DEVT000: Department Head

Development Department Head

This is a pro-bono volunteer position. JerseySTEM is a grassroots 501(c) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ("STEM") education to 5th-8th grade girls in New Jersey underserved communities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, reach out to, and partner with Corporations, Grantmaking Foundations, Government agencies, Individuals, or other organizations that can fund JerseySTEM’s mission.
• Manage a team of 4-5 direct reports in charge of different teams Corporate Partnership Development, Corporate Partnership Success, and Grants.
• Interact with peer department heads with COME (Community Engagement) and COLE (College ENgagement) to coordinate the geographic focus for the given season with HUCA to hire new/replacements with FINA for the budget of the department with MKTG for the marketing needs of the department.
• Work to continuously improve and streamline JerseySTEM’s approach to soliciting donations.
• Represent DEVT at the Monthly Leadership Team.
• Participate in the leadership team activities of budgeting/planning and reporting.

Requirements

• Mandatory Meetings: Conduct/Attend virtual team meetings weekly (Sundays 5pm EST as of 5/1/2013), Monthly Department Heads Meetings (2nd Thursday 7:30pm), Quarterly board Meeting (Last Wednesday 7:30pm).
• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap.
• Strong leadership/team building skills.
• Resourceful, can-do attitude.
• Experience with networking with corporations and other potential donor organizations.
• 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).
• Flexible schedule to allow for day time calls with the school admins during the work week.