Regional Director Job Description

Purpose: The Regional Director shall promote membership growth, and convene regularly scheduled Regional Wedding Network USA meetings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the chief administrator of the region for the Association, providing liaison among the Association officers, Central Office, regional members.
• Responsible for all financial matters of the region.

·     Appoint regional committees

• Prepare annual regional report as required by the Board of Directors.
• Advise and assist the Board of Directors in planning all regional activities, keeping in mind the educational role, purpose, and goals of the Association and the region.
• Develop an orientation program and training procedures for the Regional committee’s chairs.
• Coordinate communication within the region
• Provide leadership and assistance with the recruitment of new members.
• Maintain regional files including regional rosters, annual reports, minutes of meetings, and other appropriate material.
• Attend all meetings as required by the Board of Directors.
• Advise Regional Committees chairs.

Obligations – Regional directors are expected to attend the following during their term:

• The annual conference of the Association.
• Any pre– or post– annual conference meetings of the Regional Directors.
• The annual regional conference.
• The regional leadership team meetings.
• Annual regional functions where appropriate and possible.
• Any special meetings scheduled by the Board of Directors
• The annual meeting of the Regional Directors or similar meetings of the Regional Directors.

Term of Office – Elected/Selected by the regional membership to three year term, with election to no more than two consecutive terms.  Reports to the Board of Directors

Qualifications

• A broad range of experience and involvement in the respective region.
• Demonstrated performance in organizational leadership, motivation, communication, and listening skills, and follow-through on assignments and projects.
• Demonstrated commitment to building inclusive volunteer organizations.
• Commitment to Wedding Network USA and its core values, mission, and constitution, and bylaws.
• Be an individual member of Wedding Network USA in good standing from a member institution in good standing with solid institutional support or other means of financial support.
• Access to Web–based e-mail and the Internet.