Blue Star Families New York Tri-State Chapter is seeking fellows for its DEPLOY (Diversify and Expand the Pipeline Of Leaders Of Your Military Community) Fellowship Program. This is a full-time, remote, one-year position with a competitive salary. DEPLOY fellows will be employed for one year, beginning July 2022.
About the Blue Star Families DEPLOY Fellowship:
The DEPLOY (Diversify and Expand the Pipeline Of Leaders Of Your Military Community) Fellowship Program is a key component of Blue Star Families' Racial Equity and Inclusion Initiative. These racially-diverse leaders serve for one year in paid Blue Star Chapter-based or national roles at Blue Star Families while they receive training in military and Veteran service organization leadership curated by several key partners. Their fellowship work focuses on improving experiences and increasing representation of military families of color in community settings across the country. Upon graduating, they become a pipeline of talent for eventual positions of leadership within the military and Veteran service organization space.
Key job functions:
Manage social media including overseeing and developing content
Grow and support local partnerships to expand member diversity
Recruit and improve engagement of military family members of color in the NYC chapter
Expand and manage volunteer engagement
Maintain and build connections with local and/or national team leadership
Actively participate in leadership training
Engage in mentoring opportunities
Measure the efficacy and impact of each program or initiative utilizing Salesforce
Perform other related duties as required
Required experience, skills, background:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Demonstrated project management skills
Ability to exhibit creative thinking and planning skills
A demonstrated passion for ethnic and racial diversity
Understanding of the military family experience
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Ability to produce high quality work on deadline; comfortable managing multiple projects, priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Strong attention to detail
Strong writing and communication skills; demonstrated knowledge of professional correspondence
Flexibility with work schedule to support staff and deadlines
Proficiency with Google suite and Microsoft Office
Salesforce experience or ability to learn new software
Experience and/or comfort working in a virtual environment
Commitment to the highest standards of professionalism
May be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary to carry out key job functions
Some travel required to attend meetings, trainings, events, etc.
Limited out-of-town and overnight travel may be required