Competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience. Package includes commission, bonuses, 401(k) plan, paid vacation and sick leave.
Job Overview:
Supports the chapter President in all facets of association activities and business including membership, workforce development, government affairs and financial management. Ability to advance to the President’s position in 2 years.
Job Functions:
Collaborates closely with the President and board of directors to develop and implement strategies ensuring sustained growth of the chapter in all critical areas
Directs chapter efforts to retain current members and recruit new members in excess of chapter goals
Provides oversight on committee activities to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness of committee work
Participates on community boards, committees, etc. for industry related workforce, legislative and safety initiatives.
Ensures chapter activities are pursued within the budget and guidelines established by the Board of Directors.
Serves as point person in the absence of the Chapter President.
Other Skills and Abilities
Passion for the free enterprise system and merit shop philosophy.
Experience in leadership, management, and decision?making with direct accountability for results
Experience leading a not-for-profit trade association
Proven ability to build and foster positive relationships and create a broad network both internally with the members and externally with the community.
Experience building consensus among disparate groups and volunteer leaders with varied and often competing interests.
Experience in engaging, delegating, and motivating both staff and volunteers in the execution and implementation of association plans, activities, and events.
Experience serving as a politically savvy face and voice of an industry or group
Prior experience as a skilled and strategic spokesperson and advocate on public policy issues and with the media.
While experience in the construction industry is not a requirement, knowledge of, or the ability to quickly become substantively credible about the construction industry and its issues is important.
ABC is a national construction industry trade association representing nearly 21,000 chapter members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 69 chapters help members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically, profitably and for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. ABC's membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors.