STEAM Camp Senior Project Manager

Average Pay

• About $8k on [1]

Revenue Model

• For sustainability, the SPM should bring in more revenue than their pay
• At 24 events per month, monthly net revenue is $120k in the fully developed STEAM Camp
• Flight risk management - (1) candidate is not motivated by money, but by purpose; (2) they are supercooperators, which promotes collaboration over defection; (3) they are themselves interested in learning the content, such that they are in it for the personal growth as well; (4) pay structure reflects their performance.

Pay Structure Options

• $8k/mo regular + annual bonus. 3 month time to first events -
• 10% bonus per event.

Announcement

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager for organizing the Open Source Microfactory STEAM Camps. This is a full time position, reporting to the OSE executive director, and we are offering competitive pay based on experience and skills.

Does the open source economy speak to you as the next evolution of human consciousness? Do you want to create a passionate, high performing team to make this happen? Do you believe that global, open collaboration is a prerequisite for getting there? Do you want to solve pressing world issues, and teach others to do so with you? Are you open to rapid learning across boundaries to update your mental models continuously?

Currently we are developing the Open Source Microfactory STEAM Camp as a regular, ongoing immersion education program to be deployed concurrently in multiple cities around the world - as a monthly, 9-day event. Based on the success of our first STEAM Camp, we felt that we can make a dent in the universe by offering collaborative design training for public development of common products. This program involves the development of open source hardware products, their marketing mix, producer training, certification, and franchising such that we democratize production and bring innovation back to every community. See the STEAM Camp Curriculum for the program – it’s a powerful 9 days or collaborative design training.

We need a Senior Project Manager to help us organize and execute all the steps of successful Camps as we expand this program. We plan to reach 12-24 events in parallel in cities around the world – such that at each parallel event – we have a combined effort of about 500 participants who can work together on collaborative design. Do the STEAM Camps speak to you as something that can do a lot of good, and do you have the management and operations skills to execute such complex events?

Job Description

Primary responsibilities include:

• Recruitment of instructors for the Open Source Microfactory STEAM Camp
• Coordinating STEAM Camp instructors in delivering necessary curriculum and related prototypes
• Scheduling STEAM Camp events, and providing admin and logistics support
• Facilitating collaboration between STEAM Camps as they are run in multiple locations around the world at the same time
• Evaluating and improving the STEAM Camp Curriculum
• Optimizing the cost structure and budgets for STEAM Camps
• Refine and document the process for effective recruiting of Instructors
• Learning the STEAM Camp curriculum to the point of being able to serve as an Instructor

All of these responsibilities will receive support and involvement from the Executive Director and other STEAM Camp instructors. Expectations for the Senior Project Manager in the first 6 months include:

• Recruit at least 6 new instructors per month
• Organize 12 STEAM Camps per month
• Publish monthly blog updates on STEAM Camp developments
• Publish all work openly and update time log on the public work log on a daily basis

Create an annual budget and submit it for Board approval Manage contractors (e.g., infrastructure contractors) Organize Board meetings and generally support the Board's activities Manage logistics of face-to-face events.

We are therefore especially looking for a highly relational applicant, capable of managing complexity, and open to learning new skill sets. Applicants must be fluent in English and and proficient in written communications.

Applicants need not be technically proficient in open source hardware, but must have a basic level of hands-on building skills that allow for understanding of a product build process. Applicants should fundamentally understand the open source ethic, is and have some prior knowledge of the field, both technically and culturally.

Compensation will be based on experience and skills.

OSE has been an all-volunteer organization for over a decade. You should come into this job expecting to have a major impact on OSE and its mission. We want to expand and grow our programs to provide a solid financial base for further growth, with the ultimate goal of creating education campuses that serve as the next evolution of basic and higher education towards the Open Source Economy. carrying out our mission more effectively: to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open source community.

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