Chapter Advisor - Delta Psi (California - Santa Barbara)

Gammaphibeta; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking volunteer chapter advisors to mentor and coach collegiate women in leadership and personal development. This role involves collaborating with chapter officers, contributing to goal setting, and promoting a positive chapter culture. Advisors are required to dedicate 10-20 hours per week during the academic year and participate in ongoing training.

Benefits

Networking opportunities

Leadership development

Meaningful community impact

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team to meet established goals.
• Desire to mentor and coach collegiate women.
• Strong working knowledge of Gamma Phi Beta policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach chapter officers and members.
• Foster open communication and resolve conflicts.
• Guide chapter in developing plans in compliance with guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Effective communication

Conflict resolution

Mentoring

Team building

Job description

Chapter advisors utilize their experience, leadership and coaching skills to help collegians develop as sisters and leaders. She also promotes chapter, officer and member success by building and leading a thriving advisory board of alumnae members.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach chapter officers and members by leading educational conversations that promote reflection and action to prepare them to embrace the roles and responsibilities of membership and develop competency in Gamma Phi Beta’s member competencies.
• Encourage and reinforce chapter and officer success on a consistent basis by reading monthly officer reports and following up to determine best solutions and praise accomplishments.
• Contribute to and foster open communication throughout the chapter and facilitate resolutions by using strong conflict resolution skills and coaching collegiate members to do the same.
• Hold the chapter accountable to setting and working toward goals that promote improved chapter operations or culture and completing the chapter operations expectations as outlined in Order of the Crescent.
• Ensure chapter officers and members understand and adhere to all international Gamma Phi Beta policies and procedures.
• Guide the chapter in developing plans in compliance with international Gamma Phi Beta guidelines and expectations as outlined in the Collegiate Operations Manual and chapter officer resources. These plans include, but are not limited to, chapter bylaws, chapter standing rules, social event registrations, public relations plan, promotional materials, new member education plan, Initiation week plan, Moonball plan, Fidelity completion and Senior Celebration.
• Engage in ongoing training and development by reviewing the resources outlined in the chapter advisor training curriculum, actively participating in quarterly regional chapter advisor training calls and attending REAL Leadership events, when applicable.
• Recruit and appoint alumnae to the advisory board using available recruitment and update advisory board roster on Beta Base when an advisor assumes or resigns from an advisory board role.
• Oversee the training and development of new advisory board members by ensuring they complete all assigned Fidelity online lessons and complementary training conversations with you and share and review all position-specific resources.
• Hold advisory board members accountable to responsibilities and expectations by facilitating regular one-on-one and group check-ins and conduct an annual performance evaluation for executive advisory board members or those without a direct supervisor.
• Facilitate a team mentality among advisory board members by leading regular group meetings, team building activities and an annual advisory board training and retreat.
• This role requires 10-20 hours per week, on average, during the academic year.
• Travel: Volunteers in this role will be expected to travel up to nine days per year.
• Learn and utilize Beta Base (chapter reporting system) and Billhighway (financial management platform) for assigned chapter.
• Complete all Fidelity volunteer online lessons.
• Complete training conversations with collegiate chapter supervisor within six weeks of appointment.
• Lead Fidelity training conversations with new advisory board members.
• Lead annual advisory board meeting and regularly scheduled team meetings.
• Attend or designate another advisory board member to attend chapter business meetings, executive council meetings, executive council hearings, affiliated house corporation meetings, nominating committee meetings and chapter officer retreats.
• Respond to all communication within 48 hours.
• Self-awareness of strengths, challenges and motivation for volunteering
• Effective, clear and timely written and verbal communication
• Experience leading a team to meet established goals
• Desire to mentor and coach collegiate women
• Strong working knowledge of Gamma Phi Beta policies, procedures and initiatives
• Ability to lead educational conversations with collegians that promote competency development in Gamma Phi Beta’s member competencies

A resume is not required to apply for this volunteer role. However, you may optionally upload a resume above to supplement your application.

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