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Application Review Workgroup Job Descriptions

Application Review Team Manager

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Tracks receipt of Breastfeeding Counselor (BC) applications and their progress up to candidacy
  • Communicates with BC applicants and recommenders to ensure application materials are submitted and complete and to answer their questions about the application process
  • Assigns phone interviews to application team volunteers
  • Conducts phone interviews as needed
  • Changes applicants’ website user role to allow them to pay the BC education fee
  • Communicates with application team members as needed to ensure timely workflow
  • Participates in application review process with other team members to decide whether to accept or decline applications
  • Acts as liaison to Education Committee as needed (e.g., committee conference calls)
  • Communicates with BC Candidates Team Manager to hand off new candidates to her
  • Trains new application team volunteers in team’s work processes, including interviewing procedures; gives new volunteers access to necessary online resources
  • Prepares weekly report on applicant and candidate numbers and progress for Education Committee

b. Job Requirements:

  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Daily (at least) Internet access and basic computer skills
  • Acts professionally; often the Application Review Team Manager is the first Breastfeeding USA representative with which a BC applicant and her recommenders have direct contact
  • Completes small tasks promptly on an ongoing basis

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • Varies depending on rate of new applications and recommendations submitted, interviews being conducted, etc.; averages 5-8 hours/week

Application Review Team Member

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Conducts phone interviews as needed
  • Communicates with Application Review Team Manager as needed to ensure timely workflow
  • Reads and evaluates applications and personal recommendations based on the Personal Experience Prerequisites
  • Participates in application review process with other team members to decide whether to accept or decline applications

b. Job Requirements:

  • Active, accredited Breastfeeding Counselor
  • Strong communications skills, both phone and email
  • Establishes rapport, elicits information, and represents Breastfeeding USA accurately in phone interviews, or willingness to learn these skills
  • Regular Internet access and basic computer skills

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • Averages two interviews (=+/- five hours) per month; varies depending on team’s workload but is flexible according to availability