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VICE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (FORMERLY PROGRAMS)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Vice President of Professional Development oversees the chapter's professional development function, including responsibility for topic/speaker selection, site selection, and overall meeting management and reporting.

TIME COMMITMENT

TERM: 2 years

ESTIMATED TIME REQUIREMENTS PER MONTH

  • Attend board meetings: 2 hours plus travel time
  • Attending professional development committee meetings: 1-2 hours plus travel time
  • Attend monthly chapter programs: 3 hours plus travel time
  • Communicating with newsletter editor, individuals responsible for website, administrative office and committee members about routine issues: 2-4 hours

RESPONSIBILITIES

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

  • Ensures a relevant program/event is held on a regular basis (at least one each quarter)
  • Solicits program topics from membership and evaluates relevance and interest to members
  • Administers program events within budget
  •  Attracts and secures speakers who address the concerns and interests of the membership
  • Coordinates locations for meetings
  • Collects and reports on participant feedback of programs and uses feedback to plan future events
  • Provides meeting details including speaker autobiography for chapter website and/or newsletter

TRAINING

  • Recruits and trains incoming Vice President of Professional Development and make recommendation to him/her regarding future speakers, topics, etc.
  • Recruits and trains volunteers to support professional development functions

BOARD PARTICIPATION

  • Attends board meetings, chapter programs and regular committee meetings
  • Represents the chapter professionally and ethically
  • Participates in board and chapter meetings, ATD International Conference and ATD Chapter Leadership Conference (ALC)

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Possesses marketing and pubic relation skills
  • Skilled in written and verbal communication, personal interaction and problem-solving
  • Ability to plan, organize and execute activities as required by the position
  • Ability to complete projects within established timeframes
  • Ability to delegate tasks and monitor follow-through
  • Ability to attract and lead committee members
  • Time available to fully participate in chapter events
  • National member of ATD and member in good standing of local chapter 
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