[Hiring] Head of Grants @JerseySTEM, Inc.

Role Description

This is a pro-bono volunteer position. JerseySTEM is looking for talented professionals across our departments to commit time and energy as long-term engagement for our mission to provide STEM education to underrepresented middle school girls.

In addition to Corporate and Individual donations, Grants are a potential large source of financial support for the JerseySTEM mission. JerseySTEM is looking for a Department Head who can help us establish and manage the infrastructure to effectively and efficiently access this stream of funding for JerseySTEM.

Responsibilities

• Implement best practices in Grant Research, Writing and Management
• Manage a team of Grant Researchers and Grant Writers
• Investigate and evaluate JerseySTEM’s, and other organizations’, process for applying for grants
• Make recommendations regarding requirements to create and implement an improved process
• Make recommendations regarding creating a robust and self-sustaining team
• Work with the human resources group to identify and on-board volunteers with the requisite skills
• Monitor and guide the team’s efforts
• Attend virtual team meetings once a week
• Report to the board on team’s performance and provide recommendations on team structure and operational management, as well as on-going potential further improvements

Qualifications

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender and opportunity gap
• Experience developing and supervising teams
• Experience working with volunteer organizations
• Strong leadership/team building skills
• Resourceful, can-do attitude
• Comfort working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, Salesforce)
• Flexible schedule to allow for non-regular, scheduled meetings during the workweek 1-2 times a month