Join the Board of Directors

Position Summary

The Vice President of Outreach cultivates strong ties to and builds a presence in the Southeast Wisconsin community for the PMI Milwaukee. This position markets, promotes and publicizes PMI® and the PMI Milwaukee to Southeast Wisconsin corporations, government and educational institutions. The Vice President of Outreach is accountable to the PMI Milwaukee President, the PMI Milwaukee membership and to the PMI Milwaukee Board of Directors for the roles, responsibilities and duties described herein for the position.

Qualifications 

The Vice President of Outreach must be a PMI Milwaukee member. The position requires a desire and focus to promote the PMI Milwaukee to the Southeast Wisconsin community and excellent verbal and written communication skills.  In addition, the following are desirable: 

• Account management or sales experience 
• Public speaking experience 
• Customer service experience 
• Non-profit management experience preferred
• Volunteer management experience 

Roles, Responsibilities & Duties

The Vice President of Outreach serves the role of a voting member of the Board and assumes/performs the responsibilities/duties listed below: 

• Act as the liaison between the PMI Milwaukee and local corporations, government and educational institutions, including but not limited to performing the following activities: 
  • Collaborate with the Vice President of Programs to conduct special seminars, meetings or presentations in conjunction with other organizations to educate the Southeast Wisconsin community-at-large about project management, PMI® and the PMI Milwaukee.
• Prepare, submit and manage an annual budget for events and speaker committee expenses.
• Establish and maintain consistent sponsorship levels across PMI Milwaukee.
• Solicit sponsorship for the PMI Milwaukee (e.g. for newsletters, events) in cooperation with other officers and directors as appropriate; including invoicing and collecting fees for sponsorships and paid advertisements in collaboration with the Vice President of Finance.
• Publicize and promote PMI Milwaukee programs of benefit to corporations, businesses, government and educational institutions.
• Engage with local educational institutions to enlist their support of project management professionalism through and PMI® and the PMI Milwaukee. This may include identifying individuals to participate as advisory board members with local college and university programs.
• Actively search for external promotional opportunities with other professional organizations and provide opportunities for external organizations to communicate appropriate, value-adding information to PMI Milwaukee members (e.g. Chapter meeting sharing table). 

Responsibilities & Duties (Marketing) – Shared with VP of Marketing & Communication

• Develop and maintain the PMI Milwaukee marketing plan.
• Develop and place advertisements through local media (newspaper, radio, etc.) for PMI Milwaukee meetings, events, workshops, seminars, etc. 
• Develop literature, brochures and other materials for distribution to prospective members, local businesses, academia and other professional organizations. 
• Develop and conduct public relations activities as needed. 

How to apply: 

Send an email to president@pmi-milwaukee.org with your resume and a copy of the application form (please save a copy to your local machine before proceeding).

Any questions shall be directed to president@pmi-milwaukee.org.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Programs shall oversee the processes related to all events the chapter is responsible for the processes related to the ongoing, internal operations of the PMI Milwaukee pertaining to all events. The Vice President of Programs is accountable to the PMI Milwaukee President, the PMI Milwaukee membership and to the PMI Milwaukee Board of Directors for the roles, responsibilities and duties described herein for the position of Vice President of Programs.

Qualifications

The Vice President of Programs must be a PMI Milwaukee member with a desire and focus on ensuring that the ongoing, internal event operations of the PMI Milwaukee run as smoothly as possible and that the Chapter is viewed by its stakeholders as “easy to do business with”. In addition, the following are desirable: 

• Negotiation & vendor management experience 
• Public speaking experience 
• Customer service experience 
• Non-profit management experience preferred
• Volunteer management experience 

Roles, Responsibilities & Duties

The Vice President of Programs serves the roles of an officer of the corporation, a member of the Board and assumes/performs the responsibilities/duties listed below: 

• Administer and manage the following PMI Milwaukee ongoing, internal event activities: 
  • Negotiate, arrange for and coordinate all activities relating to facilities and food used for ongoing PMI Milwaukee events such as Chapter meetings, in collaboration with the Vice President of Advancement and the Director of Programs, and Board meetings, which include facility layout, audio/visual equipment, food/drink menus and parking. Similar arrangements for special or one-time PMI Milwaukee events are not included in the scope of responsibilities and duties for the Vice President of Operations. It is strongly encouraged, however, that project teams and committees utilize contracts or other agreements with vendors that PMI Milwaukee already has established if they are cost effective and meet the needs of the special or one-time event. 
• Prepare, submit and manage an annual budget for event and speaker committee expenses.
• Track program and event attendance information including monthly meetings in conjunction with the Vice President of Finance and the Vice President of Operations (for hotel/restaurant arrangements) as required. 

Responsibilities & Duties (Events)

• Initiate, plan, staff and support as Executive Sponsor the execution of PMI Milwaukee programs or events as demand warrants with the approval of the Board: 
  • Collaborate with VP of Outreach to gauge the needs of the business, government and educational organizations.
• Distribute a six (6) month to one year program plan showing events.
• Establish and maintain processes and procedures related to operational activities for all events or programs. 
• Track and account for attendance and report to event lead (or designate) as needed before, during and following the event.  
• Submit registration and attendance numbers to the Vice President of Finance to calculate remaining venue cost and perform any other reconciliation procedures as required. 

Responsibilities & Duties (Speakers)

• Initiate, plan, staff and support as Executive Sponsor the execution of PMI Milwaukee speaker committee programs as demand warrants with the approval of the Board: 
  • Collaborate with VP of Outreach to gauge the needs of the business, government and educational organizations
• Establish and maintain processes and procedures related to selection of quality speakers for all events.
• Distribute a six (6) month to one year roster of vetted speakers.

How to apply: 

Send an email to president@pmi-milwaukee.org with your resume and a copy of the application form (please save a copy to your local machine before proceeding).

Any questions shall be directed to president@pmi-milwaukee.org.