SLC Chair

Term
One year: January 1 to December 31

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership and overall management to ensure the defined mission and goals of the section are aligned with Society, Region and GCC objectives, and are met by the section
  • Represent the section to its members and the Society
  • Preside over all section leadership committee (SLC) and member meetings
  • Appoint all standing and additional committee chairs
  • Ensure that the section meets the minimum requirements as requested annually by the GCC or ASQ Board of Directors
  • Work with Chair Elect and SLC to:
    • develop
    • set goals and metrics
    • execute
    • report
    • maintain
    • the section's business plan, budget, and Performance Excellence Program (PEP) plan
  • Participate in quarterly regional conference calls, or appoint other appropriate section member leaders to represent the section
  • To the extent possible, call and lead all SLC meetings. The SLC is required to meet at least once per calendar quarter (in-person, teleconference, web conference, etc.) At the meeting, it is recommended that the following items, at a minimum, be covered:
    • Approval of the minutes of last meeting. Minutes are taken by the secretary
    • Monthly and quarterly financial report from treasurer
    • Section business plan and status of section projects and activities, including committee reports
  • Submit and update the section officer and committee lists with ASQ via the online submission form
  • Be an advocate for member value, satisfaction, and loyalty
  • To the degree possible, lead all general membership meetings
  • Issue a final report to indicate accomplishments for the year and recommendations for the next year
  • Uphold society bylaws, policies and procedures, ASQ Code of Ethics including diversity and inclusion and the section operating agreement

 

Qualifications

  • The Chair will 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 affiliated with the section
  • Must have basic knowledge of society 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 served as chair-elect / vice chair in the year immediately preceding the term as Chair
  • Preferably will have some prior experience in budgeting and business planning

 

Time Commitment
Approximately six to eight hours per month (outside of section and executive committee meetings)