What is a community organization director and how to become one

Key steps to become a community organization director

1. Explore community organization director education requirements

   Most common community organization director degrees

   Bachelor's

   74.8 %

   Master's

   13.9 %

   Associate

   6.8 %

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2. Start to develop specific community organization director skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Leadership Development	24.21%
   Public Speaking	18.46%
   Business Development	14.89%
   Community Outreach	8.01%
   Organizational Development	6.74%

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3. Complete relevant community organization director training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New community organization directors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a community organization director based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real community organization director resumes.

4. Research community organization director duties and responsibilities

   • Manage all event planning, reunion programming, donor stewardship and in-house publications for UR alumni.
   • Coordinate alumni benefits program, including travel and marketing services.
   • Focus on ISO9001 and [] compliance as well as CSC service delivery model.
   • Represent the university in various environments addressing the HIV epidemic in Virginia.

5. Get community organization director experience

   Generally, it takes 4-6 years to become a community organization director. The most common roles before becoming a community organization director include internship, director team lead and organizer.

6. Apply for community organization director jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a community organization director job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams