[Hiring] Department Head @JerseySTEM, Inc.

Role Description

This is a pro-bono volunteer position.

The Development Department Head provides leadership, direction, and planning to identify, reach out to, and partner with Corporations, Grantmaking Foundations, Government agencies, Individuals, or other organizations that can fund JerseySTEM’s mission.

• Manage a team of 4-5 direct reports in charge of different teams: Corporate Partnership Development, Corporate Partnership Success, and Grants.
• Report to the board of directors or the Executive Board Member overseeing DEVT.
• Interact with peer department heads.
• Coordinate with COME (Community Engagement) and COLE (College Engagement) to determine the geographic focus for the given season.
• Collaborate with HUCA to hire new/replacements.
• Work with FINA for the budget of the department.
• Coordinate with MKTG for the marketing needs of the department.
• Continuously improve and streamline JerseySTEM’s approach to soliciting donations.
• Represent DEVT at the Monthly Leadership Team and participate in budgeting/planning and reporting activities.

Mandatory Meetings:

• Conduct/Attend virtual team meetings weekly (Sundays 5pm EST as of 5/1/2013).
• Monthly Department Heads Meetings (2nd Thursday 7:30pm).
• Quarterly board Meeting (Last Wednesday 7:30pm).

Qualifications

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap.
• Strong leadership/team building skills.
• Resourceful, can-do attitude.
• Experience with networking with corporations and other potential donor organizations.
• Outreach experience preferred.
• Experience leading a function (i.e., team, department manager, etc.) and managing others.
• Comfort working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, Salesforce).
• Flexible schedule to allow for daytime calls with school admins during the work week would be a plus.