Chapter President Job Description

Chapter President Job Description

The chapter president keeps the chapter focused on setting and meeting local and national goals; encourages teamwork, ensuring that all members feel involved in chapter goal setting; oversees officers and committees and encourages future leaders, and reports to the national chapter relations director and chapter board.

Responsibilities

Board and Membership

·  Presides at all chapter board meetings and general membership meetings.

·  Appoints committee chairs and task forces, as necessary. Serves as an ex officio member of all committees.

·  Collaborates with chapter Secretary (and others) in preparing agenda for board meetings.

·  Serves as the leader and spokesperson of designated chapter and at chapter events.

·  Leads Executive board meeting and/or conference calls.

·  Stimulate action by Chairs and chapter committee leaders; promote committee membership.

·  Keep current with new information and policies and communicate changes to chapter members.

·  Recognize achievement of members.

·  Ensures all chapter events adhere to the needs of its members and supporting companies by providing quality, value and relevance in programming (as outlined in the Model Chapter Business Plan or MCBP).

·  Works to involve chapter in activities and programs that will further enhance overall WICT goals and objectives.

Financial

·  As a member of the Executive board, participates in chapter spending decisions.

·  Prepare the chapter’s annual budget with input from the treasurer, vice president, and national fundraising department.

·  Maintains the exclusive authority to execute agreements on behalf and in the best interest of the chapter, and oversees that all decisions of the Board are faithfully executed.

Model Chapter Business Plan

·  Serves as an advocate for ensuring chapter consistently adheres to the WICT mission statement, vision elements and strategic plan.

·  Regularly monitors progress of chapter goals and objectives based on the Model Chapter Business Plan, and responsible for the implementation of specific section of the MCBP, as assigned.

·  Spearheads, delegates, reviews and ensures timely submissions of all necessary documents (i.e. MCBP, financial, membership and strategic/succession plans etc.) to WICT National.

WICT National Liaison

·  Ensures that all chapter protocols (i.e. communications, operations, marketing etc.) are followed so that the chapter is professionally and credibly represented to membership, to national, to regional leaders of industry organizations and to the industry as a whole.

·  Primary liaison with WICT National ensuring visibility, responsiveness and communication with WICT staff, as requested.

·  Maintains effective working relationships with chapter/executive boards, other Chapter Presidents and with WICT National.

·  Work with national staff to communicate needs and share ideas that will benefit other chapters.

·  Serves as liaison and communicates with other local chapters, industry associations, and member organizations or senior leadership on behalf of the chapter.

Other

·  Designate a vice president or other officer to perform duties of the president in her absence.

·  Attend National Chapter Leadership Conference.

·  Other duties, as specifically outlined by designated chapter.

Desirable Qualifications

·  Knowledge of organization activities and national goals.

·  Working knowledge of chapter bylaws

·  Service of at least one term in a chapter leadership position.

·  Familiarity with all chapter leadership position responsibilities.

·  Ability to communicate effectively through public speaking.

·  Ability to motivate individual members and member committees.

·  Ability to delegate.

Measures of Success

·  Submits and follows Chapter Business Plan and Chapter Goals.

·  Minimum of four regularly scheduled chapter meetings are held each year.

·  New members recruited and retained.

·  Problems among members are handled in a timely and empathetic manner.

·  Committees are active and growing.

·  National chapter staff liaison is kept informed of chapter member needs.

·  President ensures that national policies and procedures are upheld.

·  President is available to volunteers by phone or meetings on a regular basis.

·  President returns chapter-related phone calls within two days.

Benefits

·  Opportunity to represent chapter at community events and national training seminars.

·  Gain experience in building and leading teams.

·  Opportunity to advise national office on chapter related issues.

·  Play a key role in developing and implementing national activities.

·  Learn to set goals for chapter success.

·  Participate in national chapter president network.

·  Improve meeting management skills.

Terms of Office

2 Years