Alumnae Engagement Manager

About Technovation

Technovation is the world's largest technology entrepreneurship program for girls.

Our mission is to empower girls, especially those from underrepresented communities, to develop problem-solving skills, self-efficacy, and financial capacity, critical to them becoming leaders and changemakers in their communities. Through Technovation, girls work in teams supported by mentors to develop mobile & AI based solutions to problems in their communities. Over the past 17 years, we have engaged 350,000 participants across 120+ countries. We are able to accomplish this impact thanks to our global community of volunteer ambassadors who contribute their time and effort to lead Technovation Girls in their communities.

We recently created a very ambitious strategic plan to leverage our lessons learned and our global network of partners to make a significant dent in increasing the number of women in positions of influence, power, and leadership - especially in STEM. Our goal is to empower and engage 25 million girls around the world over the coming years. Are you interested in helping us reach these young women?

About the Alumnae Global Community Team

Housed within the larger Program Team, the Alumnae team is responsible for advocating for and supporting former Technovation Girls’ participants as they continue their STEM and entrepreneurial journeys. The Alumnae team works hard to build a community and ecosystem of support with continued ways for Technovation alumnae to increase skills, tap into important resources and, ultimately, achieve their career goals.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Alumnae Program Director, the Alumnae Engagement Manager leads a variety of activities to engage alumnae globally:

• The manager will dedicate 45% of their time to overseeing and supporting alumnae volunteer programs, including the Student Ambassador and Student Club Leader Program, serving as the primary organizational contact and developing resources to facilitate program growth.
• They will allocate 30% of their time to managing the alumnae newsletter and cultivating the LinkedIn alumnae community.
• 10% of their responsibilities will involve leading a new career tool project.
• The remaining 15% will be dedicated to various alumnae engagement support activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and support alumnae volunteer programs: Lead the Student Ambassador and Student Club Leader Programs including, recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing support of over 100 participants throughout the season. Update, crowd-source, and develop resources, training and/or activities to support upskilling and scaling opportunities.
• Oversee all aspects of the alumnae newsletter for a global audience of 50K alumnae via the Mailchimp email platform. This includes resource research, content development and distribution of the newsletter on a monthly basis.
• Manage and grow the alumnae LinkedIn group which includes opportunity sharing, new member acceptance and management, and strategy development to increase growth and enhance engagement.
• Serve as lead and advisor for the newly integrated AI Career Coach tool: This includes oversight of the platform, liaising with our partners at Career Village, providing guidance for alumnae in utilizing the tool, acting as main point of contact, and regularly reviewing and reporting usage and trends to inform alumnae needs and interests.
• Support the planning, promotion, and execution of small career events (mostly virtual) that support alumnae on their professional journeys, including promoting and recruiting alumnae for Technovation and partner events when relevant for alumnae to attend.
• Provide referrals, recommendations and support outreach efforts for alumnae speakers and stories; support speaker preparation and training as needed.
• Participate in ongoing metrics and data tracking: Regularly audit and report on Mailchimp audience members to ensure the contact information is kept up-to-date and compliant with our privacy standards, report on Linkedin group statistics and engagement trends, and utilize CRM to track and report engagement activities on a regular basis.
• Monitor and evaluate program impact: Collaborate with the greater team to create ways to monitor, evaluate and measure impact for alumnae engagement activities. Use data to inform programmatic decisions and improve program quality as well as to advocate for what our alumnae most want and need.
• This position will likely include up to 5% travel depending on funding, partnerships, and other factors.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is passionate about Technovation’s mission to empower girls to create technology solutions for problems they identify in their community. This is a chance to be a part of a leading education technology nonprofit, in service to tens of thousands of girls in more than 100 countries. We believe that with the right learning opportunities and support, everyone has the ability to learn and become technology creators. We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following:

• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Is extremely organized with a keen attention to detail, excellent time and project management skills
• Has 2+ years of volunteer management or community building with youth and young adults, as well as project/program management experience (a plus if this experience includes virtual work or project management tools like Asana, Slack, Streak, etc)
• Is comfortable using web tools like Google Suite, Mailchimp and/or is able to learn new tools easily
• Is familiar with educational environments and can support systems that promote quality learning experiences for both children and adults
• Has a deep understanding of cultural differences and can work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds as well as adapt communication style and approach to work with people from different cultures
• Is a resourceful self-starter, able to think creatively to find solutions to challenges, and work with limited resources to find ways to maximize impact.
• Is comfortable analyzing and learning from data to help develop strategies
• Loves learning new things and is extremely flexible and open to dynamic, changing environments

We Offer:

Our benefits include:

• 20 vacation days in addition to all federal holidays and sick time
• A paid organization wide week-long shutdown at the end of the year
• 100% cost coverage of medical, dental, and vision costs for employees and a portion of the cost for partners and dependents
• Life-insurance coverage
• 401k program with an organization match after two years
• Option to participate in FSA and DCA pre-tax programs
• Tenure bonus plan
• Remote work with core work hours and flexible scheduling

Our work environment also prioritizes these features that align with our core values:

• Ownership: We follow a MOCHA process that clearly outlines responsibilities on a project. You will make high-level decisions about the work you do and how you will execute it. We focus on including everyone’s voices, not micromanaging.
• Integrity: We emphasize transparency, honesty, and data in all our work and decision making. We review projects regularly, admit when we need to make changes, and use data to confirm when it’s time to try something new.
• Equity: We value getting your work done in good quality and on time. We have core hours but start and end times are flexible in order to support what’s going on in your life, and you’re welcome to go to appointments and run errands as needed. We continue to work on promoting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization.
• Curiosity: We’re a small team and much of our work includes cross-team collaboration. That collaboration succeeds due to communication, organization, and curiosity as we encourage each other to learn and grow.
• Innovation: You’ll contribute directly to an organization that provides technology education to students from underserved areas in 100+ countries, all while helping to address the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. Have an idea of how we can do this better? Let us know! We prioritize input from our team.