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.

This is a pro-bono volunteer position.

JerseySTEM is looking for talented professionals across our departments to commit time and energy as long-term engagement for our mission to provide STEM education to underrepresented middle school girls.

The Area manager is assigned a geographic area where she/he will be in charge of reaching out to the schools in that area  and engaging with Middle Schools of interest  that could benefit from our afterschool STEM programs for underserved middle school Girls. They manage a team of Community Managers, responsible for specific regions or specific schools 

• Work with Community Engagement (COME) Team lead to define the strategy and targets for the incoming school year
• Research schools, identifies stakeholders (School admins)  and locate their contacts
• Establish and maintain relationships with school liaisons in the region
• Collaborate with the College Engagement to ensure alignment between the Schools we reach out to and the Universities we source the volunteer college students from.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Engagement to ensure alignment between the Schools we reach out to and the Companies we seek sponsorship from.

• Attend virtual  team meetings weekly : (Monday 7pm EST)

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap
• Ability to establish and maintain connections with area schools
• Resourceful, can-do attitude
• Experience with K-12 schools as a parent, former student professionally
• Outreach experience preferred-
• Experience with community outreach, relationship development,  Not shy on phone or email.
• Comfort working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, salesforce)
• Would be a plus if candidate has flexible schedule to allow for day time calls with the school admins during the work week

Time Commitment 

• 3-6 Hours weekly
• 6 months minimum