Position: Coach, Regional Treasurer/Business Manager Cohort
Committee: Regional Treasurer/Business Manager Cohort
Term: January 2023 - December 2024
The Regional Treasurer/Business Manager Coach is appointed from members who have successfully completed one or more terms as a regional Treasurer or Business Manager. The appointment will be made by the NAFSA Vice President for Professional Development and Engagement in consultation with the current Regional Affairs Committee (RAC) Chair and Chair-Designate.
The coach is a two-year term and supports the ongoing professional development of NAFSA’s regional Treasurers and Business Managers. The coach works with the 2023 and 2024 regional Treasurer/Business Manager cohorts to foster collegiality and support their task of managing regional finances. As a former regional Treasurer or Business Manager, the coach will share perspectives on managing the regional finances, promote the sharing of best fiscal practices between regions, and provide on-going support and professional development that empowers Treasurers and Business Managers to be resources on their regional teams.
For questions or additional information, please contact the NAFSA Regional Affairs team.
Position description updated August 2022.
Major Functions and Responsibilities
- Guide two successive regional Treasurer and Business Manager cohorts (2022 and 2023) in understanding and maximizing the potential of the Treasurer’s/Business Manger’s role within the teams.
- Lead monthly full-cohort calls and develop agendas for the calls in collaboration with NAFSA staff partners.
- Field questions and engage cohort members in 1:1 calls periodically throughout the year to provide individualized guidance and support when necessary.
- Plan and lead meetings with regional Treasurer/Business Manager cohort at Washington Leadership Meeting (WLM) in 2022 and 2023 and the Annual Conference & Expo in 2022 and 2023 in collaboration with NAFSA staff.
- Generate dialogue across regions and collaborate with NAFSA Regional Affairs and Accounting staff to address necessary skill areas for leaders.
- Share observations from one’s own experience as a regional leader to provide insights about mitigating challenges in the Treasurer/Business manager role.
- Observe and identify challenges and needs presented by the cohort to address in conjunction with NAFSA staff.
- Review reporting practices and transition processes for regional finances.
- Work with regional Treasurers and Business Managers to develop transition plans for resource and process documentation related to regional finance practices.
All NAFSA leaders are expected to foster an inclusive environment and seek to learn and understand the multicultural perspectives of the committee/team, our constituents, and stakeholders to align with the NAFSA Diversity and Inclusion Statement. An expression of leadership in this area includes:
- Engagement of the committee/team to identify and implement strategies for increased personal outreach, recruitment, onboarding for all; especially diversity-focused and underrepresented groups
- Increasing accessibility and participation from underrepresented groups, individuals, and institutions
- Expansion of educational content within the committees’ purview through intentional outreach and recruitment of diverse presenters and institutional types in partnership with various NAFSA groups.
Volunteer Commitment
- Estimated 10-12 hours per month to complete ongoing work, which includes the following:
- Monthly full-cohort call preparation and facilitation.
- Periodic 1:1 calls with cohort members throughout the year.
- Participation for and facilitation of Treasurer/Business Manager meetings in the Washington Leadership Meetings (WLMs) in January 2022 and 2023 (funding for travel to in-person WLMs is provided by NAFSA).
- Preparation for and facilitation of pre-conference meetings at the NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo in late May 2022 and 2023.
Required Qualifications
- Current NAFSA membership throughout length of the leadership term.
- Demonstrated commitment to NAFSA regional leadership, including completion of a successful term in a regional Treasurer or Business Manager role.
- Experience with regional accounting system (Intacct) and payables system (Bill.com), highly preferable.
- Strong leadership skills in communication, organization, and project management, with an interest in teamwork and collaboration.
- Willingness to adopt association priorities and perspectives on volunteer development and management.
- Strong management skills, including delegation and group facilitation; willingness to provide training in multiple modalities including in-person and online.
- Ability to work effectively with a team and with NAFSA staff in an outcomes-based environment.
- Manage unconscious bias in the assessment and decision-making process.
- Ability to meet the volunteer commitment outlined and planning calendar deadlines.
- Institutional support for this volunteer commitment.
- Ability to attend (and if applicable, travel to) the following four (4) events: Washington Leadership Meeting (WLM) in January 2022 and 2023, and the NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo in May 2022 and 2023.
Relationships
With other NAFSA Members and Leaders
- This position collaborates closely with other NAFSA leaders to enhance work efforts across the association.
With NAFSA Staff
- This position partners closely with the NAFSA staff partners assigned. NAFSA staff assists the coach in preparing for face-to-face meetings and in planning the monthly full-cohort conference calls.
- Additional needs may be identified and addressed by staff on the Regional Affairs and Accounting units.
