Overview
We are looking for ASLM Membership Manager who will take ownership of growing and maintaining ASLM membership. Successful candidate will be innovative, interested in making suggestions to improve the ASLM Membership Programme, and creative in packaging and promoting ASLM membership.
The Membership Manager will develop ASLM membership by planning and implementing Membership strategies, including promoting Members’ active participation in ASLM events and continuing educational opportunities to build their relationship. The Membership Manager is primarily responsible for recruiting new members, and retaining existing ones. He/she will develop and lead membership drives, plan member events and platforms, and create and implement outreach strategies in order to expand ASLM’s membership base and engage with existing members. The Membership Manager will oversee membership campaigns, including on-site promotions, direct mail, or social media promotions, and works to increase members’ involvement, contribution and level of support. The Membership Manager is also responsible for maintaining a membership database, writing promotional materials, designing and promoting membership benefits, observing and analyzing membership trends and feedback, and communicating with members. The Membership Manager is also expected to work with the membership base to help achieve the financial goals of ASLM membership.
ASLM background
The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a pan-African professional body working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector.