TECH001: Department Deputy Head at JerseySTEM Inc

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Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

12 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Team Management, Technical Oversight, Leadership, Team Building, Resourcefulness, Digital Tools, Salesforce, Jira, Google Workplace, Slack, DevOps, Automation, Scripting

Industry

Education Administration Programs

Description

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)

Responsibilities

The TECH Department Deputy Head supports the Department Head and manages team coordination tasks. They ensure teams are operating satisfactorily and provide technical oversight as needed.