Education Chair Position Description

Term
One year: January 1 to December 31

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the section leadership committee (SLC) to:
  • develop
  • set goals and metrics
  • execute
  • report
  • maintain
  • the Education Committee's portion of the section's business plan, budget, and Performance Excellence Program (PEP) plan
• Create and implement plan to address educational issues of the section, or enhance previous Education Chair's plan
• Arrange and determine format, presenters, resources, objectives, teaching methods and materials for educational events
• Prepare Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for any co-sponsored educational programs and obtain approval from ASQ if needed.
• Evaluate results from all educational events and present to SLC
• Inform section members of courses offered by ASQ headquarters
• Ensure payment information and paths are set up for any course that will be held. This may be done directly or through another SLC member. Currently, the tool for this is Billhighway Events.
• Work with section recertification chair to determine certification course needs of the section
• If available from ASQ, share high-level certification exam results, especially the impact of educational courses on pass rates, with SLC and, as appropriate, section members and instructors.
• Be an advocate for member value, satisfaction, and loyalty
• To the degree possible, attend all Section Leadership Committee and general membership meetings
• Issue a final report to indicate accomplishments for the year and recommendations for the next year
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the chair
• Uphold society bylaws, policies and procedures, ASQ Code of Ethics including diversity and inclusion and the section operating agreement

Qualifications

• The [position] [will/may] have access to Personally Identifiable Information and must be aware of and adhere to ASQ rules through GDPR training to protect that information.
• Must be a Professional, Senior, or Fellow ASQ member in good standing and a member of the section
• Must have basic knowledge of ASQ bylaws, policies and procedures, and section operations
• Must be willing to provide an email address to ASQ and the section for ASQ and section communications
• Must possess leadership, management, and organizational skills
• The ideal candidate should have:
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills
  • Ability to resolve conflict/bring people to consensus
  • Project Management skills
  • Ability to prepare and lead a meeting and conference call
  • Financial acumen – ability to develop a budget and operate within it
  • Strategic thinking skills
• Preferably will have prior experience as a committee chair or member
• Preferably will have some prior experience in budgeting and business planning

Time Commitment
Approximately three to four hours per month (outside of section leadership and member meetings, and any work as an instructor)