Are you a proven team leader with experience managing large, complex programs? Are you dedicated to supporting young people to achieve their dreams and grow Vermont’s future? Consider joining VSAC as the Director of our GEAR UP Program! You’ll be part of a highly committed, collaborative, and supportive team, dedicated to student success. Our ideal candidate will comprehensively and cohesively manage both the big picture and details of VSAC’s GEAR UP program to achieve desired outcomes and support staff to thrive.
The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) helps Vermonters of all ages prepare and plan for college and career training. The VSAC GEAR UP program is funded by the Federal Department of Education and is designed to increase postsecondary enrollment for Vermont students who are from a modest income background or first in their family to pursue education after high school (“first generation”). GEAR UP is a national program and communities across the country implement GEAR UP programs. Over 2,000 students from over 35 Vermont middle and high schools participate in VSAC’s GEAR UP program. In addition, the project works with a variety of subgrantees and contractors to deliver statewide services and events.
The VSAC GEAR UP Director leads a team of over 20 VSAC staff members who work across the state of Vermont serving students from middle school through their first year of education or training after high school. These staff hold a variety of roles, including staff who are embedded in middle and high schools, helping students to explore passions, identify education pathways to promising careers, and ensuring they have financial aid to support their goals.
The successful GEAR UP Director candidate will be an excellent grant manager who loves operational details. This individual will:
- Be a highly motivated and skilled leader who brings operational expertise and is excited to apply that expertise to ensure successful education and training outcomes for Vermont students and families.
- Have a proven track record of managing the details of complex federal grants including developing, implementing and improving systems and processes that they will use to support staff and student success and leading thoughtful and impactful reporting to the federal government.
- Consistently and independently create materials, including policies, processes, documentation, guidance, programmatic intervention guidance, to ensure effective implementation of the GEAR UP grant.
- Be an experienced supervisor and coach who is dedicated to developing and participating in a collaborative and cohesive team.
- Excel at managing large, complex Federal budgets and fundraising through grant writing.
- Have a broad, analytical approach to the GEAR UP Director role, building understanding of and incorporating all VSAC programming into leadership of the GEAR UP grant.
- Maintain networks of communities, organizations, and stakeholders that are implementing both innovative and proven practices to effectively serve students and families in college and career readiness.
Please review the full job description at vsac.org/careers
All full-time jobs at VSAC are eligible for our full benefits package, including 10% employer contribution to 403b! Generous time off, hybrid work, and free parking at our Winooski headquarters.
Pay: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Winooski, VT 05404
