We are looking for industry experts who want to give back to their community in an executive capacity by volunteering to be among the first Board Members of The Social Justice + Engineering Initiative. You should be motivated and willing to commit 5+ hours per week for at least three years to this new non-profit.

By joining our select group of diverse, skilled, and committed board members you will help us continue to lay the foundation of SJEI and work to champion social and environmental justice, through our mission by bridging resources with innovation to engineer solutions that target the meaningful involvement of people for the common good.

The volunteer Director of Marketing + Communications Board Member implements, monitors, and evaluates marketing communications strategy, including advertising, fundraising promotions, and public relations to support the marketing objectives and maximize the positive exposure in local, national and global markets. Budgets and allocates resources for communication programs that align with market research findings.

Work with our volunteer graphic designers, social media content creators, digital content creators, bloggers and writers to develop and implement the vision of the CEO and the Board of Directors as it relates to the mission of SJEI.

The Director of Marketing + Communications is a Board member with voting rights and collaborates with the Board of Directors and non-voting Board members. The Director of Marketing + Communications will also participate in SJEI's Initiative of 100% Board Giving and other Board member fundraising expectations and strategic planning initiatives. SJEI Board members are champions of SJEI.

A proven background in a similar volunteer or professional role.

Board Member General Responsibilities may include some of the following in addition to specific role:

Governing

• The board evaluates itself and the organization, ensures financial and program accountability and transparency, includes ---reviews effectiveness of programs; mandates needs assessment of constituency every few years, sets meeting agendas, creates necessary committees, keeps minutes, and recruits effective members.

Planning

• Creates the mission and vision, sets goals and objectives, develops a strategic plan and fashions organizational procedures)

Oversee use of resources

• Ensures sufficient funds are raised (includes marketing and public relations) and spent appropriately.

Compliance

• Conflicts, insurance, file required papers and act as a trustee/fiduciary; creates and abides by the bylaws.

Evolving Role of the Board Members

• Governance (oversight of operations, including financial accountability)
• Support (fundraising, public relations and providing individual expertise)