National Lieutenant Governors Association · 1 week ago
Associate Director
Covington, KY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$55K/yr - $65K/yr
5+ years expThe National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) is seeking an Associate Director to lead fundraising efforts and manage membership services. The role involves significant responsibilities in development, meeting planning, and project work, while also ensuring effective communication and relationship building with stakeholders.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Perform all-sources development: fundraising, sales, invoicing, collection, tracking and reporting, service, recognition, renewal, and relationship building and maintenance
Responsible to meet goal amounts
Initiate and complete private sector membership and sponsorship sales, including in-kind donations, in-kind events, and possible grant application completion and writing
Lead fundraising for 3+ meetings a year, largely from the private sector
Assist in identification of opportunities from private sector, partners, foundations, and entities of government to fund policy research, seminars, capital expenses, international travel, or other
Maintenance of all development through service, relationship building, billing & collections, renewals, tracking and reporting, etc
Represent the Association, its members and the office of lieutenant governor professionally and in a non-partisan manner
Responsible for speakers’ technical needs for 3+ meetings/yr
Second-in-command for meeting development, planning and execution, which may include leading on site visits and hotel selections, working with hotel on contractual issues, and management of and issues related to the hotel block
Initiate/respond to public and private sector members and the press
Assist in development of web site(s), and content for and posting to web site(s)
Continue or initiate emerging media services including webinars, social media, etc
Become a primary user of the association database system, web site, and financial reporting system through self-guided study
Become a primary user of other software/systems necessary to operate NLGA (i.e. Microsoft and Adobe products, QuickBooks, Good Grants, WordPress, etc.), through self-guided study
Initiate improvements to NLGA communications, including web site, meeting materials, meeting agenda book, e-newsletter, printed newsletter, annual report, portfolio, more, and assist in writing and completion of each on deadline and suggest new or replacement opportunities
Assist in content development for all NLGA services, products, publications and meetings
Identify, initiate, service, and maintain new and existing services, projects, and opportunities for public and private sector members and staff
Write research papers, news stories, newsletter articles, press releases, and various written updates
Accept and readily assume a leadership role in the association sharing with the Director ideas and advice on short and long term planning, priorities, and strategic vision, while understanding the small nature of the association means the Associate Director performs his/er own and Association daily tasks (i.e. typing, telephone answering, filing, lifting and moving crates and boxes, etc.)
Staff various sessions, meetings or missions which may contain international guests or to plan or help plan international missions, where this employee may not be attending, may also be attending, or may be attending as the lead or sole staff person
Serve as committee or project director on a myriad of topics. Duties include agenda and minutes preparation, budget compliance, fiscal and/or policy analysis, development and maintenance of technical aspects
Lead various projects which may include web site creation or maintenance, reporting including grant or other reporting, planning and conducting webinars, etc
Personally conduct all research, outreach or other elements of a project or proposal
Perform original research, writing and presentations on an array of project or issue areas
Perform original research, writing and presentations on issues related to the office of lieutenant governor or NLGA projects or NLGA operations
All other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
Experience as project leader is a required minimum
At least five years of relevant experience
Must have a proven record of completing work independently, meeting deadlines and goals with little supervision
Must possess proven political acumen, stalwart discretion and judgment, and immense professionalism
Proven track-record of development and fundraising from various sources (i.e. private sector, membership sales, successful grant writing experience, success obtaining or managing funding) is necessary
Must have some technical knowledge including print communications, PowerPoint and other technology used at conferences
Must have exemplary communication skills, including oral presentations and sales ability, and in written communications including press releases, academic findings, annual reports, and/or news stories
This individual must show initiative and be an independent and team worker, must have stalwart discretion and judgment, must multi-task, and must be an accountable, cooperative, collaborative, non-partisan team player
While working with NLGA at its highest level, this individual must also know they have no administrative support and they will be a hands-on employee in every way from answering phones to packing, lifting and shipping boxes
Must be able to independently lift and transport 40-pounds in a repetitive series
Must be willing to work long hours, be consistently on-call, and travel up to 10 – 20% of the time, including internationally
Must have or be able to obtain valid passport
Must accountably accept responsibility and leadership, and hold confidences
Preferred
Associate Director or Manager-level experience preferred
Knowledge of state government and experience in event planning/meeting management preferred but not required
Web site experience is a plus
Demonstrated experience in issue analysis or original research and presentation, published or presented works, is a plus
Company
National Lieutenant Governors Association
The National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA), organized in 1962, is the professional association for the elected officials first in line of succession to the governors in the 50 states and five U.S.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Julia Brossart
Executive Director | Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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