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COMPOSITES GROWTH INITIATIVE PROGRAM SUMMARY

ACMA’s Composites Growth Initiative (CGI) works to promote and expand the use and understanding of composites in a variety of market segments. CGI coordinates the advocacy, communications, education, and technical support required for various projects. The Committees of the CGI represent leading composites markets, manufacturing processes or products. Corporate members in each group work together to focus on specific projects to expand markets for composites as they compete against traditional materials. Through the development of (or action on) relevant codes and standards, outreach with the academic community, and promotion to end users, these groups are helping ACMA to grow the composites industry.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Coordinator, Composites Growth Initiative (CGI) Committees supports 11 major Committees of the CGI program, in addition to subcommittees and task groups of these major committees. The position requires effective coordination with staff and actively engaging member companies to coordinate committee meetings and activities. Key components of the position include routine support of CGI committees, including committee coordination, member tracking and engagement.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Specific CGI activities include but are not limited to:

· Committee Coordination: Works with the CGI Committee Chairs to schedule meetings, develop agendas and slide decks, take, and distribute meeting minutes, and follow-up on action items. Actively manages membership lists for all CGI Committees. Manages CGI Committee projects including budgets, timelines, and coordination with other departments.

· Project Support: Supports CGI Manager or VP, CGI in the execution of projects developed by the CGI Committees including planning, communication, monitoring, and completion. This includes effective communication with staff and committee members.

· Financial Tracking Support: Supports the CGI Manager or VP CGI in routine financial tracking of committee operating budgets as well as collection of committee membership dues and activity fees.

· Membership Support: Maintains membership lists and prospect list. Provides routine and ad hoc support for Membership and Marketing Department through targeted membership campaigns.

· Committee Communications Support: Documents the activities of the CGI Committees to the ACMA members and the rest of the composites industry to provide content for e-announcements, web site information, Insider, Board Briefs, and other modes of communications.

· Event Support: Provide support and coordination for educational workshops, Composites Technology Days, and trade show activities to the CGI Committees and events department as needed.

· Customer Service Provider: Provides support for CGI Committee Chairs and Committee members to manage on-going programs, projects, or initiatives.

· Office Management Support: Provides support for other CGI related office management duties as needed.

· Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

As the coordinator for all the CGI Committees and for carrying out the general responsibilities delineated above the Coordinator, Composites Growth Initiative Committees shall engage in the following roles:

· Effective professional and organizational skills.

· Effective problem-solving skills.

· Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.

· Excellent skills to administer and conduct virtual meetings (Zoom, MS TEAMS)

· Willingness to work outside of normal business hours if needed.

· Highly effective communications skills.

· Ability to create surveys and manage survey results.

· Ability to effectively engage industry business and technology leaders via phone and email.

· Ability to use software tools effectively including spreadsheets, word processing, databases.

· Ability to organize and apply association policies, objectives, and operational requirements.

· Travel 10-20%.

Experience

· Prior experience working in a team environment, as well as the ability to work independently.

· Demonstrated communications skills and project management is a plus.

· Experience in member management is a plus.

· Preferred work experience preferred: trade association, business, academic, or government position working in an outreach, membership, or educational function.

Education

· Bachelor’s Degree.