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The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) seeks a Member Engagement and Outreach Coordinator to serve as a primary touchpoint for the organization with members, prospective members, chapters, universities, students, employers, job candidates, and other external stakeholders.

Founded in 1959, NABE is the premier professional association for business economists and others who use economics in the workplace. Despite the recent limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NABE community is thriving, and membership recently reached a 20-year high. Join our growing team!

The Member Engagement and Outreach Coordinator will be an outward-facing representative of NABE at all levels of the membership journey, helping to recruit, engage, and retain members, as well as increasing engagement with NABE chapters and student chapters. The Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and engages frequently with the NABE Board, The NABE Foundation Board, and board-level committees, which include many of the nation’s leading corporate economists.

The Membership Engagement and Outreach Coordinator will serve as the main point of contact for NABE’s career services and assist in their management and growth, which include an annual career fair and NABE’s online career platform, EconJobs.org.

The Membership Engagement and Outreach Coordinator will also play an important role in the day-to-day activities of NABE’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, overseeing the NABE Scholars Program and a new joint initiative with the Federal Reserve system to diversify and expand the pipeline of the economics profession.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist the Association in its efforts to connect and engage with members, prospective members, chapter members, students, and other members of the business economics community.
• Assist with extensive initiatives underway from NABE and The NABE Foundation to promote diversity and inclusion within the profession and the Association.
• Assist in staffing NABE’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative, Careers Roundtable, Membership/Chapters Committee, as well as The NABE Foundation Board of Directors.
• Manage the selection process and oversee the NABE Scholars Program and NABE’s joint initiative with the Federal Reserve system to thicken and diversify the pipeline of undergraduates choosing to enter the field of economics.
• Lead membership and renewal drives and respond to questions from core members. Prepare NABE’s monthly membership report and assist Director of Administration in tracking membership renewals.
• Work with Associate Director of Communications to leverage e-mail, social media, and other channels to grow the NABE membership.
• Serve as NABE liaison to chapters and student chapters.
• Assist in the management and growth of NABE’s career tools and services, including an annual career fair and the career platform, EconJobs.org.
• Serve as the primary career services touchpoint for employers and candidates.
• Assist Executive Director and elected officers with annual leadership recruitment/appointment process.
• Manage NABE’s member-driven scholarship and award programs.
• Join the rest of the NABE team for our all-hands execution of conferences and events (These are actually pretty fun!).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Energetic, outgoing team player and self-starter.
• Excellent oral, written, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience managing projects and meeting deadlines.
• Outstanding organizational skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Proven time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office 365 applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Comfortable working independently and on teams.
• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a customer-facing role.
• Association experience is a plus.
• Experience working on and/or leading diverse teams.
• Coursework and/or interest in economics.

Other information:

• The NABE staff is currently 100% remote, but we look forward to a gradual and safe return to the office as health conditions allow.
• Some travel is required.
• NABE offers a competitive benefits package including health and life insurance, annual performance bonus, 401(k) retirement match, paid time off, and telephone/commuter stipends.
• NABE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Salary is flexible and commensurate with experience.
• More info on NABE at NABE.com.

Apply directly on EconJobs.org and please include your salary range/requirements in your cover letter.