American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Looking for Manager, Member Communities at Trade, VA Full Time

AASLD, an association for scientists and healthcare providers in the field of liver disease, seeks a talented and dynamic Manager, Member Communities to join our People and Strategy team. The Manager, Member Communities will report to the Director, Member Communities. This position will manage the day-to-day activities for AASLD’s Special Interest Groups (SIG) programs. This position also supports AASLD’s global activities including the work of our Global Outreach and Engagement Committee, the CONNECT program and other related projects.

General Description:

The Manager of Member Communities manages the day-to-day activities for AASLD’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) programs. This position also supports AASLD’s global activities including the work of our Global Outreach and Engagement (GOE) Committee, our CONNECT programs and other related projects. The Manager position reports to the Director of Member Communities.

Key Responsibilities:

SIG Management

• Serves as primary staff contact for 16 Special Interest Groups.
• Schedules and supports SIG Steering Committee calls as assigned.
• Assists SIG Steering Committees with developing and implementing activities aligned with AASLD strategic plan and the newly revised SIG policies and procedures.
• Works with Director of Member Communities and SIG leadership to support program content development, events, and related communications.
• Works with SIG Advisory Task Force and Director of Member Communities to develop resources to promote AASLD membership.

Communication

• Answers all email inquiring in a timely manner.
• Develops and transmits SIG events (i.e., webinars, monthly seminars, and others) via the Nimble Database.
• Provides SIG content (if applicable) for the AASLD monthly e-Newsletter.
• Submits marketing support inquiry forms to Marketing Department to request promotion of SIG events.
• Works closely with SIG Steering Committees to promote the LIVER FORUM, by encouraging interaction among members through postings of events, literature, and other communication.
• Monitors SIG-related posts in LIVER FORUM for content and programming purposes.

SIG Steering Committee Calls

• Manages and serves as the staff representative on all SIG Steering Committee calls.
• Administers doodle polls and schedules Zoom calls.
• Works with the SIG chair to develop the meeting agenda and disseminate it to all steering committee members.
• Drafts meeting minutes and distributes to all steering committee members.
• Address all meeting inquiries by using appropriate channels.

Operations & Administrations

• Streamlines and documents processes and procedures for all SIG initiatives and activities.
• Performs annual review of processes and procedures and updates them as deemed appropriate and necessary to ensure perpetual business process efficiencies.
• Monitors and maintains SIG membership in database and prepares regular reports to SIG Chairs with membership data and other requested information (i.e., program submission history).
• Manages and organizes SIG Resource Folders.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Member Communities

SIG Nominations & Elections

• Identifies vacant SIG positions for the yearly nomination period.
• Works closely with the Sr. Manager of Governance and Marketing on all logistics for nominations and elections.
• Manages the nomination and election portal with Governance

Education

• Supports content development and organization of SIG-related meetings for sessions at The Liver Meeting® (TLM), and Digestive Disease Week (DDW).

• Serves as a liaison to the Education/Meetings department for all networking session programs at The Liver Meeting (i.e., Meet the Experts, Community Conversations, Committee Meetings), and DDW.
• Coordinates with SIGs to facilitate content for webinars, conference sessions, and/or other educational offerings.

Global

• Participates in monthly GOE meetings with the Director of Member Communities
• Manages key logistics for the Global CONNECT programs which includes:
• Assisting in the development of the program with the Global Outreach & Engagement (GOE) Committee
• Sending/tracking speaker invites
• Collecting speaker biographies/headshots
• Working with Direct Travel Agency to arrange speaker travel, as required.
• Managing hotel/travel accommodation for speakers and working with Meetings Team as needed

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree, plus a minimum of 3-6 years of successful program and operational management. This position requires an initiative-taking non-profit professional that can build and cultivate relationships with internal and external grantees and maintain CRM, grant databases, and manage grant contacts.

AASLD headquarters is in Alexandria, VA. This position is currently remote. AASLD offers a competitive benefits package, including a 35-hour workweek, generous vacation/holiday leave, and retirement contribution.

AASLD requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Individuals unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.

AASLD is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

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