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The Great Lakes Chapter Volunteer Call

 

The Great Lakes Chapter is on the lookout for passionate members eager to dive deeper into chapter activities! This is your chance to make a significant impact, support the chapter's growth, and earn valuable PDUs for your re-certification. We have exciting volunteer opportunities available across various committee projects, and we need your unique skills and enthusiasm to make them a success.

To ensure we align your interests and talents with our chapter's needs, we kindly ask you to fill out the Chapter Volunteer Information Form. If you're ready to contribute and be part of something amazing, please complete the form and send it our way. Let's work together to achieve great things!

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Outreach Team: Director Corporate Outreach

Director Corporate Outreach:

Responsible for defining the annual plan for PMIGLC Corporate Outreach, creation of new events, educational opportunities, and sponsorships in support of Metro Detroit corporations.  Make PMIGLC a welcome place for Project managers and potential project managers in the four corporate sectors: Construction, Health Research, Automotive and Manufacturing. Horizontal teams in support of events are the, Director Marketing & Sponsorship, Director Communications, and Director Finance. Primary objective to plan and develop events, education, corporate affiliations, sponsors, developing communities of interest and increasing membership.  Works closely with VP and Other Outreach Directors (Academic, Community, Military) on ideas that will help increase Outreach Coverage for the chapter.  Use feasible means of communication with sponsors, including but not limited to face to face meetings. Member of Executive Committee (EC), written, email, video, podcast, etc.

 

Some tasks may include: 

  • Develops and executes annual plan of corporate outreach activities in support of corporate stakeholders
  • Develop sponsorship network for Corporate Outreach
  • Develop Career Development programs and processes for Corporate project managers showcasing the career opportunities in Project Management 
  • Works with other teams to support in Key functions such as communication/registration, contracts if/when needed
  • Prepares and compiles results from event survey after each event
  • Work with VP Outreach on developing a rolling 3-year Event Plan
  • Reach out to peers in other chapters for ideas on improving outreach efforts.
  • Year-over-year growth of attendance at events.
  • Build a team of volunteers and managers to increase outreach volume.
  • Document all processes and procedures used in Corporate outreach
  • Report status plan and activities on a monthly basis to the VP.

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Outreach Team: Manager of Affilitates

Manager of Affiliates:

Responsible for defining the annual plan for PMIGLC Affiliate Council, creation of new events, educational opportunities, sponsorships, non-profit affiliations in support of Metro Detroit non-profit organizations that are affiliated with the chapter. Recruit non-profit organizations to become affiliates.  Host the periodic Affiliate Council Meetings. 


Primary objective:

  • To plan and develop events, education, non-profit affiliations, sponsors and developing communities of interest and increasing membership. 
  • Works closely with VP and other Outreach Directors (Academic, Community, Corporate, Military, Research) on ideas that will help increase Outreach Coverage for the chapter. 
  • Use feasible means of communication with sponsors, including but not limited to face to face meetings.
  • Member of Executive Committee (EC), written, email, video, podcast, etc.

 

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Outreach Team: Manager of Automotive Outreach

Manager of Automotive Outreach:

Responsible for defining the annual plan for PMIGL Automotive Corporate Outreach. Reach out to Automotive organizations to share the benefits of the PMBoK Framework and empower their PMP’s to lead their projects to a successful completion. Work closely with the Director of Corporate Outreach and other Outreach Managers (Healthcare, Construction, and IT) developing ideas that will increase Outreach Coverage for the chapter. Use feasible means of communication with sponsors, including but not limited to face-to-face meetings.

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Outreach Team: Manager of Healthcare Outreach

Manager of Healthcare Outreach:

Responsible for defining the annual plan for PMIGL Healthcare Corporate Outreach. Reach out to Healthcare organizations to share the benefits of the PMBoK Framework and empower their PMP’s to lead their projects to a successful completion. Work closely with the Director of Corporate Outreach and other Outreach Managers (Construction, Automotive, and IT) developing ideas that will increase Outreach Coverage for the chapter. Use feasible means of communication with sponsors, including but not limited to face-to-face meetings. 

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Outreach Team: Manager of Construction Outreach

Manager of Construction Outreach:

Responsible for defining the annual plan for PMIGL Construction Corporate Outreach. Reach out to Construction organizations to share the benefits of the PMBoK Framework and empower their PMP’s to lead their projects to a successful completion. Work closely with the Director of Corporate Outreach and other Outreach Managers (Healthcare, Automotive, and IT) developing ideas that will increase Outreach Coverage for the chapter. Use feasible means of communication with sponsors, including but not limited to face-to-face meetings.

 

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Communications Team: Communications Manager

Communications Manager:

Assist the Communications function leadership with various internal and external communications tasks

  • Support all chapter communications and technology initiatives as needed
  • Be familiar with all aspects of operational technologies in place and be able to provide backup administrative support
  • Provide support for onsite events and engagements as needed
  • Assist the Director of Security & Technology with overflow initiatives as needed
  • Assist the Director of Social Media with overflow initiatives as needed
  • Provide regular status updates to chapter leaders
  • Coordinate and collaborate with other chapter board members and volunteers where needed
  • Participate in routine communications team meetings
  • Collaborate with chapter leadership to propose initiatives

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Marketing Team: Manager of Marketing Volunteers

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Marketing Team: Manager of Publicity

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

 

Summary:

Assists PMI-GLC VP Sponsorship and Marketing by planning, developing, and generating all chapter external publicity.  Participates in development of marketing initiatives and PMI-GLC event publicity.  Almost exclusively uses phone and email for communications, and rarely conducts personal visits to offices of prospective marketing outlets within the region.  Expected time requirements are roughly 4 hours per month.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Proactively seek information from Programs, Professional Development, Outreach teams to identify member facing activities.
  • Prepare materials to be sent out via emails by the Communications team or by Marketing using Vertical Response tool in a format that draws attention for events and GLC offerings.
  • Attend events and take video clips and pictures of events to be placed on website.  PMIGL has a camcorder that we can provide.
  • Attend events and provide support for TVOD (Transactional Video on Demand) efforts with Professional Development and other groups – set-up of equipment, recording of event, technical support and loading of videos to TVOD vendor/application and/or website.
  • This person will receive no-fee admission to PMIGL activities/events including: Dinner Meetings, Forums, Symposium, and some of the PD and Outreach activities that require day of event attendance to collect pictures, surveys, etc.
  • Explore other opportunities to publicize the Open House, Scholarships, PD classes,... etc. such as other news websites, radio etc., and get cost estimates.
  • Maintain a rolling publicity plan for internal communication review/development and external publicity development and push using Vertical Response tool.
  • Maintain a forward-looking activity/event Publicity coverage plan.  The volunteer obviously cannot attend ALL PMIGL events.  So, the volunteer shall plan for Publicity coverage using other Marketing volunteers and PMIGL volunteers to provide coverage and ensure event attendance and Publicity the function operates smoothly.
  • Store event pictures and videos, and work with Communications to provide event picture access to PMIGL members using Picasa.
Professional Development Team: Seminars Manager

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org

Professional Development Team: Professional Development Day Manager

If you are interested in this position, please email James Ferranti at:

manager.admin@pmiglc.org