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About JerseySTEM

All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.

JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girlsin New Jersey.

Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization's gender-equity agenda.

Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K-12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.

Overview

We are seeking a tech-savvy and innovative AI Agent Developer to join our volunteer team. This individual will design, implement, and optimize AI-powered agents using Large Language Models (LLMs) to help streamline access to internal organizational knowledge and implement Agentic AI. Your work will directly support our 100% volunteer-powered team by improving how volunteers interact with and retrieve information from platforms like Google Drive, Salesforce, Slack, and Atlassian Jira.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine AI agents powered by Large Language Models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to support JerseySTEM's internal operations.
• Integrate AI tools with existing platforms (Google Workspace, Salesforce, Jira, Slack) to retrieve relevant knowledge, answer volunteer questions, and guide workflows.
• Create conversational flows, prompt chains, and context windows that allow volunteers to interact naturally with the AI agents.
• Maintain, test, and improve AI agents for accuracy, performance, and usability.
• Collaborate with the Operations, Technology, and Volunteer Onboarding teams to identify high-impact knowledge use cases.
• Document processes and provide training materials or onboarding instructions to help volunteers adopt the AI tools.

Qualifications

• Experience with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI GPT, Claude, or similar), prompt engineering, or AI agent frameworks.
• Familiarity with APIs or no-code/low-code tools for integrating AI with third-party platforms (e.g., Zapier, Make.com, Google Apps Script, Slack bots).
• Comfortable navigating and organizing content within Google Drive, Jira, Slack, and Salesforce.
• Strong communication skills to gather requirements and document technical solutions.
• Passion for education equity, community service, or nonprofit work.
• Ability to commit to ~6 hours/week for a minimum of 6 months.

Requirements

This is a remote volunteer position that offers hands-on experience in cutting-edge AI development and nonprofit operations. Your contribution will have a tangible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of hundreds of JerseySTEM volunteers.