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GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION:

Membership Specialist

REPORTS TO: Area Membership Manager

PRIMARY AREAS OF WORK:

Under the Area Membership Manager’s supervision and direction, the Membership Specialist is

primarily responsible for mastering membership development skills, meeting council goals for

recruitment and retention of girl and adult members in an assigned geographic area, supporting

and overseeing volunteers and identifying volunteers for administrative roles and supporting all

other Council and GSUSA goals as indicated.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Contribute to the overall accomplishment of the Corporate Goals by meeting membership

registration goals for girls, demographic representation and other identified elements in an assigned

geographic area. This includes:

 Develop and implement troop recruitment and retention strategies to meet recruitment

benchmarks and troop affiliation goals.

 Support volunteer leadership development through regular contact/meetings, timely

communication, team building activities, problem solving, conflict resolution and effective

liaison with council staff.

 Recruit, appoint, orient and supervise certain administrative volunteers with a special

emphasis on increasing diversity where need exists.

 Work with volunteers to organize troops by recruiting and retaining leaders and

recruiting/placing girls in troops.

 Managing volunteer administrative roles when volunteer vacancies exist.

 Research and analyze and report on demographic factors and statistics to formulate

recruitment strategies, develop plans of work to take appropriate action to ensure

inclusiveness and attainment of membership goals by all groups. Track saturation

rates/market share for assigned area and plan to increase where necessary.

 Train registrars and organizers and Welcome Specialists and coordinate the registration

process for an assigned area.

 Review troop paperwork and submit according to established procedures and deadlines.

 Maintain accurate records on membership growth and retention, retention and report as

required to managers and council staff.

 Increase Girl Scout visibility in the community by identifying resources and forming beneficial

partnerships through planning and participating in community activities.

 Remain informed and supportive of the initiatives of other departments and effectively

January 2017

Position Description Template - Membership Specialist