Volunteering at Robogals is an opportunity like no other!

Our values are impact, community, communication, initiative and integrity, which we strive to better ourselves in everyday.

You will not only feel like you are a part of a tight-knit team, who you will work closely with, you will be able to experience for yourself, time and time again, an exhilarating experience of bringing something to life that wouldn't have been possible without your contributions.

At Robogals, all the positions are exciting. Fortunately for you, we have a few vacancies!

• Science Challenge Manager
• Robogals Rural & Regional: Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager

Applications for all positions close 8 March 2012 and are open to university students based in Melbourne. You will be contacted within a week of the application close date. All positions are voluntary. You'll be working in the same team with Marita Cheng, the founder of Robogals and Young Australian of the Year 2012.

Term of office for all positions shown here: February to December 2012

Science Challenge Manager

For more information about the Robogals Science Challenge see www.sciencechallenge.com.au

Duties/responsibilities

• Promote the Science Challenge and get lots of people to enter!
• Respond to email queries from members of the public about the Science Challenge.
• Organise the award ceremony.
• Ensure the overall smooth running of the Science Challenge.

See "general information" below for how to apply. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions!

Robogals Rural and Regional: Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager

Robogals Rural and Regional (RRR) brings promotion of women in science, engineering and technology to rural and regional areas within Australia. It works by getting female engineering students from regional universities around the country to a leadership training weekend in Melbourne, then they will go back to their regional city and visit schools there over the following months to talk about engineering.

Duties/responsibilities

• Run two training weekends, one in April and one in August, each for around 20-30 university students from regional universities around Australia.
• Mentor and support those engineering students in visiting schools to make presentations about engineering.

See "general information" below for how to apply. In addition to the general skills mentioned there, you must also have some previous experience running some kind of event. We will select one person as Project Manager and one person as Assistant Project Manager, and you can indicate a preference for either one. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions!

General information (applies to all positions)

Benefits

• Work with an inspiring, capable and fun team
• Seriously hone your leadership skills
• Get closely mentored by our dynamic team who have had experience running events nationally and internationally, securing valuable sponsorships and partnerships, and garnering media exposure
• Build an extensive network of industry corporates, media contacts and many more!

We are looking for student leaders who:

• Are looking for their next challenge
• Are interested in learning and expanding their skill base
• Want to work on a project that has an Australian-wide impact
• Want to work in a fun and supportive environment

Required skills and experience

• Great communication skills
• Great organisational skills
• Lots of motivation and persistence
• It is not required that you know how to do everything we listed now - you will be trained in executing most of these tasks, and you will learn a lot in the coming year!

Working hours/days

• Work in your own time, 10-15 hours a week
• You will not be required to do anything over the exam period; flexible with heavy assignment periods
• Fortnightly team meeting during semester; and individual meetings as required
• Role starts as soon as possible, and continues to the end of 2012. All of these roles will be available next year if you would like to continue!

If any of this sounds interesting to you, take the leap and apply! We'd love to hear from you!

Application process (applies to all positions)

Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 8 March answering the following questions:

1. Why are you interested in this role?
2(a). What events have you previously been a part of running (if applicable)?
2(b). What was your role in running those events?
2(c). What did you learn from running those events?
3. What do you want to learn from taking on this role?

As well, please introduce yourself briefly in a short paragraph and send us your CV.

Any questions?

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