Brighter Investment Job: Student Success Associate
We are seeking a self-driven, collaborative problem-solver to join our team as the next Student Success Associate (SSA). As BI’s next SSA, you will ensure that students are onboarded successfully onto the BI scholars program and that they have the best experience in the program during the period of their study and post-graduation. Delivering on this role will bring us a step closer to ensuring that more academically-talented but financially-disadvantaged youth have access to quality post-secondary education.
The Business
In developing countries, many students struggle to pay for their higher education despite the considerable advantage of having a degree. Brighter Investment is changing that. We directly invest in the education of the brightest students in developing countries. In return, students repay us a fixed percentage of their income. Income-dependent repayment ensures that no student ends up with insurmountable debt and allows us to provide our investors with a competitive return.
As a for-profit company, we can access international financial markets and attract much more capital for students than a charity or NGO can. Our goal is to ensure that every talented student worldwide can pay for quality higher education and establish Brighter Investment as the leader in this $600 bln market.
The Opportunity
To achieve our goal, it is important that we ensure the academic success of students in the program and facilitate their seamless transition into the world of work. This is where you’ll come in. Working in a growing start-up means that there will be new problems to solve every day, but your main responsibility will be to assist with managing and improving Brighter Investment’s student engagement and mentorship program. This includes reaching out to potential new mentors, keeping track of student progress in the program, collecting data on student well-being and career readiness, ensuring students’ needs are adequately catered for and improving the program where needed. You will also be expected to think of and organize creative new ways to engage with our students.
In addition to the responsibilities described here, you may be asked to help with anything that comes up while growing our company. Or better yet, you may identify jobs that need doing and proactively address the need of the day.
Your Qualifications
Post-secondary degree.
2+ years of work experience. We think experience in education, project management, community engagement or HR would be most relevant but are open to others.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with youth, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with professionals from many different sectors, including partnership development.
Apply Now
This application is also open to senior university students who have had previous work experience. Interested in learning more about Brighter Investment and how we are going to change the world? Take a look at our website: www.brighterinvestment.com
To apply, we don’t require a cover letter but ask you to complete our application questionnaire online. The deadline for receiving applications is March 3, 2023. We expect to contact you about your application by the end of March.