COLE001: Deputy Department Head

Responsibilities

• Assist the Department Head in leading initiatives with NJ Universities and Colleges to recruit volunteer instructors.
• Support and collaborate with teams in Business Development, Student Groups, and Individuals.
• Participate in hiring, budgeting, and marketing activities to ensure smooth college engagement operations.
• Help streamline college engagement processes and improve the effectiveness of volunteer recruitment.
• Represent COLE in leadership meetings and contribute to budgeting and planning activities.
• Act as a point of contact in the absence of the Department Head, ensuring continuity in departmental operations.
• Foster positive relationships with college partners and stakeholders to strengthen JerseySTEM's presence in educational institutions.

Qualifications

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap.
• Strong leadership/team building skills.
• Resourceful, can-do attitude.
• Experience with Universities and College campuses.
• 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).