Professional Development Manager, Western Region

American Camp Association

21h • Remote

About The Position

The American Camp Association (ACA) is seeking a full-time remote Professional Development Manager for its western region. This role is responsible for planning and implementing conferences, workshops, and events to serve the more than 20,000 year-round and summer camps in the US that annually serve 26 million campers. The ACA is dedicated to empowering camps to foster quality experiences that promote belonging and growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in a related field or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with ACA (employee or volunteer) or relevant experience within a nonprofit.
• Experience working in partnership with volunteers to plan and execute events, as a staff member or lead volunteer.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Knowledge and understanding of educational concepts.
• Ability to regularly work within the ACA’s normal hours of operation (8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday) in the time zone of the primary team’s region. Individual work schedules may range from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm based on the time zone of the primary team’s region.
• A commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

• Preference for candidates living in our western region and within close proximity to an airport, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Western Region volunteer and staff team to create engaging, high-quality, in-person professional development events throughout the region.
• Organize a professional development calendar that meets the needs of the association/local areas.
• Assist with speaker selection and speaker agreements as needed per event.
• Plan conferences, workshops, and other events, including sourcing sites, coordinating logistics, executing events, and completing post-event wrap-up.
• Support the business development team in their work with vendors and facilities by providing sales leads, venue information, booth assignments, exhibit guides, floor management, and contractor coordination.
• Secure and manage meeting logistics.
• Stay abreast of the educational needs of the camp industry.
• Cultivate, recruit, and train volunteers to participate in activities on behalf of the association.
• Manage financial elements of professional development activities, including updating member records, receiving and processing revenue, and submitting requests for payment.
• Protect the association’s data by using data-related best practices to ensure its integrity.
• Ensure accuracy of all documentation.
• Design accessible event-related documents, presentations, and web pages; may assist with designing online trainings and programs.
• Work with team leaders, appropriate staff, and volunteers to create and adhere to realistic budgets, including forecasting expenses and income.
• Advance the mission of the ACA by being an innovative, thoughtful, communicative, and productive member of the ACA, Inc. team.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance for employee and dependents with limited employer contribution.
• Retirement plan with generous employer match.
• Generous time off plans including sick, vacation, personal, and holidays.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term disability.
• Additional life insurance (voluntary).
• Short-term disability (voluntary).
• Other supplemental options for employee and dependents (voluntary).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level