Volunteer Applications

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Program Manager  - Operations & Fellow Success

Commitment: Part Time - 2-4 hours a week 

Office Address: Remote
Compensation: None - Volunteer position

 

Organizational Description:

Leads By Design is a social enterprise that offers free design coaching and mentorship to people from underrepresented backgrounds. Our mission is to diversify the face of design by providing underserved communities with the skills and knowledge they need to unlock their potential and plan for a successful career in technology. 

Position Description:


As a Program Manager, focusing on Operations and Fellow success, you will define and implement strategies and create a sustainable, scalable process to onboard and support our fellows, and help them track toward successful completion of the program.

Core Responsibilities:
  • Implement scalable strategies to refine our onboarding, training, and coaching processes 
  • Conduct ongoing assessments of our processes to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements
  • Facilitate and coordinate workshops, maintain timeliness and ensure consistent attendance 
  • Conduct bi-weekly check-ins with Mentees and Fellows, monitoring progress against pre-defined goals
  • Prepare monthly reports for the Leadership Team on the State of the Program
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 1+ year of experience in operations, program management, or a related field. 
  • Passion for design and mentorship
  • Able to analyze large problems based on impact and develop a roadmap 
  • Excellent communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage and build relationships
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Content Writer & Strategist

Commitment: Part Time - 2-4 hours a week 

Office Address: Remote

Compensation: None - Volunteer position

 

Organizational Description:

Leads By Design is a social enterprise that offers free design coaching and mentorship to people from underrepresented backgrounds. Our mission is to diversify the face of design by providing underserved communities with the skills and knowledge they need to unlock their potential and plan for a successful career in technology. 

Position Description:


As a Content Strategist, you will develop and execute a holistic, cross-channel content strategy for Leads By Design. Your goal will be to document and highlight the accomplishments of our fellows and highlight the impacts we have as an organization.

Core Responsibilities:
  • Partner with our content designer to research similar organizations and define a voice and end to end content strategy for our brand based on our mission and values
  • Define and deliver consistent messaging to our global audience through well-researched, regular articles, blog posts, fellow profiles, news and updates, etc
  • Produce engaging long-form and short-form content that can be adapted to a variety of platforms, including blogs and social media
  • Regularly assess our content strategy to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2-3+ years of relevant writing experience: UX writing, content strategy, short-form and long-form writing and editorials
  • Passion for design and mentorship
  • Experience working on brand messaging across a wide range of mediums - Email, blogs, social media, etc.
  • Excellent communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage and build relationships
  • Experience with social media management is a plus
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