Building Black Youth Foundation's Policy & Operations Development VirtualProject
Project scope
Categories
Operations Project management Leadership Product or service launchSkills
policy development communication project management learning platforms resilience business operations budgeting operations zoom (video conferencing tool) researchTeam size: 5 students: 70 hrs/each
Project time length: 7 weeks
Project weekly schedule: 10hrs per week/per student
Project daily schedule: 2 hours per day, following virtual meeting
Job positions: 2 Positions
- Policy & Business Operations Developer Job: 4 Students.
- Policy Development & Operations Project Manager job: 1 Student.
Project goals: The building Black Youth Foundation(BBYF) is in need of a team to help develop its policies and business operational structures, HR, best practices, etc. for our initial work onboarding structures.
Project outline: Each student will be given weekly projects and tasks curating information on several different business models and structures and developing policies and other initial onboarding business documents and procedures.
Each student will be given specific tasks at the beginning of the week and during the meeting will have the opportunity to review and ask any questions.
Each student will then be responsible for completing weekly project tasks and any reports, by the end of the week each week due Friday 11:59 p.m. for review by the Project Manager. Deadlines can be extended if needed until Sunday 11:59 p.m. if needed, due to existing workload and any pre-existing circumstances.
Other tasks may be ongoing or due bi weekly and are to be submitted on due dates or upon completion.
Students will have developed a completed(or almost) of the following policies: HR, best practices, initial work onboarding structures, etc.
SKILLS: communication, resiliency, analytical capabilities
SCOPE:
Students assist with human resource initiatives including policy development and drafting, developing and researching resources for initial onboarding work structures and best practices and identifying professional development needs
ACTIVITIES COULD INCLUDE:
- Policy drafting and auditing
- Impact audits
- Developing an organizational chart
- Review employee handbooks and policies
- Review and advise on onboarding tools
- Input into culture and morale intentions and practices
- Researching and developing the best and easiest virtual working platforms for employers and employees interactions including: Safe document sharing, Work monitoring systems, researching best online learning platforms for children(user friendly, app development possibilities, etc)
- Networking with companies, individuals, etc offering needed services and items, cost inquiring and analysis.
- Developing weekly reports of findings progress.
- communicating and liaising with potential needed service providers and developing in-depth reports including budgets, cost analysis and comparison of professional development needs.
- Reporting to CEO project Manager
We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, ZOOM, Email, phone/text, etc.
Student's primary contact: Tasha Flemmings
Job title: Senior Project Manager/CEO
Secondary contact: TBD shortly,
Job Title: Project Manager
**Please review the attached document "BBYF Research Proj. Job positions" for a full description of job positions needed. Please apply through Riipen, indicating job position or send resume and cover letter in ONE document to bbyfinc@gmail.com In the subject line add: Project name and Job position you're applying for.
Students will be supervised during their internship through Zoom and other online work sharing platforms, specifically during working hours. Students will be guided and mentored by our senior project manager along with our student Project Manager as well. They will have access to our Senior project manager Tasha, any time needed during business hours by phone/email and after business hours through email. Students will also have the option of connecting with their student project manager for support during the duration of the internship.
About the company
The Building Black Youth Foundation (B.B.Y.F.), is a not for profit children's organization and social enterprise, geared to providing children cultural based learning opportunities and educational support for Black/BIPOC(but not limited to) children/youth and families across Canada. B.B.Y.F. is starting with virtual Early Childhood Development programs, supports for families and learning opportunities specifically geared towards teaching an afrocentric uplifting curriculum, building self worth through learning ancestral and historical knowledge. Our mission at Building Black Youth Foundation(B.B.Y.F.), is to empower our Black/BIPOC(but not limited to) children/youth, help them build their self worth and self belief, through learning uplifting historical, cultural knowledge. We know that positive cultural reinforcement from a young age, greatly increases the process of building self worth within children, as well as supports leading them in the right direction towards a great future.