~DEVT: STEMTalks Coordinator

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Overview
The primary responsibility of the STEMTalk Coordinator is to use LinkedIn to recruit volunteer online or in person speakers for the classes taking place on weekdays 3:30pm-5:30pm and make arrangements so that the volunteer speaker makes a 30mn skype-presentation to the kids in the best conditions.

About the department: Curriculum Operations
JerseySTEM curates/develops curricula to teach to middle school underserved girls in NJ. Classes have included Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, and Life Sciences

Classes offer the opportunity to students to experience critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork
The classes are designed to be taught by undergraduate college students.
In addition the classes, the students are exposed to "professionals" who come and speak in their class.

Essential Duties of the position:

• Using the JerseySTEM LinkedIn account, send linked invitations to selected professionals to give a talk to the kids
• When speaker accepts, send them example of presentation
• Choose amongst all the classes available which one would be the best fit.
• Coordinate with the coaches on the ground about the timing of the talk so they are logged in
• After the talk is given, send a thank you note to the speaker with a picture of the event

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the gender gap and opportunity gap in education in general and STEM education in particular
• Resourceful, Can-do attitude
• Willingness to interact with speakers
• Can use email and text