Posted by: Urban Land Institute
Seattle, WA, US
ULI Northwest has an exciting opening for an Associate to support the District Council! As part of an integral part of the district council team, the Associate serves as a liaison among ULI headquarters, the district council, and ULI Northwest real estate and land use professionals. Often the Associate is the face of the local ULI district council program; because members call him/her first for help and information, it is imperative that the Associate be courteous and friendly. The position necessitates that the Associate be able to travel to ULI district council events throughout Washington State and Oregon and work some early mornings and evenings. The Associate reports into the Executive Director.
The Associate serves as an informed resource for the district council’s advisory board and standing committees, interfacing with these committees to ensure that all committee work is consistent with ULI’s policies and procedures and that the district council’s goals and objectives are met. The strongest candidate will be a highly-organized, energetic people-person able to multi-task effectively with responsible follow-through.
The Associate’s overall responsibility is to coordinate and facilitate the district council’s goals and objectives. This entails working closely with the executive director, director, administrative assistant, advisory board and other committee members to meet the goals of the district council. For more information on ULI Northwest, please visit http:northwest.uli.org. Highlighted responsibilities include:
Committee Support
- Support committees by sending meeting notices, tracking RSVPs, updating committee lists, assisting with recruiting and retaining volunteers, and preparing for committee meetings
- Work with committees to ensure individual assignments are accomplished between committee meetings
- Attend advisory board and committee meetings, produce minutes, and disseminate to committee members and ULI staff
- Assist committees in producing and implementing their annual plans
Programs
- Assist with producing and distributing flyers promoting upcoming district council events
- Prepare event hand-outs and visuals (i.e. agendas, speaker bios, PowerPoint slideshows)
- Assist director with all meeting logistics
- Keep list of potential member volunteers and manage volunteer assignments to support events
Leadership/Operations Support
- Assist in developing and maintaining key external strategic alliances with other professional, academic, public sector, and non-profit organizations
- Support the executive director, director, chair, and management committee in its administration and in leadership development and succession
- Assist membership chair to provide opportunities for active member engagement in our program of work
- Assist in managing all logistical aspects of planning and implementing regional and statewide programs
- Assist in developing and implementing community outreach initiatives that are aligned with the ULI mission and district council’s 5-year strategic plan
REQUIREMENTS
- Education: BA/BS degree
- Content knowledge: 1-3 years of related experience; preferably in real estate, land use, or related field
- Communication skills: Professional oral and written communication skills, including exceptional spelling and grammar
- Interpersonal skills: Highly developed interpersonal skills to work with senior executives in the private and public sectors
- Detail-oriented: Meticulous attention to detail
- Initiative: Ability to initiate tasks and assume responsibility, and to work with minimal supervision in a high production position
- Multi-tasking and follow-through: Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple tasks concurrently and completely, and complete tasks on time, with responsible follow-through
- Time management: Strong time management skills
- Organizational skills: Strong organizational skills
- Computer skills: Strong computer skills, including advanced facility with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe products; minimum 60 words per minute keyboard skills
- Flexibility: Ability to attend early morning and evening events, and events in other cities across the region and North America
- Vehicle: Use of personal vehicle
- Strength: Ability to lift 30 pound boxes during event preparation and set-up
- Grant writing: Experience in researching and writing grant applications (desired)
- Graphic design: Ability to produce collateral material of a professional quality by using Adobe InDesign or similar software program (desired)
- Event management: Prior experience in event management (desired)
Please submit your resume and letter of interest to jobs@uli.org, with the subject line “NW Seattle Associate”. No phone calls, please. For a full job description, please visit www.uli.org. ULI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
