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Plan, organize, and manage volunteer training and development activities. Assess learning needs, create training guides and manuals, implement onboarding and role-specific training, and evaluate training effectiveness. Partner with operational leaders and report results to Human Capital leadership. The role requires approximately 4–6 volunteer hours weekly for at least three months, with the broader membership described as a minimum six-month commitment.

Operate and improve JerseySTEM’s HRIS stack, integrating platforms and automating HR workflows across recruiting, onboarding, engagement, learning, and offboarding. Monitor tool adoption, troubleshoot issues, standardize core processes, and lead a lean team supporting HRIS operations. Collaborate with technical and organizational leadership in a remote, member-driven environment.

Lead JerseySTEM fundraising initiatives by researching prospective donors, communicating the organization’s mission, executing campaigns and events, tracking goals and results, recruiting support, and maintaining brand standards. The role requires fundraising and development experience, including individual solicitation and event-based strategies, donor research, CRM proficiency, strong communication, relationship-building, organization, and team leadership. This is an unpaid pro-bono role requiring approximately six flexible hours weekly for at least six months.

Volunteer accountant and bookkeeper responsible for establishing and maintaining QuickBooks, recording donations and expenses, reconciling bank accounts, coordinating reimbursements, preparing annual IRS Form 990 and 1099 filings, maintaining audit-ready records, and developing budgeting and financial processes for a growing nonprofit.

Write and submit compelling grant proposals, research funding opportunities, collaborate with program staff to gather supporting information, track submissions and outcomes, and ensure applications meet funder requirements and deadlines. The role requires approximately six flexible hours weekly, participation in weekly team meetings, and a minimum six-month pro-bono commitment.

The Content Specialist creates content for JerseySTEM brand marketing campaigns across social media and the website. The role collaborates with the Brand Marketing Lead and cross-functional team members to brainstorm content initiatives and develop seasonal content strategies. This remote pro-bono position requires approximately six to ten flexible hours weekly or project-based participation, with a minimum six-month commitment.

Create compelling graphic and visual content, prepare artwork layouts for approval, and produce marketing collateral using Photoshop and Illustrator. Collaborate with team members, communicate effectively, meet deadlines, and support JerseySTEM’s education and gender-equity mission in a virtual volunteer role requiring approximately six flexible hours weekly for at least six months.

Leads JerseySTEM’s brand marketing function by developing awareness campaigns, maintaining brand voice, recruiting and managing marketing managers, coordinating cross-functionally, and documenting marketing processes and responsibilities. This is a remote, unpaid volunteer role requiring approximately 5–7 hours weekly and a minimum 12-month commitment.

Develop and maintain backend automation modules in Google Apps Script, integrating Google Workspace APIs for workflow automation, data processing, notifications, scheduling, and user management. Build reusable modules, maintain data integrity, document solutions, collaborate with stakeholders, use GitLab for version control and CI, and track iterative work in Jira. Troubleshoot production issues and optimize scripts while contributing approximately 5–6 hours weekly for at least six months.

Manage and prioritize Agile product backlogs, gather and analyze requirements, collaborate with stakeholders and delivery teams, define user stories and acceptance criteria, and guide solution evolution for outreach or HR information systems. The role requires weekly participation, process improvement, stakeholder communication, and continuous backlog refinement over a minimum six-month commitment. This is an unpaid pro-bono position.