Membership Growth Executive
Position Overview
Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. Scouting America believes and understands that helping youth puts us on a path towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
Today’s professional Scouters are a diverse group of adults sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, work that calls one to continual learning and challenge, work that offers solid compensation, benefits, and advancement.
The Theodore Roosevelt Council, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive salary. Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, and a retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business-related expenses, including phone and mileage reimbursement. We also offer a generous vacation policy and holiday observances.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this position is to drive significant growth in membership and participation in traditional Scouting, while also increasing the number of Scouting units within Nassau County.
Essential Functions:
- Collaborates with staff and volunteers to identify and engage communities within Nassau County to identify potential partners in these communities to expand Scouting’s reach.
- Recruit and onboard new volunteers and support the Council’s volunteer Membership Committee in developing new units.
- Cultivates and maintains strong relationships with community partners and establishes connections with school and school district leaders and other youth-serving organizations to promote and expand Scouting programs.
- Engages with local church leaders, community leaders (including business and government representatives), and other influential institutions to foster support for the growth of new units.
- Works closely with the Training Committee to ensure effective unit-level training is delivered to build volunteer capacity and improve volunteer retention rates.
- Assists unit leadership in ensuring participation in Council-sponsored fundraising initiatives, including product sales and the Friends of Scouting (FOS) campaigns.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
Competencies
Knowledge of: Traditional Scouting programs, their benefits, and how they cater to different age groups; potential charter partners (schools, churches, etc.) and their motivations for supporting Scouting; unit structure, leadership roles, program planning, budgeting, and membership retention strategies; training opportunities for volunteers and how they contribute to unit effectiveness.
Skill in: Establishing trusting relationships with potential partners and building a network of Scouting supporters; communicating verbally and in writing to present the value of Scouting, recruit volunteers, and motivate unit leaders; resourcefulness to address challenges related to unit growth, retention, and volunteer engagement.
Ability to: Identify underserved communities within the assigned area and understand their needs; work effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders including council staff, volunteers, community leaders, and school officials; plan and execute membership growth initiatives, manage resources, and track progress towards goals; analyze membership data to identify trends and target areas for growth; set clear, measurable goals for unit growth and membership retention and develop strategies to achieve them; manage time to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage a busy workload; stay organized and manage multiple projects and relationships simultaneously; be self-motivated with a passion for Scouting and a commitment to serving youth through Scouting programs.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in business administration or a related field from an accredited college or university.
Qualifications
Experience: 2 to 4 years of experience in sales, marketing, relationship management with all levels of employees, financial management, and membership.
Certification/License: None.
Preferences: None.
Any work-related experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the above Minimum Qualifications is an acceptable substitute for the above-specified education and experience requirements.
Conditions of Employment: Must pass a criminal history background check. Must be able to travel daily within the assigned territory.
Benefits
Salary or Salary Range: $65,000 – $80,000
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