Membership Development Director

Salina Area Chamber of Commerce; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce seeks a Membership Development Director to grow and strengthen our membership by building relationships with local businesses, identifying prospective members, and demonstrating the value of Chamber involvement. This role leads recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and retention while linking members to programs, resources, networking, and advocacy.

The ideal candidate is relationship-driven, energetic, and understands the Salina business community, with a

Qualifications

• Background in marketing or sales related field.
• Ambitious with a focus on goal setting and collaboration.
• Experience with social media technology, content, monitoring and measurement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer, team and partner focused.
• Highly organized with excellent time management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a plan with measurable goals to retain current members and recruit new ones.
• Maintain knowledge of goals, objectives and services provided by the organization.
• Curate and provide social media content about members for use by the organization.
• Maintain CRM database usage and analysis.
• Assist the Business Development Director in securing membership investments for events and programming.
• Participate and present at regular Board meetings on a quarterly basis.
• Facilitate the Blue Coat Ambassador program and volunteers.
• Attend ribbon cuttings, after-hours, and other membership events.
• Work outside of office 75-85% with ability to produce results with minimal supervision.

Skills

Marketing and sales

Goal oriented

Social media analytics

Written and verbal communication

Customer focus

Time management

Education

Associate degree in PR/Marketing/Business

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

WordPress

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Membership Development Director is responsible for growing and strengthening the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce membership by building relationships with businesses, identifying prospective members, and demonstrating the value of Chamber investment. This position leads membership recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and retention efforts while connecting members to programs, resources, networking opportunities, advocacy, and community initiatives. The ideal candidate is a relationship-driven, energetic professional who understands the local business community and can effectively cultivate partnerships that advance both member success and the Chamber’s mission.

Essential Functions

• Develop and implement a plan with measurable goals that assist in both retention of current members and recruitment of new members with guidance of best practices within the Chamber industry.
• Maintain knowledge of goals, objectives and services provided by the organization.
• Curate and provide social media content about members for use by the organization.
• Maintain customer relation management (CRM) database usage and analysis.
• Assist Business Development Director in securing membership investments for events and programming.
• Participate and present at regular Board of Directors’ meetings on a quarterly basis.
• Facilitate the Blue Coat Ambassador program and volunteers.
• Attend ribbon cuttings, after-hours, and other related membership specific events.
• Work outside of office 75-85% with ability to produce results with minimal supervision.

Competencies and Experience

• Background and education in the marketing and/or sales field.
• Highly ambitious personality with focus on goal setting and collaboration.
• Demonstrated experience and a passion for social media technology including creating and identifying quality social media content, online monitoring, and measurement platforms.
• Working knowledge of PC, Microsoft Suite and industry software, email, etc.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge and experience of WordPress preferred.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge and experience of membership/directory database preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and to work effectively under deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer, team, and partner focused.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills.

Preferred Education

Minimum qualifications include an associate degree from an accredited college or university, preferably PR, Marketing, Business or related field. Preference will be given to candidates who have a bachelor’s degree.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.

Travel

20-30%

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary range

Salary range: $48,000-$52,000. Commensurate with experience. Also includes a highly competitive benefit package.

Exam/Screening Process Information

This position will remain open for application until filled.

The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization with the mission to advocate and elevate our members’ economic prosperity and be the catalyst for our community’s future.The Chamber serves over 750 members in the Saline County area and is rapidly growing. For more information about the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, visit www.salinakansas.org