About iMentor
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, iMentor is a national college success organization that partners with public high schools and matches every student in the school with a college-educated mentor. Mentors commit a minimum of three years to a single student before extending their relationship through post-secondary completion. iMentor’s mentoring relationships provide the personalized and proactive support necessary to empower first-generation college students to graduate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. iMentor’s program model provides district high schools with a way to comprehensively reimagine their counseling function. iMentor students are 29% more likely to enroll in college and are graduating college at double the rates of their peers.

This year iMentor will serve over 8,000 students in 21 communities across the country. iMentor operates direct service regions in NYC, Chicago, Oakland, San Jose, and in Baltimore, which is launching programming this year. iMentor also partners with 15 organizations across the country which run the iMentor model in their local communities. Since inception, iMentor has created and supported 30,000 mentoring relationships. By 2023, the organization will grow to serve an additional 30,000 young people and expand from serving 21 communities to 33 including 2 new direct service regions.

One of the nation’s most innovative and fastest growing college success organizations, iMentor has been recognized through support from many of the leading education funders in the country, including the Ballmer Group, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Robin Hood Foundation, the Bezos Family Foundation, and the Kresge Foundation. As a team, we are collaborative, fun, bring passion and joy to our work, and deeply believe in human potential.  We are proud to have been recently named one of the Best Nonprofits to Work for by The Nonprofit Times. 

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We believe that people of all backgrounds deserve equal access to educational opportunities. Recognizing that our country’s history of racism and systemic oppression continues to drive educational disparities for students of color, we give special focus to addressing the economic and racial divides that impact the communities we serve. We are committed to the collective work and intentional investment necessary to consistently move in the direction of educational equity and inclusion.
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iMentor’s Five-Year Vision
iMentor has raised a significant round of strategic capital to launch an ambitious five-year plan, spanning 2018-2023. By 2023, the organization will grow to serve an additional 30,000 young people and expand from serving 19 communities at the start of the plan to 33 including 3 new direct service regions. Over the course of the plan, iMentor’s work will be oriented around three primary strategic priorities. 
  1. Continue to close the college completion gap for iMentor students by 1) increasing the impact of iMentor’s program through program development and innovation and 2) demonstrating the program’s impact in diverse communities across the country by opening new regions and expanding its franchise model. 
  2. Expand iMentor’s influence beyond the direct reach of its program by 1) mobilizing the organization’s mentor community around issues of equity and education and 2) leveraging student voice and iMentor data to contribute to issues alongside the broader field. 
  3. Position iMentor for organizational excellence at national scale by 1) investing in iMentor’s organizational maturation and 2) developing strategies that ensure even greater financial sustainability.
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Position Overview
Reporting to the CEO, the Director of New Site Development (DNSD) will be responsible for supporting iMentor’s continued expansion efforts across the country, including opening two new regions for iMentor over the next three years. To do so, the DNSD will quickly build strong relationships with a diverse set of local stakeholders including: potential board members, institutional funders, district and school contacts, potential corporate partners, local talent, and peer non-profits. 

Through the city selection process, the DNSD will be responsible for ensuring that the local support, funding, and partnerships are in place to position iMentor’s replication sites for success. The DNSD will play a key role in helping iMentor achieve its strategic plan goal of supporting 30,000 new mentoring relationships by 2023, as well as informing future national growth strategy and planning. 

Responsibilities
Oversee iMentor’s New Site Development Strategy 
  • Refine iMentor’s selection criteria and process for new site development.
  • Manage toward the key organizational milestones and growth targets.
  • Design and execute effective strategies for building appetite and interest for iMentor expansion in cities across the country. 
  • Identify and capitalize upon themes and opportunities across the national college success landscape that align with iMentor’s new site development efforts.
  • Through research and conversation with local stakeholders, build landscape analyses to determine where the conditions for success exist for iMentor in cities across the country.

