Own and improve JerseySTEM’s productivity stack across a fully remote organization. Standardize collaboration, communication, document-sharing, and project-management tools; introduce workflow automation; monitor usage and troubleshoot issues; document best practices; onboard members; and recruit and lead a lean support team. Collaborate with technical and organizational leadership to integrate tools, improve adoption, and sustain efficient operations.
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.
OverviewThis is a pro-bono position.
JerseySTEM is seeking a member to standardize and operate our productivity stack—the set of tools that enables collaboration and communication across our fully remote, member-driven organization. This role focuses on simplifying workflows, driving adoption, leveraging automation, and building a lean team to sustain and scale these efforts.
Responsibilities- Maintain and improve JerseySTEM’s productivity stack and their adoption and proper use (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, etc) to support organizational goals.
- Standardize core tools and processes for communication, document sharing, and project management.
- Introduce automation wherever possible to streamline onboarding, task tracking, and routine operations.
- Recruit and lead a lean team to support productivity stack operations and automation initiatives.
- Collaborate with the TECH team and leadership to ensure tools are integrated and easy to use.
- Provide basic onboarding and guidance for members on productivity tools.
- Monitor tool usage and troubleshoot issues to keep operations smooth.
- Document simple best practices for tool usage and share with members.
- Participate in virtual meetings to align on priorities and share updates.
- Familiarity with collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Trello, Jira, etc.).
- Interest in automation tools (Zapier, Make, Google Apps Script) to reduce manual work.
- Ability to explain tools simply to non-technical members.
- Comfortable working in a remote, member-driven environment.
- Commitment of 5–6 hours per week.
- Experience with workflow automation or process improvement.
- Prior exposure to nonprofit operations or distributed teams.
- Retired professionals or those seeking meaningful pro-bono work and able to make long term commitment are welcome.
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