Jobs and Careers

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

The American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AmCham) is looking for a motivated candidate to fill the permanent position of AmCham Member Relations and Communications Lead, who will be able to work, communicate, and negotiate with the business community, to meet strict deadlines, be self-organized, assist the AmCham Executive Director to coordinate daily operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The AmCham Member Relations and Communications Lead will perform the following duties under the supervision of the AmCham Executive Director:

Act as a day-to-day AmCham Member contact:
- Set a new Member recruitment objectives plan and follow up to accomplish;
- Recruit new members, cultivate relationships with existing members and increase the level of member engagement to facilitate membership upgrades and sponsorships;
- Hold strong contact with the AmCham members, respond to requests and refer them to the Executive Director as necessary;
- Maintain an accurate Membership management system (regularly update the database, mailing list, members’ list on the beneficiary online registry);
Schedule meetings and meet with members, potential members and the Business Community Reps; conduct email and other correspondence with members on behalf of the Chamber; request information from members as need be;
- Collect new membership applications and send to the Board of Directors for approval, request additional information if need be;
- Organize Member 2 Member introductions via email;
- Work with the Executive Director to plan and conduct membership surveys and to gather other information as need be;
- Assist the Executive Director in keeping complete records and documentation (archives) of the Chamber;
- Assist in organizing events (as requested);
- Lead the AmCham general e-mail (****@******.**) and organize message disseminations when requested;
- Prepare AmCham membership agreements on a monthly basis, update member information and requisites on the online beneficiary database/ registry;
- Follow-up with the AmCham membership Fee timely payments;
- Implement other functions to assist AmCham Board and Executive Director and provide general office support as required;

Carry out AmCham PR strategy, under the direction of the Executive Director:
- Produce and maintain the AmCham Business Magazine - topic suggestions to the Board for approval, collection of materials, translation of the articles/ interviews, conduct interviews, manage profitable advertising placements of the members and non-members, manage the quality printing at the lowest cost;
- Organize the distribution of the magazine both via email and courier, etc;
- Organize the AmCham Be My Guest event (8-9 events annually);
- Participate in working groups, conferences with the Executive Director (if necessary);
- Assist in the production of the AmCham Website and management of the site (update the membership and publications sections of the Website);
- Update the B2B offers platform on a monthly basis, collect new offers.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- Master’s degree in business, economics, political science, public affairs, public administration and related fields);
- Minimum 3 years of work experience (preferably in private sector or not-for-profit or international organizations);
- Strong communication, teamwork and negotiation skills;
- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken Armenian and English (other languages are an asset);
- Significant knowledge of the U.S. business community (leading firms, growth sectors, major issues, etc.);
- Ability to build relationships and be comfortable to work with senior executives and high-profile stakeholders;
- Proactive attitude with the ability to identify creative solutions under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
- Strong sense of cultural diversity;
- Great organizational skills and attention to detail.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

If interested, please email your CV and Cover Letter at: ****@******.** In the subject line of your message, please mention "AmCham Member Relations and Communications Lead." Only short-listed candidates will be invited to the interview.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 

Competitive, based on previous experience and skills.