Meetings and Membership Director

Meetings and Membership Director

The Texas Public Power Association (TPPA), an Austin-based professional trade association composed of Municipally Owned Electric Utilities and related public power entities, is seeking a Meetings and Membership Director to join its team.

Posting Date: April 10, 2026

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Core Responsibilities

• Oversee the design and evolution of member engagement and renewal campaigns, communication strategies, and member programming, including regular in-person member visits.
• Develop and manage regular communications, including a yearly directory and quarterly newsletter publications, as well as social media accounts.
• Coordinate with outside contractors to support 2-3 major conferences per year.
• Identify opportunities to enhance member experience through value-added benefits.
• Serve as staff point of contact to several TPPA committees and work groups.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• 3+ years of experience in nonprofit member and/or meeting management, marketing, communications, or a related field, 5+ years preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent education/experience is preferred.
• Graphic design skills (Canva, Photoshop) skills are preferred.
• Customer-focused mindset that centers on the needs of different stakeholders, including utility members and corporate supporters.
• Strong written and verbal communicator; detail oriented; able to synthesize recommendations into clear and compelling presentations and written products; present quantitative information in a clear, visual format.
• Ability to work independently from, while still being collaborative with, TPPA members and staff.
• Ability to travel to member utilities across Texas with rare travel out-of-state.
• Knowledge of utility industry is helpful but not required.

Compensation/Benefits, Location

• This position is a full-time 40-hour per week position, in an office located in north Austin. A hybrid work schedule is available.
• TPPA provides employee health insurance, paid vacation and holidays, employee parking, retirement plan contribution, mobile phone reimbursement, continuing professional education.
• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Requires standard office equipment usage such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners and filing systems.
• Position reports to the TPPA executive director, who reports to Board of Directors.

How to Apply

Apply via e-mail only with resume, brief statement of qualifications and interest, and salary requirements. No phone calls please.

Send to Taylor Kilroy, TPPA Executive Director, at [email protected].  Candidates may be contacted for an initial screening interview.  Finalists will be asked to submit references and will be subject to a background check.

Statement of Equal Opportunity Hiring Practices.  The Texas Public Power Association is committed to maintaining a workplace environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.

About the Texas Public Power Association: TPPA was founded in 1978 to represent the 72 municipally owned electric utilities (MOUs) in Texas.  The Association’s membership also includes several of the state’s electric cooperatives and joint action agencies.  TPPA member entities deliver electricity to more than 5 million Texans, accounting for approximately 15 percent of daily electric demand on the Texas grid.  A number of TPPA members also own, manage or invest in electric transmission and/or generation assets (coal, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear and renewables), responsible for approximately 15 percent of the state’s daily wholesale electric generation supply.  The nonprofit Association is managed day-to-day by a professional staff accountable to the organization’s membership and overseen by a Board of Directors.  For more information visit www.tppa.com