2010 Year Up

About Year Up
Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults ages 18-24 with a unique combination of technical, professional and communication skills, an educational stipend and corporate internship.

As part of Year Up National Capital Region’s accreditation through Northern Virginia Community College, Year Up students also earn up to 18 college credits through the courses they take here.
 
Year Up recognizes the Opportunity Divide in this country. There are more than 4.3 million youth in this country have not progressed beyond a high school diploma and are neither employed nor enrolled in postsecondary education." (Kids Count Data Book, 2006) Youth experiencing this "disconnection" from the economic mainstream make up nearly 15% of all 18-24 year olds, and illustrate the magnitude of a national Opportunity Divide that is getting worse.
 
Year Up’s mission is to help close this divide by preparing young adults for successful careers and higher education; our success is our graduates:
- 90% of interns meet or exceed internship partner expectations
- 87% of graduates placed in full or part-time positions within 4 months of graduation
- Graduates earn an average of $15/hr in post-program employment

Special Projects Manager
Fellow will work on special projects associated with:
- local site and learning community expansion
- Year Up's expansion to Baltimore
- national and local human capital initiatives that include training and development
- working with various department directors and the Executive Director to execute project goals
- leverage their experience and skills in project management, financial modeling, strategy and analysis while collaborating with our team and learning about Year Up’s strategy and methodology
- Fellow may also work directly with students as a member of a Learning Community

Additional Selection Criteria
- Commitment to the Year Up mission and the students we serve
- Openness to new experience
- Openness to learning about the social sector and what working in it really means in practice, not just in theory
- Strong belief in the skills they bring to the table while also remaining humble and open to learning about themselves and learning new skills

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