Interested in joining the CAIA Association team? We're looking for top-quality, dedicated professionals to help us meet our growing needs.
The CAIA Association is a rapidly growing international association that offers competitive salaries and benefits packages , as well as excellent career opportunities .
We encourage all interested parties to contact us about opportunities in:
Curriculum development
Examination development
Member services
Candidate services
Marketing & industry relations
Association operations
Information technology
Copy Writer/Technical Copy Editor
Purpose and Scope
The Copy Editor supports the strategic objective of the CAIA Association by ensuring the proper editing of all content, with correct business language, and conforming to the stated CAIA style. The Copy Editor reports directly to the Associate Director of Curriculum and provides copy editing services to all other departments where content is created.
Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Curriculum, the Copy Editor is responsible for supporting the Program (Curriculum and Examination) (50-75%) and Marketing and other CAIA areas (25-50%) by:
Editing, formatting and improving documents, including text and exhibits, ensuring correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Ensure text is written at the correct level with correct business language and conforming to the stated style.
Revise text as necessary to ensure it is well written and that sections, paragraphs and sentences are logically structured.
Check that exhibits and other elements in each publication are correct, including headings, data, captions and citations.
Check facts and also ensure that data or addresses are up to date or that any questionable facts or details have been rechecked.
Check if the writers have properly quoted reference books, websites, and journals in the work.
Suggest rewrites where appropriate.
Qualifications
Demonstrated excellence as a Technical Writer
Excellence in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF software
Ability to use Excel to build and manipulate charts and graphs
Superb writing and editorial skills, including proper grammar, spelling and punctuation
Disciplined and self-starting, ability to work under strict timelines
Ability to work well as part of a team with excellent communication skills
MBA and/or finance experience a plus
Based in Amherst, MA preferred
Director of Chapter Relations
Purpose and Scope
The Director of Chapter Relations manages the strategic objective of promoting the CAIA designation by supporting the CAIA Association's global chapter network and its Chapter Executives. This position is responsible for managing the strategic development of the CAIA Association's global chapters and membership communities and is the chief point of contact for the global chapter leadership.
Responsibilities
Chapter Relationship Management
Act as chief point of contact for the Association's global chapters and work closely with senior staff in Europe and Asia-Pacific to ensure smooth coordination and planning of all CAIA chapter activities worldwide
Travel to chapter events in the Americas, as well as overseas if and when required
Coordinate with chapter executives to organize regular conference calls and regional cross-chapter meetings
Facilitate regular chapter nominations and turnover process, identify volunteers where necessary
Chapter Administration
Implement policies, procedures, and best practices for the CAIA global chapters and member communities, and ensure cross-departmental compliance
Maintain annual CAIA global chapter budget
Coordinate with relevant departments to explore and develop corporate sponsorship opportunities
Coordinate with chapters & internal departments to develop & deliver recorded educational programming, consistent with CAIA curriculum and CAIA Member ongoing education
Liaise with Legal on creation of regional entities
Research and maintain potential speakers list
Manage the CAIA chapter events calendar
Corporate Communications
Coordinate with Marketing to regularly deliver updated collateral & consistent brand positioning, and provide talking points to all chapter executives
Write and update chapter pages of the website and related areas
Contribute to monthly CAIA Member Update
Management
Hire and train staff and interns as needed in coordination with the Director of Member Services
Organizational Relationship
This position reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Qualifications
Experience working within the finance industry
Strong leadership skills and high level of interpersonal skills
Proven track record of building and maintaining multi-cultural, senior-level, volunteer networks
Ability to travel regularly to CAIA's Americas Chapters and overseas events as required
Strong organizational and communications skills
Experience as a CAIA Chapter volunteer preferred
College Education Required, CAIA preferred
Must be based in the Americas, preferably New York or East Coast
Manager of Events and Trade Marketing
Purpose and Scope
The Manager of Events and Trade Marketing supports CAIA brand awareness and exposure by increasing traffic, engagement, and participation in all alternative investment/financial industry outlets. He/she supports senior management and event speakers and works with the Senior Director of Marketing to improve trade marketing materials, booth/conference presences, and related marketing tactics. He/She is responsible for recommending and executing the most effective materials globally. He/she oversees all external relations activities sponsored by Business Development and Marketing. He/she maximizes the benefits of events by coordinating with Business Development, Member Services, and Program teams to optimize integration and communication.
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Senior Director of Marketing, responsibilities include:
Conferences/Events
Upgrade CAIA presence at conferences and events
Manage related budget and purchase requests and approvals
Oversee staff and speakers and attend to the needs in advance and at the events
Develop and execute plans to reach attendance goals
Conceive member/chapter events in the Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Conceives and executed conference media exchanges and other marketing and program events
Maximize media exchanges based on defined marketing criteria
Internal coordination and management
Participate in weekly meetings with Business Development and Member Services to maximize cross-department exposure and ensure consistent procedures
Work with Member Services, Business Development and Program to establish criteria to select and support key conferences
Contribute to management of the database of speakers
Qualifications
3-5 years' experience working in events management (direct conference experience a plus)
Well organized, resourceful, strong initiative and ability to multi-task
Strong communication skills, including presentation, editing and writing
Strong experience working in multicultural international environment
Proven record of managing events at senior level at high-end venues including room selection, room selection, catering and technical support
Budget management required
Proven negotiation skills
Experience with crisis management
Ability to work under tight deadlines and constraints
Diplomatic
Bachelor's degree preferred
Travel required
Senior Web Developer
Purpose and Scope
The role will work closely with the IT Director to provide key support in the day-to-day operations of the IT Department as well as with the aim to further the defined IT objectives. This role is primarily responsible for providing IT support to CAIA staff.
Website Development
Maintenance of internal development and staging environments
Front-end (HTML, jQuery, graphics, CSS) and back-end (PHP, MySQL) site design, development/modification, documentation, testing and deployment
Subscription from and publication to external 3rd party data feeds (to support bulk email list population, event and CRM integration)
Upload and management of website “downloadable” content
Review of site performance monitoring tools
Tools Review/Specification and Development/Integration
Review of CRM and Business Intelligence tools
Review and development of website usage tools
Mass Email Preparation and Execution
Development and communication of email “templates”
Scheduling/coordination of email mailings with internal departments
Execution of mailings and interpretation of related delivery results
Office Desktop, Server and Remote Access Support
Support/explanation to internal staff on technology issues/problems
Review of internal/external mail delivery issues
Review/specification of new desktop/server/infrastructure hardware
Maintenance of site infrastructure (switches, firewall, wireless)
Server/desktop/IT appliance software upgrades
Qualifications
Expert understanding of the PHP language, Javascript, CSS and HTML
Commercial experience with the Drupal CMS system (6.x required, 7.x preferred)
Understanding of cross-browser display / functionality / overall compatibility issues
Familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite products
Excellent written and oral skills