Explore and Cultivate Potential New Sites
  • Leverage research, relationships, and knowledge to build a strong local base of support in geographies that are identified as promising for a new iMentor region. 
  • In advance of hiring a local team, build local conditions for success including:
    1. Seed Fund: Raising a local seed fund, $500K - $2M. 
    2. Board: Identify and secure local Advisory Board members.
    3. District Partnerships: Secure a multi-year partnership agreement with local school district(s), including financial support for iMentor’s program. 
    4. School Partnerships: Engage local school leaders to assess the appetite for iMentor’s program and to build a robust pipeline of schools interested in partnering with iMentor.  
    5. Partnerships:  Engage with peer non-profits, civic leaders, and other key local stakeholders to build a nuanced understanding of the local landscape and a genuine foundation for future collaboration. Build a pipeline of 10+ corporate and civic partnerships to support iMentor’s local mentor recruitment efforts. 
    6. Talent: Begin to identify ideal local candidates for Executive Director and other senior positions on the local start up team. Position iMentor to fill these essential roles at least 12 months before program launch.
  • Engage CEO and iMentor leadership teams around the highest potential opportunities.
  • Codify all learning and relationships for future reference. 
  • Manage all administrative functions associated with the new site development work. 
  • Communicate proactively, regularly, and thoughtfully with contacts across geographies throughout the new site development process. 

Provide Launch Support to New Sites 
  • Support iMentor’s national Talent team in identifying and hiring a local Executive Director and other key senior positions on the team. 
  • Thoughtfully transfer all local relationships to the local Executive Director. 
  • In collaboration with the Chief Regional Officer, support the ED’s planning year efforts to raise funds, continue building the local board, finalize school partnerships, and recruit hundreds of mentors. 

Engage Internal Stakeholders in Replication Work
  • As needed, engage iMentor’s leadership teams, the broader national team, the Board of Directors, and current iMentor funders to provide feedback, build consensus, and strengthen our replication practices. 
  • Build and nurture an internal culture of enthusiasm, optimism, and transparency around iMentor’s replication efforts. 
  • Ensure key staff are engaged through the process and that the replication work optimizes opportunities to collaborate across departments (e.g. local and national development teams).

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Qualifications
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a deep and sincere passion for iMentor’s mission, with a proven track record of achieving ambitious results, successfully securing major gifts and/or grants, designing and executing strategy, working in education at a multi-city or national level, and creating and stewarding relationships with diverse stakeholders with thoughtfulness, consistency, and precision.

Other desired qualifications include, but are not limited to:
  • Passion and commitment to the mission and vision of iMentor
  • 7+ years of professional experience in development or partnership development, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment, as a primary driver of strategy and partnerships.
  • Demonstrated success fundraising from high net-worth donors, foundations, corporations and/or government funders.
  • Excellent communicator at a variety of levels; exceptional presentation skills and the ability to educate and inspire a wide range of audiences, clear and compelling written communication. 
  • Proven organization and time management skills to complete a high volume of varied responsibilities in a fast-paced setting with excellent attention to detail and the belief that no task is too big or too small.
  • Demonstrated skill in all aspects of planning and project management; able to take an idea from concept to completion with high level of detail orientation.
  • The ability to identify and cultivate key strategic partnerships.
  • The ability to critically assess challenges and identify effective solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to work closely with senior leaders through periods of significant organizational growth and change.
  • National travel required (approximately 35% of time) 
  • Deep commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Our organization works in partnership with district public schools across the country. In doing so we must meet all compliance requirements of those districts

Additional desired characteristics:
  • Strategic and innovative leader who can execute on shifting priorities simultaneously
  • Self-starter with a high level of flexibility, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and successfully manages shifting priorities.
  • NYC-based preferred but other locations considered

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Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary commensurate with experience
  • Up to 100% employer funded comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • 18 days paid annual vacation and 13 paid holidays + most iMentor functions closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day
  • 401K match up to 4%
  • Significant opportunities for professional development and growth
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How to Apply
Visit https://imentor.org/get-involved/join-our-team to submit a resume, salary requirements, and detailed cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so it is in candidates’ best interest to apply as soon as possible.  No phone, email, mail, or fax inquiries will receive a response.  
iMentor is an Equal Opportunity Employer




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