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·        Primary lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships with the state component societies to advance ASA’s priorities and goals and ensure delivery of high quality programming. Develop collaborative working relationships with component staff and internal and external leadership.

·        Develop targeted programs and/or initiatives with state component societies to enhance member experience and expand membership through service, engagement, and value. Analyze results of programming and make corrections where needed.

·        Oversee revenue growth of component microsites and collaborative strategies with other departments on how to provide further value from microsites.

·        Collaborate and strategize with Residency and Member Engagement to create and implement new initiatives to help components provide better value and engage with medical students, resident and early career members. 

·        Strategizes with the Department of State Affairs and component leadership on innovative ways to raise visibility of ASA and component advocacy efforts. 

·        Strategic oversight, in collaboration with the Governance department, of ensuring state bylaw and procedures are consistent with ASA bylaws and procedures.  Identify inconsistencies and work with component staff and leadership in bringing alignment to membership operations.

·        Collaboratively works with Marketing and Member Services, to provide strategic leadership and direction on membership renewal/recruitment and operational needs of component societies.  Activities include a) supporting ASA member recruitment and retention activities by engaging with the component societies to communicate the value of membership to members and prospects; and b) develop component membership marketing resources such as templates, timelines and best practice guidelines and c) promoting the Unified Dues Billing Program and Centralized Invoicing.

·        Provide oversight for the Unified Dues Billing Program. Oversee successful execution and onboarding of new participants and data sharing with current participants.  Identify and implement opportunities to increase efficiency in processes.

·        Oversee the annual component societies’ Leadership Summit including all aspects of meeting planning, agenda development, communications, and budget. Strategizes with component staff to ensure the Summit provides value and relevance. Evaluate success of the program and recommend changes for future meetings.

·        Develop and roll-out additional leadership resources for components throughout the year and host component strategic planning sessions with the Director of Component and Intersociety Relations.

·        Oversee annual meeting activities related to component society relations, including but not limited to planning and managing the USSA Component Society academic meeting.

·        Provide professional staffing to assigned committees, task forces and/or other organizational units as assigned.

·        Oversee the Component Open Forums, identify topics, speakers and coordinate with leadership to schedule and moderate open forums throughout the year. 

·        Manage and address issues/questions raised by component societies. Lead communication efforts with component societies and provide regular reports to ASA leadership on society concerns and activities.

·        Manages work team and resources, including workload and prioritization. Builds and cultivates a successful team of high-performing staff who demonstrate strong commitment. Ensures the department meets deadlines and monitors performance against department goals. 

·        Ability to perform work in alignment with ASA core values: Dedication, Collaboration, Commitment to Excellence, Continuous Improvement.

·        Bachelor’s degree in non-profit management, business administration or a related field highly desired.

·        Minimum 7 years of relevant experience. Membership and/or component societies/chapter relations preferred.

·        Minimum 3 years of previous managerial experience required.

·        Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point and other productivity focused tools. Experience with association management software such as Personify is highly desired.

·        Comprehensive knowledge and experience planning and managing the logistics of meetings.

·        Highly developed interpersonal skills, with a high level of confidence and poise, and a strong service orientation.

·        Strong analytical, organizational and time management skills with close attention to details and adherence to timelines and deadlines.

·        Leadership skills required. Helps volunteers and staff set realistic goals and motivates volunteers and staff to achieve those goals.

·        Budget development capabilities, particularly the ability to develop annual organizational operating budgets and detailed budgets for individual meetings and other specific projects.