Location: Remote (US-based) | Reports to: VP of Enrollment & Institutional Partnerships

Time Commitment: 6–8 hours per week, with specific weekly hours agreed upon in advance

Contract Term: 6-month internship (March 2026–August 2026), designed to equip emerging leaders with the skills and vision to advance educational equity in real time. While the initial term is 6 months, Lionheart Coaching Academy is seeking a mission-aligned team member who desires to grow with us long-term. For the right candidate, this internship serves as a launching pad into a continuing role with expanded responsibilities in enrollment and institutional partnerships

Candidate Profile: Current college student or recent college graduate with a strong passion for education and Black student success

About Lionheart Coaching Academy

At Lionheart Coaching Academy, we are bridging the gap between academic success and purpose-driven living to help students thrive in every area of life. We serve purpose-driven families with high-achieving middle school and 9th-grade students—primarily Black students—through strategic college access programs, institutional partnerships, and signature initiatives like Defy the Decline.

We are seeking an Administrative Assistant who is deeply passionate about advancing college access and success for Black students in a post–affirmative action landscape. The ideal team member is motivated by data that reveals the urgent realities affecting Black student enrollment and is eager to contribute to solutions that drive measurable change. This role calls for someone who is committed to cultivating long-term, vision-driven partnerships and raising awareness alongside a mission-driven team working to transform educational equity.

Role Overview

You will provide essential administrative and operational support to the VP of Enrollment & Institutional Partnerships—helping to manage programs, cultivate institutional partnerships, drive enrollment, and ensure smooth execution of high-impact initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of administration, program support, and strategic enrollment work, requiring someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, mission-aligned, and eager to grow.

In your first 6 months, you will primarily focus on back-end administrative and operational support, building mastery of our systems, programs, and partner ecosystem. As you demonstrate excellence and ownership in this work, the role may grow into a part-time or full-time Program Director or Enrollment & Partnerships–focused position with increasing external-facing responsibilities.

What Success Looks Like in the First 90 Days

• Deeply understand our ideal client avatar (ICA) and core programs so you can anticipate needs and support enrollment and partnership work with confidence.
• Generate and help implement new enrollment and partnership ideas, including researching and identifying prospective institutional/organizational partners that align with our mission to advance Black student access and success.
• Build simple, consistent reporting from YouTube metrics (and related social channels as needed) to track what content is working, what is not, and how we can strengthen our messaging and outreach.

Key Responsibilities

1. Executive Support & Calendar Management
   • Manage the VP's inbox daily (30 minutes total: 15 minutes in the morning, 15 minutes in the evening), prioritizing communications and flagging urgent items.
   • Coordinate the VP's calendar (45 minutes per week), scheduling meetings, partner calls, and program-related events with accuracy and attention to detail.
   • Draft emails and communications in the VP's voice; over time, transition to sending under your own name as trust builds.
2. Enrollment & Partnership Operations
   • Send onboarding emails to new clients and partners (30 minutes per week).
   • Add new clients to internal tracking systems (15 minutes per week).
   • Manage and organize contracts for institutional partnerships and client agreements (30 minutes per week).
   • Research and compile lists of prospective institutional partners (schools, churches, CBOs, employers) that align with our ICA, and submit reports with strategic recommendations on why we should pursue these partnerships. (2 hours a week)
3. Program Support: Defy the Decline
   • Prepare weekly reports for Defy the Decline program performance (15 minutes per week).
   • Draft and send guest prep emails for Defy the Decline speakers (30 minutes per week).
   • Create thoughtful discussion questions for Defy the Decline episodes (15 minutes per week).
   • Conduct outreach to potential guests, partners, and participants for Defy the Decline (1 hour per week).
   • Attend select Defy the Decline live sessions to understand the series, observe facilitation, and provide feedback on engagement, outreach, and follow-up. (1 hour and 30 mins per session)
4. Content & Social Media Support
   • Monitor and respond to Facebook comments on Lionheart posts and content (30 minutes per week).
   • Edit YouTube videos using Gling (1 hour per week).
   • Schedule SEO-optimized publishing for content across platforms (30 minutes per week).