Operational Team Volunteer Opportunities

Chapter President Team



There are currently no open positions for this team.  For more information on how to volunteer for this team, please contact the Chapter President at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Communications Team



There are currently no open positions for this team.  For more information on how to volunteer for this team, please contact the VP of Communications at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Education Team


Website Content Manager

Help the education organization organize and maintain website information
  • Time commitment: 3-5 hours a month

  • Report directly to the VP of Education

For more information on this position, or if you are interested in volunteering for it, please contact the VP of Education at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Director of Marketing for Educational Events

For more information on this position, please contact the VP of Education at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Events Hosts Coordinator

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Director of Educational Outreach

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Programs Team


Programs / Outreach Director

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Anniversary Event PM

Project manager and leader required to coordinate team building, volunteer coordination, facilities, planning and implementation of the PMI Pittsburgh Chapter 30th Anniversary celebration, scheduled for the May 2011 chapter meeting.  For more information on this position, please contact the VP of Programs at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Events Manager

Outgoing, energetic volunteer required to assist with speaker coordination and event logistics for PMI Pittsburgh program events.  Develop and maintain a list of candidate speakers and session topics.  Engage and screen potential speakers, coordinate with outreach volunteers, validate event details and logistics.  Coordinate with LIG Directors and teams to ensure events are scheduled 3 or more months in advance.  Coordinate chapter meeting events to be scheduled 6 or more months in advance.  Assist VP Programs with event planning and balance of content for program year.  For more information on this position, please contact the VP of Programs at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Outreach Team


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Director of Community Outreach

  • Reports to the VP of Outreach
  • Attends monthly committee meetings to provide update on volunteer opportunities with charitable and community organizations
  • Identify and act as a liaison between the chapter and charitable organizations in the Pittsburgh area
  • Works to use our strengths in project management to give back to the community by assisting charitable organizations in planning events
  • Identifies venues for chapter members to give back to the local community as a group through volunteering and charity events
  • Assign a Community Consultant for each community organization event and collect monthly updates
  • Maintain a permanent file of Community Consultants, process documents, and activity summaries
  • Effort required varies between 5-10 hours per month. 1 PDU gained per hour of effort

Company Coordinators (up to 2 per company; one for each member company and a backup)

  • Appointed position
  • Reports to the Director of Corporate Outreach
  • Determine their company's needs and work with the Director of Corporate Outreach to determine how the Chapter can best help fulfill those needs.  These representatives comprise the membership of the Coproate Outreach team and represent their member companies (for each member company).
  • Understand their company, its project service maturity level, its management direction, and how best the Chapter can fit in to add value and not compromise internal corporate goals or vision
  • Communicate with comapny project managers, whether PMP certified or not, to accomplish goals above (through an initial brainstorming kickoff introduction and then informally or formally as required).  Results are reported at monthly committee meetings and transformed by the outreach Coordinators into events.
  • Share communications from Chapter and event notifications with colleagues to raise awareness of Chapter events, opportunities and benefits

Relationship Managers (1 per organization)

  • Appointed position
  • Reports to the Director of Professional Organization Outreach
  • Fosters mutually beneficial relationship with assigned professional organization on a monthly basis and provides updates to Director of Professional Organization Outreach
  • Leads the development and implementation of programs, trainings, and events that increase the awareness of our Chapter and the profession of project management, while benefiting the professional organization
  • Seeks out professional development opportunities for our members through the assigned professional organization
  • Documents each event in an activity summary and provides to Director of Professional Organization Outreach and VP of Outreach
  • Time Committment: Approximately 1 hour/month
  • Specifically need RMs to work with: International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

PA eMentoring

Think back to when you were in High School and ask yourself, "Knowing all that I know now, what guidance about college and careers do I wish I had gotten as a high school student?"

  • PA eMentoring is a chance to give that guidance to a high school student who, below the surface, is just as nervous and scared as you were.
  • The ultimate goal of PA eMentoring is to help kids achieve success after high school by providing them with a detailed, realistic post secondary plan that is created with and supported by a career mentor.
  • eMentoring information can be found at www.smartfutures.org
  • If interested, sign up at www.pa-ementor.org and enter PMI Pittsburgh as your organization.
  • Worth 5 PDUs under mentorship category.

Professional Mentors

Engineers without Borders (University of Pittsburgh Chapter) is looking for professional mentors with experience in a water treatment/water filtration project in Tapagem, Brazil. Responsibilities of this mentor would be to:

  • Meet with EWB  every few weeks and verify their designs, providing input and advice where necessary
  • Approve/Sign-Off on all Designs
  • The group requires that a prospective professional mentor have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the related field and a PE license (state not specified)
  • In addition, opportunities also exist for supporting mentors (a reduced role compared to the "Main" mentor) who have interest in assisting this group with their project
  • For their efforts, mentors to this group will earn 1 PDU per hour volunteered per PMI's PMP Handbook
  • Interested candidates should contact Vinny Gala This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information.
Finance Team

There are currently no open positions for this team.  For more information on how to volunteer for this team, please contact the VP of Finance at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Membership Team

Director of Member Surveys

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Membership / Outreach Director

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Director of Membership Communications

  • Volunteers needed: 1-2
  • Responsible for sending welcome letters and congratulation letters to members upon renewal, new membership, or achieving PMP, CAPM, PgPM or other certifications within PMI.
  • Works with Survey Coordinator to ensure communications for new members and member renewals and supports survey needs.
  • Time commitment:  1 hour/week
  • Contact   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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