The Assistant Director provides governance leadership, subject matter expertise, and project management for SAA. This position is responsible for the management of the SAA Council’s governance, governance committees, annual elections, and appointments processes as well as providing staff support to 46-member affinity groups by managing governance, engagement opportunities, leadership development, providing direct support to the executive director, and more. This position also plays a role on the Annual Meeting staff team and other component groups as needed. The Assistant Director reports directly to the Executive. This position requires the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations, along with strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and organi