COLE000: College Engagement Department Head

1/11/2026

The College Engagement Department Head provides leadership and direction to engage with universities and colleges in New Jersey to secure volunteer program instructors. This role involves managing a team and coordinating with other departments to improve college engagement strategies.

Working Hours

6 hours/week

Company Size

11-50 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

JerseySTEM is a network of parents, professionals, students and educators whose goal is to promote excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. We are dedicated to partnering with local schools and other organizations to create and enhance STEM-oriented educational opportunities as part of students' paths towards college and career readiness, and to develop effective STEM programs and initiatives that engage students and educators. JerseySTEM is also committed to bridging the gender gap in STEM education and sharing STEM-related opportunities with underprivileged students and communities.

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 volunteer position.

JerseySTEM is looking for talented professionals across our departments to commit time and energy as long-term engagement for our mission to provide STEM education to underrepresented middle school girls.

The College Engagement Department Head provides leadership, direction and planning to identify, reach out to and partner with Universities and Colleges in New Jersey in order initiate programs that secure the supply of volunteer program instructors to be deployed in the middle schools JerseySTEM serves.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of 4-5 direct reports in charge of different teams: Business Development, Student Groups, Individual students
Report to the board of directors or the Executive Board Member overseeing COLE
Interact with peer department heads
- With COME (Community Engagement) and DEVT (Corporate Partnerships Development) to coordinate the geographic focus for the given season
- with HUCA to hire new/replacements
- with FINA for the budget of the department
- With MKTG for the marketing needs of the department
Work to continuously improve and streamline JerseySTEM’s approach to college engagement
Represent COLE at the Monthly Leadership Team. Participate in the leadership team activities of budgeting/planning and reporting

Mandatory Meetings:
- Conduct/Attend virtual team meetings weekly : (Sundays 5pm EST)
- Biweekly team leads meeting
- Monthly Department Heads Meetings(2nd Thursday 7:30pm)
- Quarterly board Meeting (Last Wednesday 7:30pm)
Time Commitment
- 3-6 Hours weekly
- 6 months minimum

Qualifications

Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap
Strong leadership/team building skills
Resourceful, can-do attitude
Experience with Universities and College campuses
Outreach experience preferred
Experience leading a function (i.e. team, department manager, etc) and managing others
Comfort working virtually with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, salesforce)
Would be a plus if candidate has flexible schedule to allow for day time calls with the school admins during the work week

Key Skills

LeadershipTeam BuildingOutreachResourcefulnessDigital ToolsG-SuiteSlackJiraSalesforce