High School Workshop Manager (Bay Area)

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High School Workshop Manager

At ChickTech, we believe every girl and womxn has the right to fulfill their true potential.

ChickTech is a national nonprofit dedicated to retaining womxn (female-identifying, non-binary and transgender women) in the technology workforce and increasing the number of womxn pursuing technology-based careers through signature programs for K-12 students and career level adults. The overarching goal of ChickTech is to increase diversity and inclusion within the technology culture through broadening the pipeline of underrepresented populations entering careers through non-traditional pathways, and increasing retention of these populations through a supportive community focused on enhancing career, leadership, inclusion, and engagement within and beyond the workplace. By building and enhancing an intergenerational community, ChickTech is ensuring companies can find untapped talent from diverse communities across the country while also building skills and interest for future generations to excel and create a diverse tech workforce.

We are looking for a High School Workshop Manager for the local chapter of ChickTech. The High School Workshop Manager is a community engagement position, liaising directly with the High School Program Director, providing support to the High School Program Team, representing ChickTech in the local community, and ensuring all facets of youth programming and engagement are being met and programs are running sustainably.

The perfect candidate for the High School Workshop Manager is a charismatic, trustworthy, responsible, and detail oriented. Has previous experience with community outreach and project managing multifaceted events, has previous personal volunteer experience, and has a passion for empowering women.

Note: This is an unpaid volunteer position with options to work remotely.

Did you know that women are typically less likely to apply for positions if they don’t think they meet each desired skill? That’s not us - we encourage everyone to apply and commit to working with each volunteer to develop and build these skills to support your professional development!

Our ideal High School Workshop Manager candidate will have:

• Experience with community outreach and engagement
• Experience with either nonprofits and/or the tech field
• Experience with scheduling and communicating program requirements
• Strong organizational and time 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
• Excellent interpersonal skills that establish and maintain credibility and relationships
• A drive to improve the experience of girls and women in technology

Key High School Workshop Manager responsibilities include:

• Executing the vision for the high school program and inspiring others to become a part of the ChickTech movement
• Active participation in the High School planning team to achieve the ChickTech mission
• Recruits and works with local industry professionals to create and execute workshops that encompass tech/STEM themes; which include engaging and hands-­on content that can be executed by students who may have little to no tech experience
• Manages and coordinates communications between workshop leaders ensuring workshop logistical needs are being met.
• Manages workshop lead communications and coordinates the scheduling of workshop activities
• Ensure communication between planning team roles to guarantee that all logistics with regard to workshop execution and program needs are being met.
• Collaborate and maintain open lines of communication with the High School Program Director throughout the event planning process.
• Ensure programs are run efficiently and effectively while providing a high quality experience for participants and volunteers.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation is created to help identify best practices, keep the program in line with the organization’s mission and philosophy, and ensure replicability for future volunteers

The benefits: A chance to change many lives in your community. An opportunity to have a director-level leadership experience to put on your resume. Networking directly with ChickTech HQ’s executive staff. Extensive networking opportunities at a local level with a wide diversity of tech companies and other organizations. All-expenses paid trip to Portland for the annual Chapter Leadership Summit once a year.

Expected time commitment: 5-10 hours/week, but this may vary. 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!

Diversity and Inclusion

ChickTech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for roles without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.