Membership & DEI Sr. Coordinator

Smithbucklin, a 650-person, employee-owned professional services company with more than 70 years of success serving the association market, with primary offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C. is looking for a Membership & Operations/DEI Sr Coordinator to join our Association Management Unit in our Chicago office. The Membership and Operations/DEI Sr Coordinator plays an integral role in supporting and guiding the nonprofit volunteers and members from our client organizations.

What You Will Do...

• Develop and lead a sustainable process to continuously monitor, assess and adapt existing DEI organizational action plans
• Coordinate and align staff and volunteers to enhance engagement in and accountability DEI activities and initiatives across the client organizations
• Build and sustain strong client relations through attentive detail in handling volunteer interaction
• Provide administrative and project support to the client and staff team
• Serve as staff liaison to relevant client volunteer committees
• Develop materials and deliver reports pertinent to your area of work for committee and board meetings
• Identify needs and/or opportunities to leverage, when appropriate, diversity resources available across the broader landscape
• Write and produce content for emails, e-newsletters, social media, and other electronic communications
• Maintain and update areas of the association website with current information, resources, etc.

This Role Might Be for You If…

• You demonstrate exceptional customer service skills
• You exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills, with excellent attention to detail
• You have strong skills in time management and organization
• You display the ability to both work independently and as part of a team
• You wish to take ownership of important projects and build your skills across multiple aspects of nonprofit association management
• You aspire to an eventual senior leadership role managing nonprofit associations
• You have a demonstrated history of handling multiple tasks simultaneously and the ability to prioritize a heavy workload

Basic Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant professional experience, including administrative support and project management experience
• Interest in advancing DEI within an organization
• Proficiency with basic computer programming, including the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution
• You have the ability to travel 10%

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a nonprofit and/or association environment
• Experience working on DEI initiatives within an organization
• Volunteer management experience is a plus
• HTML experience and/or managing website content a plus

Where Do You Fit?

Whether you are just beginning your career or are a mid- or senior-level professional, working at Smithbucklin will offer you countless opportunities to develop transferrable skills, acquire meaningful knowledge and gain rich experiences at an accelerated pace. By working collaboratively with smart, ambitious, multi-talented, genuine, and hardworking colleagues, you will build meaningful, deep, and enduring relationships that will serve you well throughout your career, regardless of your chosen path. In addition, as a 100 percent employee-owned company, Smithbucklin offers all of our people – regardless of position or compensation – an equal chance to experience fulfillment and reap the benefits of ownership. As owners, our employees control the destiny of Smithbucklin and are unified in the goal of building a great, enduring company.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Smithbucklin, Equal Employment Opportunity is our commitment and goal. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status designated by federal, state, or local law. Applicants are encouraged to confidentially self-identify when applying. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a reference and background investigation based on the position.

Smithbucklin will not sponsor applicants for work visas and as a precondition of employment, you must be authorized to work in the United States permanently.