Special Projects Fellows
Nyah Project clears the pathway to college for underrepresented students by providing training and tech based tools that remove the practical and systemic barriers to higher education. We do this through college access coaching, leadership development, and transformative fellowships abroad. Our vision is to support more than 100,000 underrepresented students through their college admissions journey and unlock more than $1 billion in scholarships.
Nyah Project’s impact to date is evidence that Access Changes Lives:
100% of students in our fellows program immediately enroll in college, exceeding national averages by upwards of 40%.
What’s more, 98% of our fellows win scholarships and have accumulated over $26 million (and counting).
Over 96% attribute their success to the programs and opportunities provided by Nyah Project.
Access Online, our on-demand college admissions strategy and skill-building platform has attracted over 50,000 course enrolments and increased the number of students we serve by 560% during the first two years.
Position summary: As an integral part of the team, the Special Projects Fellow(s) work(s) on a variety of operational, strategy, research and special projects aligned with Nyah Project’s mission.
Positions Available: Multiple
Duration: Minimum of three (3) months, with flexibility.
Hours: 10-30 hours per week, with flexibility based on availability.
Employment Type: Unpaid internship, can be used for class/internship credit or volunteer hours.
Location: Fully Remote or hybrid if based in the Miami, FL area
Start Date: Rolling
Responsibilities May Include:
Research potential programming collaborators, partnership prospects and important stakeholders for Nyah Project initiatives related to youth leadership development, international travel, college access, and/or education technology (EdTech).
Support team members to develop and execute project plans and timelines
Support with event planning, logistics, and coordination
Collaborate with staff on the development outreach strategy
Assist with proposal writing
Support the data collection and external reporting of outcomes, outputs, KPIs and insights from the test and validation process
Prepare and organize relevant collateral, resources, and documents, and provide general communication support for both internal and external purposes
Qualifications:
Organization. Excellent research and organizational skills.
Education. Undergraduate or graduate degree in progress, or equivalent experience in a related field.
Technologically-savvy. Proficient with Google Suite, Asana, Slack, Canva, SquareSpace, advanced computer skills desired.
Communication. Strong verbal and written communication skills
Detail oriented. Unswerving attention to detail
Independent. Ability to work effectively in self-paced work environment
Can-do Attitude. Highly motivated, positive and helpful attitude
Nyah Project’s policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetics, or other protected classes prohibited by applicable law. Further, we take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. We do not tolerate discrimination of any type or form.
