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IEEE · 3 months ago

Society Executive Director CS (E2637)

Orange County, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$277K/yr - $277K/yr

15+ years exp

IEEE is conducting a search for the Society Executive Director of the Computer Society. This role involves leading the Society Executive Office, managing operations, and driving strategic initiatives while overseeing a significant budget and supporting a large member base.

Non-profit Organization Management

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leads and provides broad-based business management for a $70 million global association. Develops and forecasts the annual budget. Responsible for the financial health of the product lines. Accountable for the overall financial results

Expected to promote new revenue-generating activities and open global markets for the Society’s products, especially those in emerging technologies. Responsible for risk management

Demonstrates the ability to foster member-centric technical communities and extend their reach into emerging technology areas. Ensure excellence in communications to members and volunteers, as well as staff

Leads, develops, and supervises up to 6 direct reports, 55 indirect, and temporary / independent contractors as required

Ensures excellence in strategic, operational, and financial planning; actively provides advice and counsel to volunteer and professional staff leaders

Leads Society-wide commitment to positive focus on brand integrity and organizational reputation

Visibly leads a Society-wide commitment to legal and regulatory compliance and embodies the highest caliber of ethical behavior

Partners with IEEE, other IEEE Societies, and external organizations on strategic initiatives, including Future Directions Initiatives and outreach to new audiences (such as corporations and entrepreneurs)

Manages staff including performance review, goal setting, hiring, training, and mentoring

The Society Executive Directors report to the Managing Director of Technical Activities. The CS ED has the authority to make final decisions concerning day-to-day business and staff operations. Society and staff issues will normally be addressed in conjunction with the Managing Director of Technical Activities

Qualification

Association managementBudget managementTechnical membership managementEmerging technologies knowledgeProject managementMarketing skillsRelationship managementCommunication skillsLeadership skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience related field

15-20 years Technical Membership Society/Association management experience, during which he or she managed and forecasted multi-million dollar expense budgets and grew revenue streams. Also, a significantly deep and working knowledge of non-profit publishing, conference/event management, non-profit governance, volunteer engagement and management and membership (retention, development, and strategy)

7-10 years Experience supervising and developing a multi-disciplinary staff of at least 50 FTEs

Must possess demonstrable skills in the management, sale and marketing of intellectual property products and conferences

Must possess superb communications and human relations skills. Building and maintaining volunteer relationships is a crucial requirement of this position. Likewise, he or she must build and sustain productive and enjoyable working relationships with a multi-disciplinary staff; Must also be able to routinely write reports, correspondence, e-mail, and Web content pages that impact the course of the Society's business

Must have polished presentation skills and capable of both informative and persuasive speech to present speeches, addresses, and program findings before audiences comprised of staff, volunteers, media, industry leaders, and the general public, that range in size from 10 to 1,000

Must be able to resolve business challenges stemming from the following: Changing business models, due to changing market conditions in publishing and conferences.(i.e. well-versed in Open Access models and competitive landscape), Surplus-loss ratio while managing packaged intellectual property products, Adding value and benefit to membership to address gap of mid-level professional membership, Improving financial, operational and strategic management of the Society, Growing revenue streams for the Society, Creating and sustaining effective relationships among entities within the Society and TAB, Establishing management and process continuity in an environment in which volunteer leadership changes often

Must be a technologically savvy knowledge worker who seeks out technology solutions to business challenges. Specific technology knowledge and experience needed to produce the desired outcomes include the following: Microsoft Office Suite products, relational databases, association management systems with financial models, and statistical analysis

Must possess a valid travel credentials e.g. passport. Overnight travel required up to 40% of the time, some of which will be over weekends and international in nature

Preferred

Master's or other advanced degree MBA

Prior knowledge of the goals, policies and processes of the IEEE Computer Society will be helpful but is not required

Prior knowledge of computing areas of interest and emerging technology areas such as AI and Quantum and High Performance Computing will be helpful, but not required

Individuals who are studying or who have master one or more of the following bodies of knowledge are preferred: Association management, as represented in the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credentialing program, Project management, as represented in the Project Management Professional (PMP) credentialing program, Meeting planning, as represented in the Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) credentialing program, Budgetary and financial management, as represented in the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensing programs

Company

IEEE

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IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization and is a public charity dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.

Founded in 1884

Piscataway, NJ, US

1001-5000 employees