PMI Los Angeles Chapter

General Description and Process Summary:

This position is a member of the PMI-LA Board of Directors.  Candidates need to go through the Board of Directors nominations process conducted by the PMI-LA Nominations Committee and must be elected by the PMI-LA membership through the annual chapter elections.   Prior to receiving the Board of Directors application, candidates must fill out and submit an online screening form due October 9,2026 to determine eligibility to run for this position.

All candidates must be members in good standing of PMI-LA. 

Purpose

To serve in the dual role as a member of the Board of Directors, and as Vice President of Career Development of the management of the Chapter.

2026 Bylaws Description

• Developing and coordinating educational workshops or sessions on project management topics and tools (in physical locations or remote webinars). This includes advanced seminar topics and courses to prepare members for the PMI® certification exams. 
• Maintain additional career development opportunities (i.e., PM tools, jobs board, mentoring sessions)  Ensure ATP certified instructors for all chapter certification training 
• Sponsor and fully participate in PDD event in partnership with chapters PMO if applicable 
• Ensuring that courses offered adhere to the Talent Triangle and provide a reasonable source of income for the chapter. 
• Reporting the Professional Development Units (PDUs) for members with PMP credentials to PMI®

Responsibilities/Accountabilities

As a Member of the Board of Directors:

• Perform and uphold duties as specified by the PMI-LA Chapter Bylaws.
• As a board member, has joint fiduciary responsibility to ensure that the Chapter is maintained as a “going concern”, and that all legal and financial filing and reporting requirements are completed on a timely basis.
• May sign MOUs which have been approved by the Board of Directors for Instructor Engagement in a Career Development capacity.

As Vice President of Career Development:

• Report to the President and Board of Directors in their role as Vice President of Career Development.
• Takes direction from the President and Board of Directors in their role as Vice President of Career Development.
• Perform and uphold all duties as specified by the PMI-LA Chapter Bylaws.
• Perform and uphold all policies as specified by the PMI-LA Board of Directors.
• Perform and uphold all chapter management policies as specified by the President and agreed to by the Board in their role as Vice President of Career Development.
• May delegate duties and execution responsibilities, but not accountability, to other members of the management team, Career Development team members or others as appropriate.
• Review and approve non-Chapter related promotions to ensure no conflict with the Chapter's interests.
• Plan, develop, and coordinate the delivery of educational activities (i.e. seminars) that are aligned with PMI’s Talent Triangle.
• Plan, develop, and coordinate the delivery of certification examination preparation workshops.
• Create and maintain defined processes, checklists, and other planning artifacts to ensure consistent and continuously improving Career Development offerings.
• Take initiative to coordinate with other members of the Board of Directors to ensure consistent and continuously improving Career Development offerings.
• Investigate revenue sharing workshops, classes, etc. with approved external vendors to provide more knowledge opportunities for members and non-members
• Obtain attendee satisfaction evaluation and feedback from Chapter Career Development offering attendees and maintain this information in a database to help analyze trends and offerings satisfaction.
• Maintain Chapter Career Development offering attendance and other member value statistics which satisfy PMI, Board of Directors, and senior management requirements in the chapter selected document repository (eg. SharePoint/O365).
• Create innovative ways to deliver project management Career Development  value to members and others who may not be able to attend traditional meetings, or who may be seeking alternative venues, formats, times, and price points.
• Take initiative to communicate with other Vice Presidents to inform and to coordinate Chapter needs.
• Respond to queries about PMP, workshops, seminars, etc. in a timely manner.
• Manage the Career Development approved budget.
• Solicit job postings to be placed on website
• Manage Career Development ’s event website postings.
• Oversee chapter Mentor program.
• Produce and maintain governance documents in order to guide members of the Career Development team.
• Maintain documents and records on PMI-LA’s choice of document management system (e.g. SharePoint/O365)
• Develop Career Development team member’s role description.
• Onboard and offboard members of the Career Development team.
• Develop and oversee leadership succession planning for Career Development and ensure a smooth transition.
• Review and approve non-Chapter related promotions to ensure no conflict with the Chapter's interests.

Policy Ownership

·         Joint Ventures

Strategic and business management skills

• Ability to Develop and Manage Career Development Event Schedules
• Content & Curriculum Development
• Knowledge of PMI Credentials and PDUs
• Event Planning Skills
• Public Speaking Evaluation Skills

Leadership skills

• Ability to Delegate Effectively
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Public Speaking/Presentation Skills
• Team Building Skills

Governance documents knowledge requirement

• PMI Strategic Plan
• PMI-LA Chapter Bylaws
• PMI-LA Chapter Annual Plan
• PMI-LA Chapter Roles, Responsibilities, & Policies
• PMI Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Talent Triangle requirements and eligibility

Role Specific Security Access

• PMI Chapter Reporting System or other comparable PMI system
• PMI R.E.P System for creating and verifying chapter activity codes

• Online Event Management System security access as determined appropriate to ensure “separation of duties” and internal controls
• Other information systems security access as determined appropriate to ensure “separation of duties” and internal controls
• Officer-level access to all Chapter websites (front-end and back-end), including the Office 365 site

Required for the role

• Preference to at least one year of volunteer experience with PMI-LA, or other PMI affiliated chapters / committees, or a combination of both.

For more information including instructions on how to apply contact the Nominations Committee at Nominations@pmi-la.org.