TECH001: Department Deputy Head

About JerseySTEM

All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.

Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.

Overview

This is a pro-bono volunteer position.

JerseySTEM provides free after school STEM classes to underserved middle school girls grade 5-8.

The TECH Department Deputy Head supports the Department head and is in charge of team management and coordination tasks when the Department Head is not able to perform them.

The TECH Department is comprised of 5 activities/teams:

• TECH.SFT Administration of Salesforce and related activities

• TECH.JRA Administration of JIra  and related activities

• TECH.GGL Administration of Google Workplace  and related activities

• TECH.SLK: Administration of Slack  and related activities

• TECH.DEV: DevOps, automation, scripting  and related activities

Responsibilities

• Ensure Teams/Activities, led by their team leads, are operating satisfactorily

• Provide occasional technical oversight, depending on expertise

• With the support of OPEX, ensure adoption of Jira by TECH for transparency and visibility on work that needs to be done

• In the case of Vacancy of a team lead, act as a substitute team lead

• Participate in the interview of potential Candidates

• Attend virtual team meetings weekly 

• 5-6 hours per week, 6-12 month commitment

Qualifications

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap

• Technical background in one of the JerseySTEM Areas 

• Strong leadership/team building skills

• Resourceful, can-do attitude

• 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)