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The Great Lakes Chapter is always looking for members who want to be more involved with the chapter. This is a great way to support the growth of the chapter and earn valuable PDUs for re-certification. We are currently in need of volunteers for a number of committee projects in progress. In an effort to match your interests and skills with the Chapter's needs, we need some information from you. If you are interested in helping out on one of our committee projects, please fill out the Chapter Volunteer Information Form and send it to our Director of Volunteer Program  and you will be put in touch with the committee chair.

Thank you for your interest in the GLC!

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Opportunities

One-day, One-Month Gigs

Job Posting: Jan. 23, 2019

Description

  • One-Day and One-Month volunteer support roles with PMIGLC are available, as-required, and on a FCFS basis based on project headcount needs.  In addition to the event one-day, the project team will likely have planning meetings leading up to the event that you will be required to call-in to.  If you'd like to be considered for a One-Day Volunteer Gig like Symposium, PDD, or another event, please complete a volunteer application and indicate that role.
  • Keep in-mind that PMIGLC has many full-year volunteer roles that require no more than an hour per week time committment to fulfill.  However, sometimes work schedules and life demands inhibit a year-long volunteer role for a brief period of time. 

Contact Information

Kent Potts, director.volunteermangement@pmiglc.net

Director, Speakers

 

SUMMARY

The Director, Speaker of PMI Great Lakes Chapter (PMIGL) shall be responsible for securing speakers for the following PMIGL events, quarterly Breakfast Meeting, Monthly meeting, Spring Symposium and Professional Development Day.  The Speaker Director will be able to search, interview, evaluate, negotiate, and contract for each potential speaker for PMIGL events.  They will guide the speaker team with procurement and contract evaluations to ensure the PMIGL Chapter and speaker are both benefited.

 

Team: 

●       VP, Professional Development

●       Manager, Speaker Contract

●       Manager, Speaker Procurement

●       Director, Contracts

 

SCOPE OF PLANNING, OVERSIGHT, AND CONTROL:

▪        Plan and coordinate speakers for 13 + in-person/virtual events for members/non-members (including Symposium and PDD).

▪        Coordinate communications of the speakers to the speaker team.

▪        Plan monthly meetings for speaker assessment for upcoming events with the speaker team.

▪        Report status within bi-weekly Professional Development meetings.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

▪        Member in good standing of PMI.org and PMIGL is required.

▪        Manager/volunteer experience with PMIGL or another organization is preferred, but not required.

▪        Voted and approved by the EC.

 

ESTIMATED TIME REQUIREMENTS

▪        Ability to spend roughly 2 hours per week leading key PMIGL Speaker Engagement tasks / initiatives and growing the capabilities of all direct reports for their increased role responsibilities in the chapter.

▪        Will require attendance and leadership in meetings with volunteers or vendors related to membership activities.

 

 

If you are interested in this role at PMIGL, please complete our online volunteer application at    https://pmiglc.org/volunteer-application

Social Project Manager

 

Role: Responsible for implementing, optimizing, moderating projects to advance PMIGL social awareness in line with the chapter’s social media policy, communication/marketing plan, and PMI’s Social Media Guidelines and brand standards for chapters.

 

Responsibilities:

●        Project Lead for new initiatives focused on broadening PMIGL social media awareness

●        Follow the chapter’s social media strategy and social media policy

●        Ensure compliance with PMI’s Social Media Guidelines and brand standards for chapters

●        Assist leadership to provide other committees on the most effective methods of using the chapter social media presence for their needs

●        Stay abreast of social media trends and technology and advise the chapter if and how to leverage them

●        Assist with content creation as necessary, including posts, pictures, infographics, videos, multimedia

●        Assist with curating content, finding and sharing information of interest to the chapter’s audience while respecting copyright laws

●        Advise on the best way to integrate social media in the chapter’s website, marketing campaigns and content publishing

●        Provide Regular status updates to team and chapter leaders

●        Attend and participate in routine communications team meetings

●        Collaborate with chapter leadership to propose initiatives

 

If you are interested in this role at PMIGL, please complete our online volunteer application at    https://pmiglc.org/volunteer-application

 

Manager, Golf Event

 

SUMMARY: 

Responsible for defining, planning, executing, controlling, and wrapping-up the annual PMIGLC Golf Event.

 

 

Team: 

·       Golf Volunteer(s) – direct reports to help plan, execute, and wrap-up the Golf Event.

·       VP Communications:  As a supporting role for all communications and social media publicity related to the event.

·       VP Marketing: As a supporting role for marketing and sponsorship agreements.

·       VP Membership: functional budget and contract approval level.

·       Meeting Event Vendor: Vendor/partner responsible for registration, web content, location negotiations, menus development. No PDU code creation is required nor is recording for members in attendance.   eventmgrsofmich@gmail.com

 

 

Tasks:

 

§  Golf Event project management, execution, and volunteer coaching.

§  The role is responsible for planning the golf outing including securing the location, coordinating with sponsor volunteers and publicity to obtain sponsors and to publicize the event on social media and newsletters, recruit golf committee volunteers, coordinate golfer gift bags, secure gift bag contents, ensure an on course raffle is conducted, and ensure raffle gifts are secured.

§  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.

§  Year-over-year growth of attendance at events.

§  Build a team of volunteers to increase Membership Promotion and value.

§  Document all processes and procedures used.

§  Report status plan and activities on a monthly basis to the VP Membership.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

§  Current PMIGLC member desirable but not required.

§  Registered PMP is desirable but not required.

 

ESTIMATED TIME REQUIREMENTS

§  Ability to spend roughly 2 - 6 hours per week leading Golf Event initiatives and growing the capabilities of all direct reports for their increased role responsibilities in the chapter.

§  May require meetings with sponsors, volunteers, or vendors related to event activities

 

 

If you are interested in this role at PMIGL, please complete our online volunteer application at    https://pmiglc.org/volunteer-application

 

Manager of Finance AP -- Accounts Payable

 

·        Reconcile requested payments against each department’s budget

·        Process and pay RfPs

·        Manage Expensify

·        Manage and Maintain QBo and BOD monthly QBo financial reports

·        Dig in to the technology of the financial databases

 

 

If you are interested in this role at PMIGL, please complete our online volunteer application at    https://pmiglc.org/volunteer-application