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Title: WBA Administrator 

Job Description: The Weaverville Business Association (WBA) contracts an administrator to complete organizational tasks on behalf of the board and the association members. This position is part-time, averaging around 15-20 hours a week, with around 10 hours a week in the winter and 30 hours a week in the summer.  This position requires scheduling flexibility and a wide variety of skills for managing online records of memberships and website maintenance, and some administrative tasks associated with event production.

The WBA Administrator attends all general membership, board meetings, and committee meetings. The Administrator manages membership rosters, the wordpress website, email lists, composes and publishes the monthly newsletter, and maintains records and documents in Google Drive. The Business Association provides a dedicated laptop for this administrative position and 50% of this job can be done remotely while the other 50% will be on site at various locations around Weaverville. The administrator will need to attend organizational and miscellaneous events/ meetings and those meetings are as follows:

  • Board meetings on 3rd Wednesday
  • General Membership meetings on 4th Tuesdays of each month 5:30pm-7:00pm
  • Quarterly Professional Development Seminars on Wednesday mornings 4 times per year, 8am-9:30am
  • Various Committee meetings (averaging 1 meeting a week)
  • Ad Hoc meetings with current and prospective WBA members
  • Attendance required for three WBA-sponsored annual community events: Music on Main (June), Art in Autumn (September), Candlelight Stroll (December).

Monthly hours vary according to association activity. Higher hours per month usually correspond to event planning for the association. Pay for this position starts at $20/ hour commensurate with experience.

Duties:

  • Member Management
  • Event Planning
  • Social Media Management
  • Website Management
  • Bookkeeping
  • Agenda drafting and record keeping
  • Monthly Newsletter creation
  • Liaison between the WBA, the Town Staff, and the Community

Skills and Preferences:

  • Familiarity with Google Gmail and Google Drive required, as well as Excel spreadsheets. 
  • Familiarity with WordPress or other back end website platforms preferred. Other online management skills will be involved.
  • Familiarity with business social media management required (Facebook, Instagram)
  • Previous experience with Quickbooks is a plus.
  • Good communication skills, both written and spoken. This position requires that the individual communicate with a variety of people from the WBA board, town officials, volunteers, community members, and vendors with whom we do business.
  • Excellent organizational skills for managing records and assisting with event logistics.
  • Willingness to problem solve and proactively communicate with the board about what needs to be done.
  • Transportation is important since this position can require picking up various documents or materials for the association and delivering them around town.
  • Preference will be given to a Weaverville resident.

 

Please email resumes and letter of interest to: [email protected]