The Phi Beta Kappa Society seeks a dynamic, highly motivated, and people-oriented professional with experience in non-profit or membership-based organizations, including support of volunteer leaders. A commitment to the value of a liberal arts and sciences undergraduate education is essential.

This full-time position provides strategic oversight for the Phi Beta Kappa Society chapters located on 290+ college and university campuses that induct ~20,000 new members per year. As the primary point of contact for chapter volunteer leaders, the Associate Director is responsible for planning and executing strategies to assist chapter leaders; collaborating on messages that resonate with PBK invitees and inductees; and managing chapter-related administrative and technical responsibilities, including student registration.

The Associate Director also serves as staff support and liaison to Phi Beta Kappa’s Committee on Chapters, which oversees chapter health, and to the Committee on Qualifications, which oversees the new chapter application process. As an integral part of PBK’s program team, the Associate Director, Chapter Relations reports to the Associate Secretary (COO) and collaborates closely with the Associate Director, Member Engagement, Senior Communications Manager and the IT department.

The Society prioritizes our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The person filling this position will have opportunities to further these goals, especially through encouraging chapter relationships with relevant campus communities, creating materials and messaging aimed at student invitees, overseeing the Student Induction Fund, and contributing to programming around the Society’s 250th anniversary celebration spanning eighteen months in 2026-2027.

For full listing: https://www.pbk.org/about/jobs/associate-director-chapters

• Six years of experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in volunteer engagement and membership management in a higher education, non-profit, or alumni relations setting
• Demonstrated understanding of liberal arts and sciences objectives
• Robust proficiency in membership database platforms (IMIS or other CRM/CMS/AMS)
• Experience with large-scale email platform (Informz), survey design and interpretation, MS Office Suite, Canva, InDesign, Zendesk etc.
• Demonstrated success with volunteer coordination and mobilization
• Capacity to coach and mentor volunteers to achieve desired results
• Excellent skills in time management, organization, and written and oral communication
• Creative approach to problem solving and program implementation
• Ability to work as part of team, in collaboration with volunteers, and independently
• BA/BS degree, with Phi Beta Kappa membership preferred, but not required

About The Phi Beta Kappa Society

The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society, champions education in the liberal arts and sciences, fosters freedom of thought, and recognizes academic excellence. The invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa is widely recognized as a mark of distinguished accomplishment. Every year, working with dedicated volunteer leaders at chapters at over 290 U.S. colleges and universities, we welcome nearly 20,000 new students to membership. With well over 700,000 members worldwide, we engage this member network through innovative national and virtual programming as well as local activity with more than 40 alumni associations. Through the work of a dedicated team in the national office in Washington, D.C., we create diverse opportunities for volunteer-led programs, networking, and lifelong learning, as well as champion the arts and sciences in higher education and in communities across the country. For more information about The Phi Beta Kappa Society, visit www.pbk.org. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an equal opportunity employer.

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