Multiple Open Positions (Product, HR, Strategy, Marketing, Community, and more!) null

About the Organization

KadaKareer is a low-bandwidth, community-based career development platform for underserved students in the Philippines. We focus on helping our students -- our Kadets, as we call them -- accelerate their digital careers!

"Kada" comes from the word barkada, which means a group of friends. We are a Filipino student's cheerleader, coach, and support group throughout their entire career journey! Find out more about us by checking our website! https://www.kadakareer.com/

About the Position

Currently, there are two ways to become part of KadaKareer’s Executive Team (our “Kada Krew”):

As a Team Lead,

• You will hold a permanent spot on KadaKareer’s Executive Team, with a minimum 1-year term. You are primarily responsible for the operations and output of your respective team and will be given the opportunity to represent KadaKareer in external events and engagements.
• We currently have open positions for Product Management, Marketing, Koach Engagement, HR (Co-Lead), and Kommander Engagement (Co-Lead).

As a Mission Specialist,

• You will take on high-impact projects during your time with us that help us zoom closer to our mission.
• The Mission Specialist Program runs from July 15 to December 17, 2023. We expect our Mission Specialists to spend around 10-15 hours a week on KadaKareer, but the schedule for this is incredibly flexible.
• We have multiple open positions for Mission Specialists.

Responsibilities

Team Leads

• Product Management: Responsible for the organization’s overall product roadmap; coordinates across the entire product team to improve our website and platform
• Marketing: Oversees the management of KadaKareer’s social media image and presence, across 4 channels; Executing initiatives to grow public awareness of KadaKareer; Coordinating with the Product Design team on KadaKareer’s branding
• Coach Engagement: Oversee the recruitment and training of our KadaKareer Coaches (professionals with 3-8 years of work experience who advise and coach students on their career journeys); Develop strategy for initiatives to integrate our coaches into the whole Kada Community; Work closely with other teams on Community events
• Human Resources or Talent Development (Co-Lead): Oversees the creation and execution of our KadaKareer culture and ways of working; Manages the full volunteer cycle from recruitment to onboarding to performance review management to offboarding.
• Kommander Engagement (Co-Lead): Oversees our KadaKamp leadership program, which aims to nurture and hone young leaders; Strategizes on how to empower young leaders to be representatives of KadaKareer within their communities

Mission Specialists

• Product Design: Interviewing our student users; Improving our website and platform; Creating wireframes for upcoming new products such as our Community Messaging Boards and Virtual Apprenticeship Program
• Product Engineering: Enhancing our existing products (our Coach Connector and our Career Explorer) with new features and updates; Developing new products to add to our platform
• Product Management: Developing a vision for KadaKareer’s products; Managing project timelines and stakeholders across the product team according to the product roadmap; Conducting competitor/market research
• Learning: Creating and facilitating skill-building workshops; Collecting resources on different digital careers; Developing training kits and materials for facilitators
• Programs: Developing and executing skill-building and leadership programs for students across the country such as our Virtual Apprenticeship Program and HacKada program; Working with partners to design interventions that can effectively serve target student populations
• Strategy: Developing the overall vision for the organization; Strategizing on how to grow the organization’s impact and reach more students; Using data to make strategic recommendations; Launching initiatives to ensure KadaKareer’s financial sustainability (e.g. fundraising, monetization, etc.)
• Partnerships: Conducting business development efforts and developing relationships with both company and organizational partners to enhance KadaKareer’s credibility and impact; Executing partnership-driven initiatives
• Human Resources or Talent Development: Organizing and executing performance management processes for feedback and growth; Hosting team bonding sessions; Creating rhythms for feedback and training for professional development
• Marketing: Managing the organization’s social media presence (by creating pub mats and marketing campaigns) and communications (e.g., monthly newsletter, internal announcements, etc.); Launching initiatives to promote retention and referral across KadaKareer’s current community
• Community Management: Planning and executing initiatives to reach and engage with members of our community such as speaker webinars, skill workshops, networking events, etc.; Managing our Discord and Facebook groups. Community teams are divided into Public Relations and Events (for the public), Kadet Engagement (for students), Kommander Engagement (for student leaders), and Coach Engagement (for coaches or working professionals)

Qualifications

Team Leads

• Proven track record of leadership in other projects or organizations
• Demonstrated ability to manage small teams
• Commitment and dedication to social causes, especially education
• Willingness to learn

Mission Specialists

• A solid foundation in project management with evidence of self-management and ability to handle a personal workstream
• Impressive work ethic and ability to work in small teams
• Willingness to learn

Compensation

We are a non-profit and all of our Executive Team members are doing this on a volunteer basis, so we currently cannot afford to provide compensation in the form of dollar or peso bills! Instead, you will be paid a hundred times over with a great learning experience, an awesome community, and an opportunity to build something for the Filipino youth!

Besides this, we will also provide:

• Monthly stipend for a data or internet bundle, if you require it
• Access to skill-building courses and resources
• Recommendations and referrals for your future job and internship applications
• Limited edition KadaKareer merchandise, delivered straight to your door

Applications are now open until Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 11:59 PM (PHT).

We're so excited to welcome you in Kadakareer! 🚀