Vice President of Investor Relations

Position Title

Vice President of Investor Relations

Reports to:

President & CEO

The Vice President of Investor Relations is responsible for leading, managing, and expanding the membership investor relations department for the Kansas Chamber. The Vice President of Investor Relations is responsible for the development of new membership, upgrading existing members, and managing all details of the sales cycle with prospective organizations in a timely and accurate fashion. They will lead the retention and/or past‑due collection of existing member’s annual investments.

This position is ideal for a candidate interested in building and sharpening skills in public policy, project management and business development. They will have the opportunity to interact with Kansas’ top business leaders to support the Chamber’s advocacy efforts. The ideal candidate will possess a strong sales skillset, excellent organizational, communication and data analysis skills, and be proficient in Microsoft 365.

Knowledge of public affairs and how state government and business interests intersect is highly preferred.

• Consistently engaged in the development of new and existing investor relationships:
• Research and develop lists of potential members, cross‑generate leads, schedule meetings, and follow up with additional marketing materials or proposals with the appropriate representative of the prospective company, to help solidify new member relationships.
• Presents the Chamber’s mission and objectives to executives of prospective organizations and prepares formal proposals; leads negotiations, coordinates complex decision‑making process, and overcomes objections to closure.
• Represents company at various association gatherings to promote the Chamber and its mission.
• Coordinates with Events and Communications team on advertising activities including print, online, electronic media, and direct mail. Ensures marketing communications are coordinated, supports marketing plan objectives and meets organizational expenditure requirements in conjunction with Vice President of Events and Communications.
• Collaborates with the President/CEO, Director of Communications, and Government and Political Affairs divisions to facilitate new marketing tools, events, messages, campaigns and offerings.
• Works with the Events team to raise sponsorship dollars for the Chamber’s annual dinner, PAC golf tournament, DC Fly‑In and other events.
• Develops annual marketing and service plan in support of organizational strategy and objectives.
• Provides input and support to the Company’s leadership in the development of joint ventures, affiliations and partnership arrangements.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the President & CEO.

· Meets and exceeds income growth goals through establishing, building, managing, and maintaining relationships with prospective companies and existing members.

· Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with the organization’s members, vendors, and external contacts and to represent the Chamber in a highly professional manner.

· Travel across the state is required to for in‑person meetings with members and prospective member companies.

· Creates and enhances a positive public image.

· Establishes credibility throughout the organization and with the Board and Executive Committee as an effective developer of solutions to business challenges.

· Maintains up‑to‑date awareness of Chamber activities, industry trends, public policy and state politics.

· Attends training seminars, meetings or educational activities to stay up to date on the latest technology, trends, and regulations in the marketplace.

· Attends events which involve the Kansas Chamber; also attending those events which the President & CEO deem important to the organization’s public image. These events may occur after business hours.

· Possesses a high degree of proficiency with MS Office products; including Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook and the MCTrade database.

· Must be able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality. Ability to handle sensitive material concerning the…