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NHQ:IT - Enterprise Web Services - Code4Good Volunteer - Lead/PM/Scrum Master

This position supports the National Headquarters (NHQ) Information Technology (IT) team. The American Red Cross Code4Good Project is a first-of-its-kind volunteer workforce that gives software engineers and engineering leaders an opportunity to support the Red Cross Mission. The Code4Good Volunteer is an enthusiastic team player who wants to support the Red Cross Mission by contributing their software engineering talent and practical experience to support internal software development and support efforts. This is a remote volunteer-from-home opportunity, with virtual teams collaborating through JIRA, Git, Confluence, Slack, etc.

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Locations

Remote/Virtual Volunteer Opportunity

Key Responsibilities

The Code4Good Volunteer is an enthusiastic team player who wants to support the Red Cross mission by contributing their software engineering talent and practical experience to support internal software development and support efforts.

  • Manage volunteer team and project activities to deliver within agreed upon guidelines and schedule
  • Help the team to continuously make progress by ensuring each person is working on the right tasks
  • Help to remove any obstacles to the team members’ progress
  • Protect the team from distractions 

Qualifications

Required:

  • 2 or more years of experience leading software development projects
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
  • Ability to adapt to a changing environment
  • Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
  • Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
  • Experience with successful Agile techniques
  • Reliable access to phone, computer and internet Resume required
  • Willingness to comply with current public health and Red Cross policies

 

Preferred:

  • Product delivery within an agile methodology framework
  • Git, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Slack, or similar collaboration tools 

Training

  • American Red Cross Orientation
  • Code4Good Orientation: held the first Friday of each month.
  • Volunteers are required to attend and complete onboarding process. 

Development Opportunities

Volunteers will have the opportunity to work in a busy IT department, while supporting the American Red Cross.

Length of Appointment

3 months minimum, renewable indefinitely as mutually agreed.

Time Commitment

3-5 hours per week

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