Volunteer Mentor

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About I'RAISE: I'RAISE Girls & Boys International Corporation is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization. We take immense pride in being a small organization led by BIPOC and women.

Since 2013, we have been passionately dedicated to providing educational support, parent support, and mental health services, resources, and programs to families and children in underserved and under-resourced communities in New York City. Our mission is rooted in the belief that every child deserves equal opportunities to succeed, regardless of their background. That's why we go above and beyond to offer a wide range of services designed to help families and children unlock their full potential and thrive.

​By choosing to support I'RAISE, you join a community dedicated to creating lasting change. Together, we can empower underserved communities, break down barriers, and ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed. Explore our website to learn more about our initiatives, impact stories, and how you can get involved.

• Company: I'RAISE, Non-Profit Organization
• Work Location : Virtual/Atlanta, GA
• Work Schedule: Flexible.

Program Summary :

I'RAISE Girls & Boys CEO Executive Coaching Program is a competitive intensive academy, taught and led by experienced and skilled CEO professionals. The academy offers youth ages 8-19 years old hands-on and thought-provoking discussions and activities on expanding their business or business idea. This academy will teach advanced skills in business planning, marketing, financial management and budgeting, and elevator pitch through simulation learning, peer-based activities, and an immersive model.

Summary of Role:

A mentor is a more experienced businessperson who helps a youth learn the skills he or she needs to become a businessperson. The mentor provides guidance, feedback, and advice. The mentor usually encourages the youths to be proactive and self-directing, and usually incorporates the mentor’s goals and ideas into his or her meeting with a mentee.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively listen to the mentee.
• Provides frank, honest, and constructive feedback.
• Encourages and assists the mentee in identifying professional development activities.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Review goals and objectives of the relationship with the mentee midway and at the end of a formal, long-term relationship.
• Follow through on commitments made to mentee.
• Respect mentee's limits.
• Explicitly states one’s limits.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, or in a related field
• 1+ years’ relevant work experience; 3+ years preferred
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple
• Previous experience working with youth, ages 8-19.

Application process:

Email us the following: position title, recent resume with relevant experience, statement of interest that shows one paragraph of relevant experience and skill sets, any license or certification, and zip code. Send the email to: Sidra Soomro, Deputy Director at s.soomro1@iraiseinc.org and include HR Team human.resources@iraiseinc.org.