[Hiring] Student Groups Team Member @JerseySTEM, Inc.

Role Description

This is a pro-bono 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.

The College Engagement Student Groups Team Member reports to the Student Groups Team Lead and organizes the outreach, engagement, and interaction with the Student Groups on campus in order to secure access/exposure to their membership and ultimately recruit them as program instructors.

Those student groups are of 3 types:

• Professional (ACM, ASCE, IEEE, etc.)
• Affinity (SHE, SWE, SHPE, WICYS, etc.)
• Greek life

JerseySTEM focuses on 30 Universities in NJ, 10 student organizations within each university, and the 4-5 Board members of each student group.

Responsibilities

• Work with Assigned Student Organizations in assigned universities to develop relationships and establish contact.
• Research colleges and their student groups, identify student group chapters and their leadership, locate their contacts, and maintain that information in Salesforce.
• Engage with, establish, and maintain relationships with Student organizations on each campus by securing meeting time and securing presentations.
• Attend virtual Department meetings weekly (Sundays 5pm EST).

Qualifications

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap.
• Ability to establish and maintain connections with area schools.
• Resourceful, can-do attitude.
• Experience with K-12 schools as a parent, former student, or professionally.
• Outreach experience preferred.
• Experience with community outreach, relationship development; not shy on phone or email.
• Comfort working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, Salesforce).

Requirements

• 3-6 hours weekly.
• 6 months minimum commitment.