Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Serve as the liaison to ACSR and the ACSR Executive Committee, including participating in monthly planning calls and working with the Chair on logistics
- Attend the ACSR Region calls and offer support, as needed, to the Region Representatives on the agenda and logistics
- Work with state chapter officers and representatives to promote the purpose, objectives and goals of AACTE and the state chapters at the national and state levels
- Coordinate staff participation in state chapter meetings and activities, serving as program speaker and representative, as well as connecting chapters to other AACTE staff and members
- Manage activities designed to provide services to state chapters, including on the advocacy efforts of the state chapters and a network of communication and coordination between state chapters and regions.
- Support the establishment or re-establishment of state chapters
- Manage the State Policy Tracker and train state chapter leaders and legislative liaison, government relations committee members, or a designee from a state chapter on how to utilize the State Policy Tracker for advocacy and engagement, in collaboration with the Assistant Director of Government Relations
- Implement the rollout of and training on the AACTE Action Alert system at the state level
- Coordinate and oversee the State Leaders Institute, in consultation with the ACSR Executive Committee, the Assistant Director of Government Relations, and the Senior Director of Government Relations
- Coordinate and oversee ACSR sessions at the AACTE Annual Meeting
- Analyze the state chapter annual reports and share the results with the ACSR Executive Committee, pertinent AACTE staff, and the AACTE Board of Directors, and the membership overall
- Manage the state chapter support grant program, including the reporting requirements of the program
- Develop strategies in consultation with the ACSR Executive Committee to ensure state chapter maintain or transition to compliance within requirements of AACTE by- laws and the state chapter by-laws
- Facilitate professional development activities for state chapters and chapter leaders
- Work with the director of membership to convey the value and benefits of AACTE to state chapters and to increase AACTE membership within the chapters, as well as to support the state chapters in their own membership recruitment and retention activities
- Develop, in consultation with the Assistant Director for Government Relations, the monthly newsletter State Directions
- Work with the ACSR Executive Committee and state chapter leaders to promote state chapter work and awareness of state policy developments through Ed Prep Matters, a monthly newsletter, and other appropriate communication channels
- In coordination with the Senior Director and Assistant Director of government relations, ensure that ACSR and the state chapters are kept abreast of state trends in legislation, as well as national trends & federal legislation.
- Develop new ways for AACTE to support the state chapters, in consultation with the ACSR Executive Committee and the AACTE government relations staff
- Some travel required (up to 30% of time)
Additional Responsibilities - Develop background and briefing materials for the Board and Executive Committee as appropriate
- Compose correspondence, reports, meeting notes, records and other materials as needed to support projects and activities
- Serve on staff committees and project groups as appropriate
- Represent the association at meetings as requested
- Other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities - There is potential to supervise interns as appropriate
Qualifications Education: - Master’s degree, preferably in education or policy
- Desired: JD
Experience: - Management, development and support of state affiliates of a national association, 3+ years preferred
- Advocating at the state or federal level, preferably in education
- Federal or state level policy development, preferably in education
Skills: - Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to translate complex issues into understandable, simple pieces without diluting the content or context for various audiences
- Ability to work in a bipartisan way utilizing political acumen
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once time
- Working effectively and efficiently under pressure
- Constant and consistent professionalism
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to think critically and creatively
How to Apply: Please submit a resume, cover letter, three (3) writing samples not to exceed two (2) pages each, and your desired salary to hr@aacte.org. Applicant submissions that do not include the requested information will NOT be considered. |
