Association Manager
Listed on 2026-10-23
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Business
Business Administration, Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Client Relationship Management, Business Development
** This position is hybrid across South Africa
Position summary
Based within Paragon, this role oversees the association’s day-to-day operations, governance, financial health, and strategic direction, working closely with association leadership and key stakeholders to ensure sustainable growth and effective decision-making. The Association Manager shapes and executes business, brand, and content strategies, manages member and compliance processes, and serves as a trusted liaison across the association ecosystem. They also act as the association’s on-site representative and strategic partner throughout the full conference lifecycle, collaborating closely with Paragon project teams to deliver high-quality events and experiences.
About Paragon
Paragon is a boutique international professional conference organizer, with offices in Boston, Cape Town, Panama City and Tel Aviv. We run conferences across more than 25 countries, and we manage associations end to end, working as part of each association’s own team and committed to its priorities. You’ll join a small, international team and work directly with association leaders and our conference teams.
What you will do
- Own the association’s day-to-day operations and administration
- Lead the planning and running of board, committee and general assembly meetings: agendas, minutes, decisions and follow-up
- Manage membership: onboarding, records, renewals and member queries
- Maintain bylaws and governance documents, and support compliance and record-keeping
- Track the association’s financial health, and report regularly on membership and sponsorship
- Help shape and carry out the association’s business, brand and content strategy, including its annual plan
- Write and update website content, newsletters and social media posts
- Act as the trusted liaison between association leadership, members and key stakeholders
- Partner with the conference Project Manager across the event lifecycle, including programme input
Who you are
- Fluent in written and spoken English; writing is the most important skill for this role
- Organised, detail-oriented and proactive, comfortable running several work streams at once
- Methodical, with real interest in how associations work
- Confident working with board members, committees and members from different countries
- Experience in association or event management is a plus
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