High School Project Manager, ChickTech Chicago

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In this role, the ChickTech Chicago High School Kickoff will be your baby! Scheduled for November 18-19, the Kickoff will be 2 days of workshops for high school girls interested in STEM, jump starting their year of being mentored by amazing women in tech in the Chicago area.

You'll guide the leadership team, pick up pieces that are dropped, make connections, help with brainstorming, and come up with event ideas with the rest of the leadership team. The team, lead by you, must recruit workshop leads, volunteers, wrangle fundraising and sponsorship, and make sure the event goes smoothly day-of, not to mention recruit as many high school aged girls from the Chicago area and STEM mentors as possible.

The perfect candidate for the High School Program Director will be kind, outgoing, trustworthy, experienced people manager and strategic planner, has previous personal volunteer experience, is passionate about empowering girls and women in technology, and is able to make a commitment at least through the end of November 2017, though they are welcome and encouraged to continue with ChickTech Chicago after that.

The benefits: an opportunity to have a true director-level leadership experience to put on your resume. Extensive networking opportunities at a local level with a wide diversity of tech companies and other organizations. Having a direct impact on the ability of ChickTech Chicago chapter to be able to enact its mission. Having a positive, direct impact in the lives of girls and women.

Does this sound like you? Then join us! We invite you to reach out and can’t wait to hear from you.