The Membership Development coordinator is responsible for promoting membership drive events at the section level.
The usual term of office is 1 year. Term of office begins in January until the end of December. The time needed to fulfill this volunteer position is approximately 7 hours per week.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receives monthly mailings of Section membership statistics from IEEE Operations Center
- Maintains a current record of Section membership
- Analyzes Section membership information and identifying membership problems and opportunities
- Submits requests as needed for membership development materials, including posters and applications, to IEEE Operations Center staff
- Communicates regularly with Regional Membership Development officer
- Coordinates membership exhibits for local conferences, including but not limited to use of IEEE Cooperative Display program, soliciting materials for exhibits, identifying volunteers to staff booth
- Maybe asked to manage Section membership database (SAMIeee)
- Serves as resource to members seeking information on Senior member elevations
- Communicates regularly with Young Professional and Student representatives as well as Chapter Chairs about membership recruitment and development opportunities within those groupings
- Identifies opportunities for recruitment and elevation within the Section
- Provides regular membership status report with recommendations to Section Executive Committee
- Passes on to successor all relevant records of office at the end of term
Qualifications:
- Must be an IEEE member in good standing
- Must be an IEEE Graduate Student Member, Member, or higher
- Must reside in the geographic boundaries of the Section
- Prior volunteer experience
- Ability to spend sufficient time and energy to recruit new members and to help members in renewal memberships
- Ability to respond quickly to communications by email