Chapter President

Associated Builders & Contractors - Ohio Valley | Springsboro, Ohio

The Associated Builders & Contractors, Ohio Valley (ABC Ohio Valley) is seeking a new chapter president to oversee several organizations, including ABC Ohio Valley (ABC Ohio & ABC National), OVCEF (Ohio Valley Construction Education Foundation), MID-America OSHA, TOOLS Foundation and HBA (Home Builders Association, Dayton). This position leads the development and execution of strategic initiatives to achieve the organization's mission and goals efficiently and cost-effectively. This role is responsible for driving membership growth and retention, providing leadership and oversight to a high-performing team, financial leadership and oversight and enhancing the organization's political influence to promote the Merit Shop Philosophy and values.

This position reports to the board of directors and executive committee. The position's direct reports are: accounting, VP Education, workforce development and VP Membership.

Key performance objectives (in order of priority with projected time allocation) are:

Strategy & Planning: Leads the development and execution of a cohesive strategy that aligns with the chapter's mission and objectives. (5 percent)
Membership Growth & Retention: Drives membership growth and retention by delivering a compelling value proposition that addresses the diverse needs of our members. (30 percent)
Team Leadership & Administration: Provides leadership, development, and oversight of staff to develop a high-performing team that consistently exceeds the Chapter’s objectives. (15 percent)
Political Advocacy: Enhances the political influence of ABC to promote and advance the Merit Shop Philosophy and Free Enterprise at the local, state and federal levels. (20 percent)
Board and Committee Relations: Engages and communicates regularly with the board of directors and committees, providing comprehensive updates on internal, economic, legislative, and industry matters to support informed decision-making. (15 percent)
Financial Oversight: Provides financial leadership and oversight to ensure financial stability and effective management of the Chapter’s budget. (5 percent)

(Note: 10 percent of time is reserved for ancillary responsibilities and activities unrelated to the performance objectives)

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Performance Factors: (The performance factors described here are core abilities that contribute to carrying out the assigned responsibilities and achieving the performance objectives of this job)

Goal orientation: Acts instinctively to achieve objectives without supervision; expends the necessary time and effort to achieve goals; recognizes and acts on opportunities to advance progress to meet goals; establishes and works toward ambitious and challenging goals; develops and implements strategies to meet objectives; measures effectiveness and performance to ensure results are attained; acts with a determination to achieve goals; demonstrates persistence in overcoming obstacles to meet objectives; takes calculated risks to achieve results; employs a strategy that affects how they approach tasks and future projects.
Teamwork: Respects team members and their individual perspectives; makes team objectives a priority; works toward consensus when team decisions are required; meets agreed-upon deadlines on team assignments and commitments; shares responsibility with team members for successes and failures; keeps team members informed regarding projects; supports team decisions; recognizes and appreciates the contributions of team members. 9. Behaves in a manner consistent with team values and mission; provides constructive feedback to team members; responds positively to feedback from team members; raises and/or confronts issues limiting team effectiveness.
Time and priority management: Effectively manages difficulties and delays to complete tasks on time; effectively manages time and priorities to meet deadlines; presents completed tasks on or before the deadline; demonstrates an ability to maintain deadlines in the midst of crisis; strives to improve prioritization; balances timelines and desired outcomes; takes initiative and prioritizes tasks to stay on schedule; accepts responsibility for deadlines and results; creates an environment conducive to effectiveness; reduces the amount of time spent on non-priorities.
Personal accountability: Demonstrates the ability to self evaluate; strives to take responsibility for their actions; evaluates many aspects of their personal actions; recognizes when they have made a mistake.; accepts personal responsibility for outcomes; utilizes feedback; observes and analyzes data to learn from mistakes; sees new possibilities by examining personal performance; accepts responsibility for actions and results; willing to take ownership of situations.
Leadership: Inspires others with a compelling vision; takes risks for the sake of principles, values or missions; builds trust and demonstrates integrity with noticeable congruence between words and actions; demonstrates optimism and positive expectations of others; delegates appropriate responsibilities and authority; involves people in decisions that affect them; addresses performance issues promptly, fairly and consistently; adapts methods and approaches to the needs and motivations of others; makes decisions to avoid or mitigate the negative consequences for people; demonstrates loyalty to constituents.
Customer focus: Strives to anticipate, identify and understand customers' wants, needs and concerns; responds to customers with a sense of urgency; follows through on customer requests; is patient and courteous with customers; resolves issues and complaints to the satisfaction of customers; expends extraordinary effort to satisfy customers; develops relationships with customers; partners with customers to assist them in achieving their objectives; acts as an advocate for customers' needs; takes professional risks for the sake of customers' needs.
Self-starting: Possesses a strong work ethic and belief in getting results; takes initiative and does whatever it takes to achieve objectives; projects self-assurance in getting the task started; starts quickly to avoid setbacks; asserts self in personal and professional life; willing to begin working regardless of circumstances; accepts personal responsibility for achieving personal and professional goals; functions effectively and achieves results regardless of circumstances; takes initiative and acts without waiting for direction; displays self-confidence, conscientiousness, assertiveness, persistence and is achievement-oriented.

To Apply:

To apply, please Please send cover letter and resume to the attention of jobs@abc.org.

The deadline to apply is August 30, 2024.

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