Job Opportunities
Join our Team!
At YPIE, we believe all young people, regardless of zip code, are entitled to a quality education, and a chance to share their talents with the world. Join us in helping our students to be on the path to college success.
Current Job Openings
YPIE College Readiness Manager
YPIE College Readiness Managers work with students across the Yonkers public high schools to prepare them with the academic and life skills needed for college success. YPIE College Readiness Managers:
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Are assigned a cohort of students across one or more high schools in Yonkers and tasked with leveraging an array of academic intervention strategies and resources to ensure 100% of assigned Scholars are engaged and ready for college.
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Facilitate academically-rooted YPIE Majors in order to foster students’ passions and facilitate academic, socio-emotional, and pre-professional growth for all Scholars.
YPIE College Advisor
YPIE College Advisors provide comprehensive college access and enrollment services to juniors and seniors YPIE programs to result in student enrollment, persistence, and completion from a 2 or 4-year college. YPIE College Advisors:
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Collaborate with administrators and staff from assigned Yonkers high schools to identify, recruit, and onboard eligible YPIE students
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Provide individualized grade level college guidance to each assigned junior and senior YPIE student, including assessing each student’s college aspirations and goals, creating appropriate/good fit college lists, assistance completing and submitting college applications, and assistance completing financial aid documents and scholarship applications.
Associate, Strategic Partnerships
The Associate, Strategic Partnerships, reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, is the point person for donor management and supports other fundraising and communications activities. Specific responsibilities include:
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Assist in writing grant proposals and reports, and the creation of mail and online fundraising solicitations
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Maintain and update YPIE’s donor management system and email contact lists
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Conduct prospect research on corporate and foundation prospects
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Support communications to supporters through email, websites, other digital and print marketing