Portland High School Outreach Manager

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ChickTech is a multi-generational community supporting women and girls to become technology creators.

We are dedicated to retaining women in the technology workforce and increasing the number of women and girls pursuing technology-based careers. We facilitate hands-on technology-centric events to empower, support, and increase the confidence of women and girls. Through our events, ChickTech builds community, empowers participants to see themselves as leaders, and provides networking and mentoring opportunities in the rapidly growing high tech industry.

We are looking for an Outreach Manager for the Portland chapter of ChickTech . This volunteer position is responsible for spreading the word about ChickTech in the Austin tech community.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills that establish and maintain credibility and relationships
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent problem solving skills, ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Good strategic and tactical thinking
• The ability to work in a collaborative style and move others to action by planning, motivating, and organizing work tasks

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with local technology related companies to build relationships for logistics, fundraising, and high school program managers
• Communicating the importance of ChickTech to community orgniazations
• Work closely with High School Program Manager, Logistics Manager, and Fundraising Manager to ensure everyone is on the same page
• Networking with companies to establish ongoing/event sponsorships

Expected time commitment: 5-10 hours/week (more during High School Kickoff season). This includes checking your ChickTech email at least three times a week to ensure that potential volunteers, donors, or ChickTech leaders are not waiting for communication.

We ask that all leadership team members commit to one year of being on the team if possible, although less can be negotiated! Please be honest about your time commitments, while we realize it is difficult to forecast what you may be doing four or five months out, we ask potential leadership team members to try their best to upfront with any conflicts, either work or personal. Thank you for your understanding!