President/ceo - Lockhart, United States - Lockhart Chamber of Commerce

Description

Job Title:
President/CEO


Job Category:
Executive


Location:
Lockhart, TX


Travel Required:

As required to fulfill duties


Salary Range:

$90,000 - $110,000 annually


Position Type:
Full-time


Date posted:

Friday, Apr 26, 2024


Posting Expires:

Monday, May 27, 2024


POSITION OVERVIEW:

As the President & CEO, the primary role is to be the public representative and primary spokesperson for the Lockhart Chamber of Commerce in promoting the Lockhart business community.

Ensure development and execution of strategic, operational, and financial plans of the Lockhart Chamber Board to fulfill the vision of the Chamber of Commerce.

Develops the Chamber's relationships with members, local (city and county) and statewide government agencies, community members, and individual staff and board members, as well as its contributions to improving the commercial and civic life of the community.

Responsible for overall everyday management and operations of the office of the Chamber of Commerce.


ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

LEADERSHIP

Assures critical success factors and association matters of the organization are highlighted and addressed with the Board members about the chamber's mission and vision.

Work closely with Board members to develop a plan to address these issues or concerns.

• Attends Executive Board Meetings & Full Board Meetings.
• Educates Board Members regarding Bylaws, rules, practices, and uses and advises the Board regarding these regulatory issues.
• Executes the planning and logistics of onsite and offsite networking conferences, meetings, and events.
• Assesses event objectives and determines the most costeffective means to deliver desired results.
• Produces event schedules.
• Identifies and secures corporate sponsors (cash and inkind) to support each program at budgeted levels.
• Manages client, sponsor, and organization's expectations with clear communication.
• Develops promotional, educational, and fundraising materials

Cultivates working relationships with key community leaders and related organizations, building coalitions necessary to accomplish the chamber's mission.

• Represents the Chamber at local, county, and regional government and community meetings and other meetings that affect the Chamber.
• Represent the Chamber at Association meetings.
• Identifies community involvement opportunities and manages community projects under the direction of the Board.
• Maintains an understanding of the community's legislative and political issues and reports to the Board any concerns or opportunities for Chamber involvement.
• Develops and implements programs to develop local leaders in the community.

Cultivates member relationships to improve overall membership satisfaction, trust, and utilization of the Chamber.

• Recruits new members by promoting the Chamber to new businesses and those who have yet to become members.
• Ensures direct communication of relevant information and services to Chamber members.
• Coordinates and supervises the production and distribution of Chamber communications.
• Maintains personal contact with members, assesses and addresses concerns within the role constraints, and forwards others to the Board.
• Represent the Chamber at Ribbon Cuttings to promote the new members.
• Assesses member organizational satisfaction and develops a plan to improve upon evaluation.
• Research and implement policy strategies that benefit Chamber members.
• Acts as a liaison between the membership and the Board of Directors.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Coordinates with the Board of Directors to develop a strategic plan corresponding to the annual business plan.
• Identifies and assists in securing revenue generation opportunities that benefit the members.
• Prepares and implements the annual budget with the board.
• Ensures expenditures are within the budgetary guidelines
• Supervises the organization's financial record keeping.
• Provides reports to the board regarding the execution of the budget.

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Manages the organization's overall functions, including business development, governmental affairs, policy, membership/volunteer development, marketing, communications, finance, and accounting.

• Attracts, retains, develops, and manages an appropriate staff to meet organizational needs.
• Ensures sound business practices, policies, and procedures are in place and used by all staff.
• Develop and revise office policies to reflect current best practices and meet all legal requirements.
• Ensures procedure manual remains up to date and reflects practices.
• Organizes and implements daytoday functions related to fund development activities.
• Monitors and manages the volunteers and committees to meet goals and objectives.
• Supervises and participates in the public interactions of the office of the chamber.
• Ensures assistance and promotion of the Visitors Center.
• Constantly examines the organization for areas of improvement and ef