Project Manager, Human Resources

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Volunteer: Project Manager, Human Resources - This is a remote un-paid/volunteer role (within the US)

Join the WeVote Movement

WeVote has an open volunteering position for a Project Manager, Human Resources (~5 hours per week) who wants to use their existing skills and learn new skills while helping strengthen American Democracy.

About Us

WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. WeVote is a movement of over 120 passionate volunteers (starting with the founders) who are building open-source mobile technologies that touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day. We observe that many voters are busy, distracted, and impatient. We have a goal of providing a complete voting experience in 8 minutes, including the download of our app ("WeVote Ballot Guide, @WeVote"). More information is at https://WeVote.

US. See Twitter @WeVote. We are a 100% remote organization.

What You’ll Do

• Run weekly Agile meetings for the HR team

• Learn how to do all of our onboarding tasks so you can coach other team members on these skills, and do some of the onboarding tasks yourself

• Facilitate communication within the team, and with other WeVote teams:

• Marketing Strategy, Marketing Social, Newsletter Team, Analytics & Ads, Research Team, Internship Program, Recruiting

• Work with individuals on the team to find tasks that fit each team member's skill level

• Review work product from the team and propose strategies for improving efficiency

• Support and track all team member’s OKRs and Key Results. Train team members unfamiliar with OKRs.

• Follow up with contributors as their deadlines approach, adjust schedules, and communicate changes to everyone else affected by delays

• Provide brief reports in meetings via email and in our team newsletter about the status of key projects

• Who you are: Must-haves.

• At least 1 hour each week during our core team hours M-F 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. in your time zone

• Attend the HR weekly team meeting: Thursdays at 4:00pm Pacific Time (5:00pm Mountain, 6:00pm Central, 7:00pm Eastern)

• You want to work with an established and successful team. You are committed to strengthening American Democracy.

• You are striving for personal excellence.

• A willingness to work with and support other volunteers

• You are currently located in the US and can work one or two hours that overlap with US PT per week.

• Not required, but nice to have.

• If you have more than 2 hours to volunteer each week, there are other ways you can get involved with WeVote

• What You’ll Gain**

• You will have the opportunity to touch the lives of millions of Americans and be part of a movement and product that will receive national attention. You’ll gain an opportunity to grow within the WeVote movement and meet other volunteers who are like-minded and interested in building a valuable application to empower voters across the United States. You’ll also gain valuable technical skills, have opportunities for leadership development, and expand your personal and professional network.