Position Summary: This role serves as an association manager or executive director for several clients, working with their boards to ensure that their operations function effectively. This is a hybrid position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Serve as the liaison to board officers and support association clients with their board governance, marketing and communications, member management, accounting, and event planning.
· Provide guidance to association boards, including recommendations for process improvements, with the goal of developing strong and sustainable operating structures and procedures.
· Support association growth by developing and distributing marketing materials, identify and support outreach to individual potential members, engage boards in membership recruitment, etc.
· Perform the fiscal responsibilities of accounts receivables and accounts payables, including billing and receipt of assessment payments by association members.
· Manage the vendors and contracts for association clients.
· Executes educational events, webinars and conferences
· Manages website and social media content
· This is not meant to be all-inclusive as other duties may be assigned.
Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, marketing, or another related field.
· Minimum three years combined experience working for an association management, nonprofit management or event planning
· Commitment to Kelley Cawthorne’s mission and values.
· Strong project management and leadership skills.
· Excellent attention to detail
· Ability to maintain confidentiality.
· Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency with communications technologies.
· Understanding of copywriting, graphic design, layout, and publishing.
· Familiarity with social media platforms and social media marketing.
· Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
· Excellent networking, relationship and trust-building skills.
· High emotional intelligence and personal integrity.
· Strong personal accountability and team collaboration skills.
· Ability to receive and give feedback for continuous improvement.
· Ability to effectively work with diverse stakeholders and demonstrate keen cultural awareness, humility, and sensitivity.
· Strong proactive and reactive problem-solving skills.
· Ability to prioritize and be flexible when priorities change.
· Proficient in technology, specifically Microsoft 365 applications, QuickBooks, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro), and virtual meeting platforms.
To apply:
Email resume, cover letter and three references to [email protected]
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