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MEMBER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE General Statement of Duties Performs professional work in support of services for the members of the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC). Enhances SEANCs strength by recruiting non-members and retaining current SEANC members. Empowers SEANC members to recruit state employees to become SEANC members and encourage participation within the districts and all levels of SEANC. Distinguishing Features of the Class An employee in this class is responsible for a geographical area of the state and serves as the primary SEANC Member Relations Representative (MRR) to the districts in that geographical region. The employee is responsible for membership recruitment/retention programs, member services, training, promoting the member discount program, and marketing SEANC and its insurance and benefits programs. The employee provides consultation and information to district officials, members, and non-members on pay, state health plan, and retirement issues along with personnel, performance evaluation, and state and agency policies and programs. The employee also provides information on SEANCs legislative agenda and actions during the legislative sessions affecting state employees. The employee in this class may serve as a trainer when needed. Work includes planning strategies and program development for member recruitment and retention. Work involves extensive public contact, responsibilities with district chairs and members as well as State agency and University officials, and extensive travel within the state. Work requires planning, organizational and scheduling skills to cover the geographical area and number of work sites, as well as independent judgment and initiative. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Director of Member Relations and the Lead Member Relations Representative and is evaluated based on conferences, reports, feedback from presentations, visits with members and training evaluations. Duties and Responsibilities Essential Duties and Tasks Serves as the primary SEANC MRR to the assigned districts on all matters involving association activities. Works in consultation with District Chairpersons in all aspects of SEANC. Plans long and short term strategies with districts for continuous membership recruitment and retention; analyzes membership reports, identifies trends in area membership, and takes action to address; develops innovative and creative membership recruitment/retention programs and provides materials and technical assistance to districts in implementation of membership recruitment and retention programs. Serves as staff liaison to a geographical areas regional membership chair, district chairpersons, district membership chairpersons, and other district chairpersons. Meets with chairpersons and members providing technical advice on various SEANC and district activities and issues. Provides information, speaks on and replies to SEANC members concerns and complaints as they arise; provides information and responds on personnel, retirement, pay, state health plan, association platform and legislative issues and positions, and interprets the status of pending legislation. Makes presentations at various state work sites to promote and inform state employees of the benefits and advantages of SEANC membership, including structure and organization, dues, legislative accomplishments and membership insurance programs and provisions. Stresses the importance of member building a strong political action committee (EMPAC) and encourages SEANC members to contribute to EMPAC through payroll deduction. Organizes and schedules travel to regularly visit all state agencies in assigned districts; makes planned and impromptu visits; attends DOT safety meeting; meets with all shifts having 24-hour operations, i.e. prisons, psychiatric hospitals; attends new employee orientations at various agency locations. Organizes, coordinates, and con ucts training for committee chairs and members on topics such as membership recruitment/retention, insurances, etc. Ability to develop and present training programs as needed. Plans, coordinates, and implements all aspects of blitz membership enrollments, coordinates with personnel directors, department heads, college presidents, university chancellors, etc. along with district members as applicable. Makes visits and presentations to worksites in SEANC regions; may involve other MRRs to adequately cover the assigned geographical area; assists other MRRs in conducting respective blitzes. Reviews membership data and reports and provides input to supervisors on trends, problems, and progress of district efforts. Markets all SEANC insurance policies and programs to members. Attends and may assist in planning special legislative events and programs, dinners, fundraisers, etc. within assigned districts and at regional and state levels. Assists in and attends the SEANC Annual Convention, Board of Governors Meetings, state, regional, and district meetings, including district annual meetings in assigned area. Attends scheduled state meetings and conferences as needed such as Vocational Rehabilitation Association, North Carolina Pupil Transportation Association, North Carolina Correctional Association, and North Carolina College and University Personnel Association. Attend agency benefits fairs such as DOT Division Wellness Fairs and various university and community college benefits fairs. Make presentation at retirement planning workshops sponsored by State Human Resources. 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