Position Summary:
The Manager of Executive Program (MEP) is an integral member of the US Councils team, responsible for managing a portfolio of 5-6 Councils (with 10-35 members each) valued at $1 million in fees, ensuring a flawless and high impact experience for all Members.
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing Council meeting operations
- Ensuring Council Members have information and materials required for a valuable Council experience
- Maximizing Council Member engagement and retention
- Maintaining timely and accurate meeting expense forecasts
- Supporting the invoicing process to ensure timeline payments.
Member Relationship Management and Support
- Serve as a key point of contact for Members within your portfolio of 5-6 Councils, supporting them as they participate in meetings and access TCB content, subject matter experts, events, and resources.
- Proactively ensure that each member fully participates in his/her Council, leveraging the value of each council seat.
- Support Members between meeting interactions through their use of TCB's online Community and other web based resources including but not limited to Council check in calls, benchmarking projects, and webcasts.
- Encourage and help Members to make cross-Council connections
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- In collaboration with Associate Directors and Program Directors, develop a plan for how TCB will connect content and other resources to address Members' business needs.
- Working with your Program Director, ensure all written communication to Members (meeting agendas, etc.) are well written, high quality and engaging.
- Analyze Member feedback from Council meetings and work proactively with your Program Director and Associate Director to continuously improve the Member experience.
- Working with the Program Director, ensure Council discussion highlights are captured and shared with Members as insights.
- Ensure meeting evaluation feedback is addressed and incorporated into future meeting planning.
- Attend all Council meetings, ensuring smooth execution and a high quality experience for each Member.
- Protect Member privacy and confidentiality, safeguarding confidential information shared.
Member Retention:
- Track data-driven metrics and develop/execute proactive plans to meet and exceed Member retention goals.
- Proactively identify at-risk Members and work with Program Director and Associate Director to execute a retention or replacement plan.
- Report Member engagement data using TCB systems.
- Following the TCB model, welcome new Council Members to ensure a strong, initial experience.
- Support the vetting and confirmation process for replacement candidates nominated by Members leaving the Council.
- Partner with the Sales team as they recruit replacements for exiting Members.
Meeting Operations:
- Working with the Program Director, ensure each meeting remains on schedule and on topic.
- Execute and manage Council meeting logistics to ensure a high quality Member Experience. These aspects include but are not limited to facilities, food and beverage, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, AV and tech support, materials, hospitality/entertainment for all meeting formats:
- Meetings held at TCB offices.
- Meetings held at a Member's facility.
- Meetings held at a hotel or other public venue.
- Meetings held virtually, using remote technology.
- Hybrid meetings that combine remote and in-person attendance.
- Collaborate with Meeting Associate to secure hotel accommodations (and meeting space when needed), restaurants and/or group activity and ground transportation.
- Own and resolve Member problems as they arise.
- Track attendance and Member feedback.
- Manage regular cost forecasts.
- Execute each meeting within budget.
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve our process and enhance the Member experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum of 2-3 years' work experience, preferably in a customer facing role.
- Hospitality or event management experience is a plus.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Naturally curious and a quick, agile learner.
- Sociable and service oriented.
- Strong time management skills and able to manage multiple, competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Strong team orientation.
- Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to handle adverse and unexpected situations in a composed and professional manner.
- Ability to adapt to and initiate change in a fast pace & agile environment.
- Working knowledge of MS Office products.