Battery Box Project Manager Mandate W2021

The Project Manager on the Battery Box Team is in charge of supporting the Battery Box team and Battery Box Lead (currently Micah Black) through three functions:

1. Weekly check-ins to ensure continuous alignment with entire battery box team, this includes:

   1. Updating google slides

   2. Organizing meetings

2. Create and manage task schedules on Battery Pack Integration, this includes:

   1. Managing deadlines

   2. Reaching out to suppliers/stakeholders

   3. Helping the battery box lead determine and manage risks and issues

   4. Helping battery box lead record battery box spend

   5. Meeting with Midnight Sun Project Manager (currently Catherine Cai) to provide schedule updates

3. Maximize member interaction and retention through:

   1. Organizing team socials

   2. Organizing 1-1s with new members to align member’s personal goals with battery box tasks

   3. Helping with resume critiques

   4. Reaching out to members to upkeep member morale (essentially, check-in on them personally through Slack)

   5. Keeping a positive attitude (sounds silly, but this is crucial)

Leadership Style

From Lana’s perspective, the servant leadership style, whereby the “leader” puts the needs of the team first and focuses on engagement and fulfilment of team members rather than simply hitting goals and deadlines, is the most effective for Midnight Sun, certainly for the Battery Box team. The servant leader tries to remove all obstacles so the team can do what they do best - design, engineer, and manufacture the best battery pack yet.

Required Skills

You are:

• A student passionate about supporting others' growth

• Someone who takes initiative and is able to foresee problems beforehand

• A quick problem solver who isn't afraid to think outside the box

• Willing to learn new skills and improve your existing skills

• Strong time management skills

Skills Gained

• Communication skills

• Empathy

• Organization and Time Management

• Prioritization

• Understanding an effective use of resources (team members, time, money)

Estimated time commitment