Please include cover letter, resume, and salary requirements when submitting your application to jobs@apta.org
Title: Specialist, Member Engagement – Honors and Awards
Department: Membership Engagement
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Alexandria, VA
Description:
This position’s primary role will be to oversee APTA’s Honors & Awards program.
You will facilitate the nominations process and coordinating with APTA’s Honors & Awards subcommittees, and you will oversees the annual in-person ceremony recognizing award recipients and the delivery of related awards and certificates.
You also will serve as the liaison to APTA’s Council of Catherine Worthingham Fellows, seeking to align those distinguished members with opportunities to advance APTA’s strategic priorities.
Additional duties include helping to support APTA’s chapters and sections within the association’s federated model.
Essential Functions (include but are not limited to):
Manage APTA’s Honors and Awards Program
Administer the appointments process
Assist with discreet Fellows program
Support APTA online Member communities, communications and help maintain APTA Engage and database, etc.
Assists department colleagues with carrying out efforts to meet objectives on organizational priorities with a focus on departmental contributions to membership strategy for the Association.
Supports operational needs for appointed and member volunteer groups and APTA leadership.
Provides support with data entry as appropriate including compliance documents.
Seeks out and supports and opportunities for continuous quality improvement in department activities.
Is an effective champion of the Association vision, mission, and brand.
Staff Expectations:
Upholds and fosters team values
Complies with all APTA policies and procedures
Performs other duties as assigned to foster achievement of association priorities
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree, or commensurate experience
4+ years’ experience in a certification or honors and awards program
Experience in an Association setting
Excellent project management skills
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication
Ability to handle sensitive information
Strong interpersonal skills
How to Apply
Please send resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, to jobs@apta.org.
Principals only; No agencies; no phone calls, please. Candidates selected to participate in an interview will be contacted by Human Resources.
American Physical Therapy Association is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
APTA participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information, please visit e-verify.uscis.gov.
APTA is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and invites and welcomes applicants with diversity of experience, mindset, and skills to add value to APTA and our staff community.
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy. APTA seeks to improve the health and quality of life of individuals in society by advancing physical therapist practice, education, and research, and by increasing the awareness and understanding of physical therapy's role in the nation's health care system.
APTA prohibits preferential or adverse discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or health status in all areas including, but not limited to, its qualifications for membership, rights of members, policies, programs, activities, and employment practices. APTA is committed to promoting cultural diversity throughout the profession.
APTA is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and invites and welcomes applicants with diversity of experience, mindset, and skills to add value to APTA and our staff commUNITY.
