The New Jersey School Boards Association is seeking a lead coordinator of county activities to join its team.
The full-time position offers a hybrid schedule: The successful candidate will be required to work some days in the office at the Association’s Trenton headquarters.
The successful candidate will facilitate member development through county/regional board programming. They will coordinate and attend county school boards association programs and events throughout the state.
Responsibilities
- Plan and oversee all aspects of the virtual, hybrid, and in-person county meetings and programs, including arranging speakers, coordinating agenda, setup and facility arrangement. Attend and participate in county school boards association meetings.
- Perform update to county website pages, as necessary.
- Determine training needs for each county and design programs to meet those needs.
- Coordinate planning sessions with county leadership during the summer to prepare for the upcoming year.
- Identify and arrange for speakers, special guests, etc. to meet the topic needs for the county meeting.
- Plan customized programs that meet the specific needs of the county associations and regional programming while promoting NJSBA services and the advocacy agenda. Identify the activities to occur in the county leadership elections process.
- Identify the leaders to run for election. Notify all members in county seeking applications. Run elections at meetings according to process set in bylaws.
- Coordinate annual student programs to include marketing, course forms, awards and following up with communication with each district that is participating.
- Coordinate annual spring dinner/awards to include marketing, course creation form, organize awards and certificates for each board member that is being recognized.
- Coordinate with the professional development department and mailroom to present milestone and training awards at spring meetings.
- Available to work evenings and weekends as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of three years’ experience in meeting/event planning and/or related activities.
- Experience in public education and/or school board governance.
- Valid driver’s license and automobile.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 apps including Teams, Lists, SharePoint, One Drive, Forms and traditional Office apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Preferred
- Social media experience with Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
Demonstrates excellent planning, coordination skills, and ability to handle details, excellent interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form, ability to exercise good judgement and make independent decisions, handle multiple priorities while adhering to deadlines. Demonstrates strong interpersonal and facilitation skills, including the ability to work effectively with groups and individuals.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference to jobs@njsba.org by June 17. View the job listing online.
NJSBA complies with the “New Jersey First Act.” The Act requires all NJSBA employees hired on or after Sept. 1, 2011, to currently reside in New Jersey or relocate within one year of their hire date.