About the role
About JerseySTEM
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.
Overview
This is a pro-bono position.
JerseySTEM is seeking a member to
standardize and operate our productivity stack
—the set of tools that enables collaboration and communication across our fully remote, member-driven organization. This role focuses on
simplifying workflows, driving adoption, leveraging automation
, and
building a lean team to sustain and scale these efforts
.
Responsibilities
Maintain and improve JerseySTEM’s productivity stack
and their adoption and proper use (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, etc) to support organizational goals.
Standardize core tools and processes for communication, document sharing, and project management.
Introduce automation wherever possible
to streamline onboarding, task tracking, and routine operations.
Recruit and lead a lean team to support productivity stack operations and automation initiatives.
Collaborate with the TECH team and leadership
to ensure tools are integrated and easy to use.
Provide basic onboarding and guidance for members on productivity tools.
Monitor tool usage and troubleshoot issues
to keep operations smooth.
Document simple best practices
for tool usage and share with members.
Participate in virtual meetings to align on priorities and share updates.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Familiarity with collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Trello, Jira, etc.).
- Interest in automation tools (Zapier, Make, Google Apps Script) to reduce manual work.
- Ability to explain tools simply to non-technical members.
- Comfortable working in a remote, member-driven environment .
- Commitment of 5–6 hours per week .
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with workflow automation or process improvement.
- Prior exposure to nonprofit operations or distributed teams.
- Retired professionals or those seeking meaningful pro-bono work and able to make long term commitment are welcome.