Introduction

The Director of Operations / Outreach is the organizational engine behind GYSJ's volunteer network, external institutional relations, and digital community expansion. Reporting to the Executive Leadership, this director directly manages the recruitment of volunteers, establishes prestigious university partnerships, and steers high-impact social media marketing campaigns.

Your role and responsibilities

• Manages the end-to-end recruitment of volunteers across all departments, optimizing the applicant tracking system (ATS) and interview processes with HR • Cultivates and expands institutional partnerships with universities, high school STEM departments, science fairs, and youth research networks • Steers social media marketing and public communications to amplify journal calls for papers, book launches, and organizational achievements • Coordinates cross-departmental operational logistics, tracking milestones, volunteer engagement, and onboarding completion • Analyzes operational metrics and implements scalable automations to streamline volunteer workflows and institutional liaison pipelines

Minimum Requirements

• Age 15+ with proven experience in organizational logistics, community outreach, talent acquisition, or student leadership • Strong project management skills with ability to oversee multi-channel operations simultaneously • Exceptional interpersonal, professional negotiation, and verbal/written communication skills • Ability to commit 4–6 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience leading outreach or operations in a student organization, collegiate society, or NGO • Established connections with university science clubs, olympiad committees, or youth STEM programs • Familiarity with collaborative platforms (ATS workflows, Slack, Notion, Google Workspace) and social media analytics

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Talent recruitment, institutional partnership development, operational workflow design, cross-channel communication.

Job Title Director of Operations / Outreach

Job ID GYSJ-OPS-01

Location Remote

Work arrangement Remote

Area of work Operations Department

Position Director of Operations

Director of Operations / Outreach

Introduction

Your role and responsibilities

Minimum Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

GYSJ Recruitment Team