnerships Team by designing and refining systems, processes, and tools that support scale and make impact possible.
• Facilitate weekly team meetings and project manage follow-through on internal and external priorities - including meeting prep and follow-up, regional team coordination, pipeline review, and internal communication.
• Support Head of Employer Partnerships in preparing for check-ins, tactical meetings, and ensuring we are meeting our goals and KPIs
• Manage and maintain high-quality data across accounts, contacts, meetings, and engagements in Braven's CRM, ensuring accuracy and accountability.
• Steward partner relationships through thoughtful campaigns - like thank-you efforts, recognition in Braven's impact reports, and donor acknowledgment letters.
• Support the planning and execution of bi-annual Braven Employer Council meetings, overseeing logistics and project management.
• Collaborate with the Data Insights and Data Operations teams to create and improve dashboards that help the team use data to drive decisions.
• Create and maintain a centralized resource hub to ensure internal stakeholders have easy access to the materials and information they need to engage partners effectively.

Engage Employer Partners in Volunteer Recruitment (20%)

• Help project manage 100+ volunteer referral points of contact across employer partners in close collaboration with Braven's Employer Partnerships Directors, using email campaigns as a primary strategy to engage and mobilize volunteers at scale.
• Ensure seamless communication and collaboration between the Volunteer Engagement team and the Employer Partnerships team by acting as the primary liaison between the two.
• Deliver operational excellence - using tools like mail merges, CRMs, Tableau dashboards, trackers, calendars, and project plans to execute large-scale, high-stakes, deadline-driven recruitment campaigns efficiently and effectively.
• Monitor data and performance in real time, using insights to refine strategies and drive continuous improvement.