Strada Education Network
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Overview
If you are passionate about diversity and equity, and you believe you are a future leader of the social impact or social entrepreneurship field and you’re ready to put that belief to the test, we may have the right opportunity for you—one with leadership accountability on a strategic project, ambiguity, collaboration, complex stakeholder engagement, a not insignificant risk of failure (or at least partial success), and a sector-shifting, career-boosting reward for success—all in a paid, remote/hybrid or in-office (your choice) 12-week part-time or full-time fellowship in fall 2022.
What You’ll Do
Your challenge—and opportunity—would be to join a team with two to four other fellows and some current staff to help create our internship experience as one that centers people of color, immigrant, bilingual, and bicultural individuals; people with disabilities, and members of the LBGTQIA+ and gender nonconforming communities. With help, this team will chart its own course and deliver a solid plan for a new program. As a team, this will involve some combination of research, synthesis, ideation, project planning, and presentation. But the details of the work and the specific job functions will be developed by the team in consultation with your manager. Some examples of the deliverables will be the development of a comprehensive plan on the new proposed internship program with technical and logistical execution details; development of job descriptions; development of proposed recruitment plan(s); creation of onboarding resources for interns along with a guide for staff to provide overview of expectations, timelines, and resources to act as intern mentors. To do this work you’ll also be embedded in our teams and contribute to our existing work and projects in areas such as grantmaking and investment, communications, and research.
What Success Looks Like
Success is ending the 12 weeks with a comprehensive plan for an internship model that is equity-first, inclusive, flexible, intern-centric, and that helps Strada pursue its mission. If you succeed (we think you will), you better believe we’ll put your plan into action immediately and we will share the story of its development across our many communications channels (featuring you), connect you to leaders in our networks, recommend more opportunities, and look to the fellows as prominent members of our future talent community and ambassadors for Strada.
How We’ll Support Your Success
Learning and Development: As a fellow, you’ll have both a performance coach and a career mentor. They’ll help make sure you have what you need to do your job, troubleshoot issues, help you grow your professional network, and support your long-term aspirations. You’ll also receive training on select topics in areas such as research, communication, and social impact.
Compensation: This fellowship is a paid experience with a pay range of $20 - $25 per hour depending on experience.
Work Schedule / Availability for Core Work Hours: We aim for fellows to be able to commit at least 15-20 hrs/week to virtual work with an opportunity to work up to 35-40 hrs/wk. Your work schedule will be flexible and established and mutually agreed upon with your manager, based on business needs. However, you'll need to be available to meet during the core hours of 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday.
Flexible Location: Work location is flexible and will be determined on a case-by-case basis with your manager. Depending on availability, with possible in-person gatherings as possible/needed. Technical hardware and software will be provided.
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