Associate Director

Associate Director, National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA)

FLSA Designation: Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director, National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA)

Duties and Responsibilities

NLGA Development (Approx. 40% of Position)

• Performs all-sources development: fundraising, sales, invoicing, collection, tracking and reporting, service, recognition, renewal, and relationship building and maintenance.
• Responsible for meeting 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.
• Role in fundraising for three+ meetings a year, largely from the private sector.
• Assist in identifying opportunities from private sector, partners, foundations, and entities of government to fund policy research, seminars, capital expenses, international travel, or other.
• Maintain all development through service, relationship building, billing & collections, renewals, tracking, and reporting.

NLGA Meetings, Marketing, and Membership Services (Approx. 35% of Position)

• 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/year.
• Second-in-command for meeting development, planning, and execution, which may include lead on site visit and hotel selection, 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 developing websites, content for, and posting to websites.
• Continue or initiate emerging media services, including webinars, social media, etc.
• Become a primary user of the association database system, website, and financial reporting system through self-guided study.
• Become a primary user of other software/systems necessary to operate NLGA (e.g., Microsoft and Adobe products, QuickBooks, Good Grants, WordPress, etc.) through self-guided study.
• Initiate improvements to NLGA communications, including website, 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 updates.

NLGA Project Work (Approx. 25% of Position)

• Accept and readily assume a leadership role in the association, sharing ideas and advice on short and long-term planning, priorities, and strategic vision with the Director.
• Understand the small nature of the association means the Associate Director performs his/her 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 help plan international missions, where this employee may or may not be attending or may be attending as the lead or sole staff person.
• Serve as committee or project director on a myriad of topics, including agenda and minutes preparation, budget compliance, fiscal and/or policy analysis, development and maintenance of technical aspects.
• Lead various projects, which may include website creation or maintenance, reporting (including grant or other reporting), planning, and conducting webinars.
• Conduct 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, NLGA projects, or NLGA operations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required. Additional certification(s)/study are valued.

Experience

• Experience as project leader is a required minimum; Associate Director or Manager-level experience preferred.
• At least five years of relevant experience.
• Proven record of completing work independently, meeting deadlines and goals with little supervision.
• 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.
• Knowledge of state government and experience in event planning/meeting management preferred but not required.
• Technical knowledge including print communications, PowerPoint, and other technology used at conferences is necessary. Website experience is a plus.
• Exemplary communication skills, including oral presentations and sales ability, and in written communications including press releases, academic findings, annual reports, and/or news stories.
• Demonstrated experience in issue analysis or original research and presentation, with published or presented works, is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must show initiative, be an independent and team worker, possess stalwart discretion and judgment, multi-task effectively, and 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 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 a valid passport.
• Must accountably accept responsibility and leadership, and hold confidences.

Location

Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati Metropolitan Area (Office in Covington, KY) (may negotiate limited telecommuting).

Salary: $55,000 – $65,000 annual

Interested applicants should email a cover letter and professional resume to Kellie Rittershausen, [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed as they are received until September 13 or until the position is filled.