Litigation - Associate Director Programming

American Bar Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Bar Association seeks an experienced operations leader to serve as second in command to the membership entity Director, providing strategy and procedural guidance to member leaders and staff. You will act as the principal contact in the Director's absence and manage assigned staff, programs, and budget with development and monitoring responsibilities.

Responsibilities include leadership oversight for volunteer groups, ensuring policy compliance, and guiding long-range planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university or equivalent experience.
• 4-6 years progressively responsible supervisory and management experience in association, corporation, or comparable environment.
• Experience in program/project management, marketing, and budget development and monitoring.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Appropriate judgment, diplomacy and professional demeanor.
• Computer skills transferable to ABA tools and databases.

Responsibilities

• Work with entity Director to manage overall entity operations, administration and membership activities.
• In Director’s absence, serve as the principal contact for the entity including volunteer leadership, members and staff.
• Develop, monitor and report on entity budget ensuring financial goals are met.
• Supervise one or more staff members (direct and/or indirect).
• Recruitment, orientation, mentoring and annual performance evaluations for staff.
• Provide direction and oversight for volunteer leadership including meetings, training, project implementation, by-law and policy compliance, and long-range planning.
• Oversee high-profile projects including education, legislative initiatives, publishing, marketing, sponsorships and grants.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Summary/General Purpose of Job

Serves as second in command to ABA membership entity Director to provide overall management and direction, including providing strategies and procedural guidance to member leaders and staff. Serves as principle contact in Director's absence. Manages assigned staff, projects/programs and budget (development and monitoring).

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

listed in order of importance and/or time spent

• Works with entity Director to manage overall entity operations, administration and membership activities.


• In Director’s absence, serves as the principle contact for the entity including volunteer leadership, members and staff.


• Develops, monitors and reports on entity budget (or assigned components therein) ensuring annual dues and/or non-dues revenue financial goals are met.


• Supervises one or more staff reports (direct and/or indirect).


• Responsibilities may include recruitment, orientation, ongoing mentoring and annual performance evaluations for each.


• Provides direction and staff oversight for volunteer leadership which may include scheduled meetings; leadership training; implementation of new projects; by-law and policy compliance and development; and long range strategic planning.


• Oversees multiple high profile projects which may include education, legislative initiatives, publishing projects, marketing, sponsorships and/or grant administration.


• Performs other related duties as required.

Required Education, Qualifications, Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university (or equivalent experience)


• 4-6 years progressively responsible supervisory and management experience in association, corporation, or comparable work environment.


• Experience in program/project management, marketing, and budget development and monitoring.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Appropriate judgment, diplomacy and professional demeanor.


• Candidate must possess computer skills transferable to ABA tools and databases.

Physical Requirements

Typical office work environment.

Extent of Travel Required in the Job

As a normal course of business, this job will typically require travel of 2+ times annually.