Engagement Specialist (Finance)
Special Instructions to Applicants:
All interested applicants should attach a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application, preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.
About Rice:
Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation's top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lectures series, courses and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty, staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rice's culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name - RICE - Responsibility, Integrity, Community and Excellence.
Position Summary:
OpenStax (an initiative of Rice University) is the world's largest non-profit publisher of open educational resources (OER) and a provider of interactive, research-informed learning technologies for high school and college. We are also the lead organization for the nation's seminal education research infrastructure, SafeInsights. Our mission is to provide amazing learning experiences for every student and instructor. We do this by offering free access to high-quality digital teaching and learning resources that support the teaching and learning journey. Since 2012, OpenStax has created a library of more than 70 free and openly licensed college textbooks that have served millions of students across the globe, resulting in $2.98 billion in student savings. Currently, we are creating interactive, research-informed learning experiences that support heightened student engagement in the learning process. OpenStax seeks to become an organization that continuously strives to learn, reflect, and make actionable, better policies and practices for everyone at work and in education.
The Engagement Specialist will perform all aspects of the Technology Partner Webinar program and all other supporting activities of the program.
Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 year experience as a presentation specialist working in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment supporting executives, both within OpenStax and within other organizations involved in the program.
Workplace Requirements:
Fully remote: This position is fully remote, permitting all tasks to be completed from any location within the United States. Working hours will remain central standard time. Per Rice policy 440 , work arrangements may be subject to change.
*Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.
This position is funded by a grant, soft and/or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the renewal of funding.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree
- In lieu of the education requirement, additional related experience, above and beyond what is required, may be substituted on an equivalent year for year basis of related professional experience in administrative and executive support roles
- 2+ years of related experience in administrative and executive support roles
Skills:
- Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbal
- Familiarity with business development databases
- Presentation skills
- Basic financial analysis skills
- Attention to detail
Preferences:
- Minimum of 1 year of extensive experience utilizing all aspects of the On24 platform
- Comprehensive knowledge and use of Google Suite and Salesforce
- Extensive experience and comfort presenting to large audiences, both in person and remotely via webinar-based technologies
- Meticulous record keeping and organizational skills
- Must be a problem solver, creative, analytical and strategic
- Able to work independently and within a team environment
- Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
Essential Functions:
- Generates sales leads via cold calling, email, partnership contacts and other means to community financial institutions
- Maintains an active pipeline of prospects
- Maintains sales database
- Analyzes data, items and network requirements of prospective client and draws up prospectus of plan designed specifically for client
- Quotes prices for services outlined in prospectus, revises or expands prospectus to meet client's needs
- Periodically confers with clients and establishment personnel to verify satisfaction with service or to resolve complaints
- Builds and maintains relationships with third party vendors
- May attend events to further develop leads and prospects
- Assists in conversion process and continued service to the client where necessary
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Additional Functions:
- Schedule, coordinate, email, track, host, and evaluate all webinar events
- Work with the Director of Partnerships regarding various aspects of the program
- Coordinate with the finance and marketing groups as needed
- May plan and coordinate in person events for attendees involved in the program
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