Join Our Staff

Summer Search Silicon Valley currently has position open for:

Development and Operations Associate (full-time)
Program Associate (full-time)

Program Associate

The Program Associate works closely with students in an intensive mentoring capacity, assumes responsibility for significant program elements, and manages a variety of general administrative duties.

Essential Functions

• Talk with and mentoring students on a weekly basis to build supportive, caring, and authentic, relationships
  
• Outreach to teachers, counselors, and other referral partners
  
• Liaise with summer partners and place students on experiential education programs
  
• Assist with data collection and documentation for an evaluation and outcomes measurement
  
• Assist with event coordination
  
• Assist with general administrative duties including answering phones, processing mail, routing information, and filing

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of work experience after college strongly preferred
  
• Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
  
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
  
• Self-starter who is comfortable in a close-knit team-oriented setting
  
• Flexibility and eagerness to learn and work on different tasks as needed
  
• Strong command of Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with database operations
  
• Bi-lingual English-Spanish a plus

Our Benefits

Summer Search is committed to creating an environment that is supportive of learning, growth and staff development. Our intense investment in staff includes:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  
• Blue Cross Health Plan and yearly allowance for additional health expenses after 3 months of employment
  
• 401 (K) Plan and employer matching program after 1 year of employment
  
• Paid holidays and vacation
  
• Transportation subsidy

How to Apply

To apply, please attach a cover letter with your resume that details your track record of performance, your desire to learn, and your ability to overcome challenges. Whenever possible, it should focus on details that are not in your resume, so that with we have a more complete picture of who you are. Send your application addressed to Jessica Vibberts or Kamba Tshionyi and including which office(s) you wish your resume to be forwarded, to bayareahire@summersearch.org

development & operations associate

The Development and Operations Associate is responsible for assisting with the organization’s fundraising efforts and managing office operations.

Essential Functions

Development

• Manage grants application deadlines and timely entries
• Track foundation proposals and reports
• Manage incoming donor gifts through daily tracking and administrative processing
• Assist with donor acknowledgement process
• Coordinate logistics for fundraising and program events
• Work with the Marketing and Communications department for updating annual reports, newsletters and website
• Undertake special projects at the direction of the Executive Director and other staff
  

Operations

• Provide general office management duties; answering phones, processing mail, routing information, and filing
• Update fundraising and student database 
• Act as a local liaison to the Human Resources department regarding new employees

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
  
• One to two years of administrative experience preferred
• Strong command of Microsoft Office applications
• Precise organizational and project management skills
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge database a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
  

Our Benefits

Summer Search is committed to creating an environment that is supportive of learning, growth and staff development. Our intense investment in staff includes:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  
• Blue Cross Health Plan and yearly allowance for additional health expenses after 3 months of employment
  
• 401 (K) Plan and employer matching program after 1 year of employment
  
• Paid holidays and vacation
  
• Commuter benefits
  

How to Apply

Absolutely no telephone inquiries. To apply, please attach your resume with a cover letter.  Email only your application with “SV Development and Operations Associate” as the Subject to: Sarah Ham, Human Resources Generalist, sham@summersearch.org