DESCRIPTION:

The Membership Development Manager will be responsible for the development, growth and delivery of the DFI's organisational capacity building programme for its membership of over 120 disability organisations. The Membership Development Manager will be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective relationships with DFI member organisations, their colleagues, and a range of community and voluntary, educational, private, specialist and statutory agencies and bodies.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

The role will involve:

Relationship Management:

• Managing DFI's engagement with its existing membership.
• Building and nurturing relationships with all new DFI member organisations.
• Supporting and maximising members involvement and participation in the Federation.
• Managing and developing DFI's Membership CEO Engagement Programme.
• Managing and directing partnerships between DFI's other key stakeholders e.g. IQ, HSE.
• Developing alliances with national and international Standards Bodies in the development of supports for member organisations.
• Developing contacts and relationships with suppliers of education and training services.

·        Supporting organisations exploring collaboration and partnership options.

Quality & Governance:

• Consulting and supporting DFI member organisations' quality and governance needs.
• Developing programmes to support member organisations compliance with the Charities Governance Code.
• Developing and managing DFI's quality and governance supports for member organisations.
• Promoting and delivering existing quality and governance supports programmes.
• Representing DFI Members on external committees related to governance and standards.

Operations:

• Managing all expenditure related to the development of programmes.
• Compiling monthly and quarterly reports.
• Maintenance of the key stakeholder CRM system.
• Working across the DFI team to ensure strategic membership engagement targets are delivered.

ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES:

• A minimum of three years' experience delivering and implementing projects.
• Experience in implementing Quality Management Systems/ Standards/Governance.
• An understanding of the community and voluntary sector.
• Experience of working on multiple tasks/projects at the same time.
• Experience of working as part of a virtual team.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in report writing, client/member communications and project communications.

DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES:

• Experience in delivering training or presenting to groups or at conferences.
• Experience in using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools.
• Experience of being a Director of a voluntary Board.
• Knowledge of the Charities Act 2009 and the Charities Governance Code.
• Proficient in the application of Lean or Six Sigma philosophies and principles including supporting systems and tools.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Communication and relationship skills
• Strong leadership skills
• The ability to motivate others
• Be organised and thorough   
• Be highly self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Discrete and confidential
• Flexibility and ability to multitask
• Ability to work collaboratively with external partners
• Fluent English

This job description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities of and qualifications for this position. The job description is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform that may be required either now or in the future.

TO APPLY:

Please send a Curriculum Vitae and completed application form to jobs@disability-federation.ie by 5pm on Monday 10 October 2022 

Successful candidates should be available to attend for interview on Thursday 20^th October 2022. 

 Please note:  Applicants must submit a CV and completed application form in order to be considered for the position. DFI will only contact you if you have been selected for interview. 

DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND is an Equal Opportunities Employer.