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Vice President - Programs


REPORTS TO: Chapter President

TERM: One year.

PURPOSE: To provide dynamic and engaging monthly membership programs

SUPERVISES: Program committee

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Attend monthly Board meetings, monthly chapter programs, and regular committee meetings.
  2. Develop a budget for Program related income and expense. Stay within that budget.
  3. Represent the chapter professionally and ethically
  4. Recruit and train volunteers to support Programs functions.
  5. Coordinate all aspects of program development including:
    • Attract and secure exceptional speakers who address the concerns and interests of our membership.
    • Provide corporate locations for meetings.
    • Provide promotional materials to CMT committee.
    • Coordinate refreshments for meetings.
    • Deliver a networking activity related to the meeting topic.
    • Collect and report on participant feedback of programs.
    • Provide greeters and speaker liaisons.
  6. Train incoming VP of Programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Ability to attract and lead committee members.
  2. Demonstrated ability to manage projects.
  3. Skills in effective leadership.
  4. National member of ASTD and a member in good standing of the Silicon Valley Chapter.
  5. Time available to fully participate in chapter events.
  6. Directly involved in the Training and Development field.

REALISTIC ESTIMATE OF TIME THIS FUNCTION WILL TAKE EACH MONTH:

  1. Attending Board Meetings: 2 hours plus travel time
  2. Attending Programs Committee meetings: 1-2 hours plus travel time
  3. Attending monthly chapter programs: 3 hours plus travel time
  4. Communicating with newsletter editor, individuals responsible for website, administrative office and committee members about routine issues: 2-4 hours

NOTE: Estimate of time for this function needs to reassessed in 2003.