Global Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Leadership positions are open to HBA MEMBERS ONLY
Volunteer leadership is a great way to accelerate your experiences and engagement with the HBA and benefit from all the organization has to offer. Specifically, the HBA encourages members to
- sharpen current skills
- gain new expertise
- broaden understanding of the healthcare industry
- increase personal and professional visibility.
Committee service and other leadership roles are the engines that power the HBA and in turn, the relevant experience and significant contacts made while serving in a volunteer capacity provide our talented and enthusiastic members with a great value for their personal contribution.
Thank you for taking the time to consider volunteering for the HBA in a leadership capacity. We appreciate your interest and willingness to get involved!
Current Openings
ACE Award Committee, Team Members
- Description
Create and send communications to healthcare industry companies to solicit sumbissions. Manage the schedule of activiites for the selection panel. Faciliate the preparations for the awards ceremony presentation at the Leadership Conference.
- Time Commitment
3 hours per week. Award to be presented at Leadership Conference in the fall.
- Qualifications/Skills
Good writing and communications skills; experience with working with spreadsheets, strong attention to detail, and experience in dealing with high level executives.
- Other
Templates and timeines are available.
Advisory Board Committee, Team Members
- Description
Identify and recruit advisors for the 2009 Advisory Board while engaging current advisors in strategy dialogue throughout the year. Communicate (via email and personal phone calls) with prospective Advisory Board members. Plan for 2009 Advisory Board activities.
- Time Commitment
2 hours per week. .
- Qualifications/Skills
Good writing and communications skills; experience with working with spreadsheets, strong attention to detail, and experience in dealing with high level executives.
- Other
Templates and timeines are available.
Business Development Committee, Researcher
- Description
Design and oversee implementation of new initiatives research
- Time Commitment
2 hour per week, more during survey deployment and analysis.
- Qualifications/Skills
Must have market research expertise. Ability to conduct independent research as well as work with a contracted vendor.
- Other
Ability to work as part of a team is critical. Tasks are usually divided among several sub-committee members, but each person must make an equal contribution.
On-Going Research Committee, Researcher
- Description
Review results of HBA Membership Survey with Chapter and Affiliates and analyze specific data cuts in response to inquiries. Design and oversee conduct of Leadership Conference attendee evaulation survey.
- Time Commitment
1 hour per week, more during survey deployment and analysis.
- Qualifications/Skills
Must have market research expertise. Ability to conduct independent research as well as work with a contracted vendor.
- Other
Ability to work as part of a team is critical. Tasks are usually divided among several sub-committee members, but each person must make an equal contribution.
Research Sub-Committee, Chapter Survey Support
- Description
Develop Chapter and Affiliate (C/A) membership surveys, oversee tabulation of program evaluations and surveys by a vendor; develop centralized system to capture all data.
- Time Commitment
2-3 hours per week, more during survey deployment and analysis.
- Qualifications/Skills
Must have market research expertise.
- Other
Ability to work as part of a team is critical. Tasks are usually divided among several sub-committee members, but each person must make an equal contribution.
Rising Stars Committee, Team Members
- Description
Develop and propose a strategy and tactical plan wth success metrics to increase engagement of HBA Rising Stars.
- Time Commitment
2 hours per week. Newly formed committee with goal for kick off in August 2008.
- Qualifications/Skills
Good writing and communications skills, experience with strategic planning, and experience in dealing with executives.
Volunteer Committee, Chair
- Description
Need someone who can think outside of the box, quickly identify problems/challenges and develop creative solutions. The committee is developing a Volunteer Tool Kit to assist the Director of Volunteers at the chapter level. Conduct interviews with Director of Volunteers at each Chapter via phone.
- Time Commitment
4 hours /week. Toolkit to be completed 15 October 2008
- Qualifications/Skills
Good realtionship building skills, organizational and PC skills. Able to write reports and assemble chapter information for Volunteer Tool Kit. Sense of humor is welcome.
Volunteer Committee, Database Specialist
- Description
Ability to design a volunteer database that is user firendly, comprehensive and provides ability to capture and produce usable data. Solution/outcome must work with or utilize extising HBA database and website technology.
- Time Commitment
4 hours /week. Targeted deadline is November 2008
- Qualifications/Skills
Expert computer database literacy on design, development and execution. Great attendtion to detail, ability to meet timelines, ability to make sugestions and proposals.
Volunteer Committee, Writer/Editor
- Description
Initial assignment would be to help develop and assemble the Director of Volunteers Tool Kit. Synthesize information and assist in the assembling of the finished Tool Kit. Write/edit job descriptions for the Volunteer Tool Kit. Some descriptions exist and need tweaking, some need to be written from scratch.
- Time Commitment
4 hours /week. Toolkit to be completed 15 October 2008
- Qualifications/Skills
Excellent writing and communication skills. Good people skills. Great attention to detail. Excellent team player, flexibility. Able to write reports and assemble chapter information for Volunteer Tool Kit. Flexibility a must..