Associate Director
Location: US, NY, New York
Department: Startup Institute New York
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Internet
Required education: Unspecified

Company profile:
Startup Institute is the #1 career accelerator, offering transformative educational experiences for career changers and recent grads that combine hard skills with cultural acumen to drastically increase the velocity and impact of startup employees THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER. We cultivate the human capital high-growth companies need to succeed.

Description:
Have you ever built a toy house out of popsicle sticks?  It’s not possible to do it without a bottle of glue.  Launching and running a Startup Institute program is the same way. It’s not possible to do it without the Associate Director.  You are the glue who helps hold the program together and make sure it works.You are the linchpin within an incredibly tight-knit, supportive, and powerful community of stakeholders that impact Startup Institute, and the lives of every person it touches. You’ll work with dozens of amazing startups, mentors, instructors, Startup Institute students and key stakeholders in your community; each one looking at you as the resident expert in everything they need.  You will be hyper focused on the success of each program and student happiness when they are in session.  This opportunity might be for you if you are:Adaptable -- can adapt or change actions in the face of uncertainty; you require only general guidance; you use a framework for actions rather than direct instructions; you can tolerate and resolve disagreements between peopleField Marshal -- you’re action-oriented; you want to see stuff actually get done; you’re comfortable with making detailed decisions. The best is never good enough; you’re tirelessly seeking to be better; you’re self-reliant; you effectively mobilize others towards objectivesDetail Oriented -- you can keep track of numerous moving parts and aren’t overwhelmed by adding structure and order where none previously existed.Awareness Coordinator -- you’re aware of, and comfortable with authority limits; you know when to escalate issues; you communicate efficiently upstreamEnergetic -- you move quickly and run quickly with assignments or objectives; you set and are driven by deadlines; you can motivate others towards those deadlines; while things get done you worry about what might go wrongHappy -- the glass is filling; you blend humor with work; you’re deeply passionate about the cause; you’re everything but pretentiousPeople Reader -- you listen for emotion and the needs of others in order to direct his/her actions; you can detect what people want out of a situation; you’re people-centeredAs Associate Director, your responsibilities include:Working closely with the program director to close 25 hiring partner companies each SI session.Act as main point of contact for studentsEnsure program logistics run smoothly.  This includes managing and coordinating the physical spaceInterviewing potential studentsManaging master schedule for all four tracks while SI is in sessionOnboarding all studentsOrganizing the logistics and setting up for career fairs event with our partner companies and 60 studentsLead planning for the 150 person student expose at the end of the programActing as a liaison with all hiring partners during SI session (this includes working with hiring partners to organize any group projects they conducting with SI students)Conducting weekly student check-ins to ensure students are making progress on their job search  

Requirements:
Note: 5-7 years of experience in a startup or fast-paced work environment preferred.

Benefits:
We are:- a fun, supportive team that spends more time laughing than doing anything else- a group passionate about improving people’s lives through knowledge and network- really driven by our mission to help people align their passion with profession- a company that helps growth-minded talent meet high-growth companies