Assistant Chapter Executive / Director of Outreach, Education & Industry Engagement at SMACNA Metropolitan Detroit Chapter

Position Overview: SMACNA Detroit is accepting applications for the full-time position of Assistant Chapter Executive / Director of Outreach, Education & Industry Engagement.

SMACNA Detroit is a Construction Management Association providing business development opportunities and industry representation for Metropolitan Detroit HVAC / Architectural Contractor members and their workforce who perform a multitude of Commercial, Industrial, Service and Residential projects within the unionized sheet metal industry. SMACNA Detroit is dedicated to enhancing the industry through innovative research, performance standards, progressive labor relations, and workforce recruiting and training.

SMACNA Detroit is a member-focused organization seeking a team member who can take ownership of this new position while developing one’s experience and professional relationships. This position would suit a self-motivated individual with excellent communication, project development and leadership skills with the capacity to work successfully in a small team environment daily while overseen by the governance of a Board of Directors.

As a small but effective team, SMACNA Detroit staff are cross trained in areas of importance to the operations and customer experience of the Chapter membership, working to maintain the relationship between labor and management as well as affiliate trade organizations and public / private corporations.

Responsibilities:

This position will primarily be focused on Program Management and Program Development related to supporting existing contractors, developing and managing a portfolio of programming including training, committee liaison, associate members, legislative outreach and customer service.

Specific areas of focus include:

• Engagement & development of contractor membership through full service & relationship management

• Chapter Program Management, i.e. event scheduling and execution

• Strategic & Long-Range Planning with Executive Director and Board of Directors

• Associate Member, Affiliate Industry group Relations & Outreach

• Assist Executive Director with Legislative Relationship Development

• Assistance & Development of Chapter Committees as assigned

• Manage Association communications to Memberships via listserv electronic outreach, using current channels and exploring new methods, communicate news, industry issues and developments of importance to membership

• Assist Administrator with Board and Trustee meeting preparation, i.e. research, presentations, minutes, etc.

• As required and requested, attend National and Local conventions, conferences for membership and Board support as well as individual continued skill development

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education

• Excellence in Microsoft Office 365; Outlook, Excel, Teams, Word, and Power Point

• Strength in Adobe; PDF Tools software

• Strong skills / experience with cloud-based and automated Database Applications, and an understanding to maintaining integrity of data and Chapter filing systems

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with focus toward organization communication with internal (management peers, direct reports, etc.) and external (contractors, union leadership, industry partners, etc.) constituents

• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize responsibilities and multiple projects while working under time constraints

• Patient and thorough mindset committed to problem solving with fact and information driven decision making

• Ability to expand the capabilities of the Associations’ networking processes through effective social media outlets

• Quick Books or basic accounts receivable/payable experience, with ability to understand and create financial statements

• Labor Relations or cross departmental collaboration skills a plus

• Position

  Requires

  US travel for industry meetings and periodic evening & weekend event attendance for industry outreach programing

• Three (3) Professional references required