Virtual Membership Administrator

Special Instructions to Applicants: All interested applicants must attach a cover letter and a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application in a PDF format. Please note that the applicant tracking system does not convert attachments in Word format successfully. 

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:

The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) is seeking a good-natured, highly collaborative, detail-oriented administrative professional to join the organization as a Virtual Membership Administrator. This Administrator will provide key support to the GCEC Executive Director who ensures that the organization’s overall strategic goals are met. Strong technical and communication skills and abilities, cultural competency, keen attention to detail, the ability to organize and prioritize tasks, and event planning experience (virtual, in-person, and hybrid) are all essential for this position.

The ideal candidate for this position enjoys working with a wide variety of people, can manage multiple projects and stay organized, can meet deadlines, can take initiative, solve problems and deliver results without close supervision, and has excellent communication skills.

Workplace Requirements: 

Rice Business primarily delivers residential classes and activities taking place almost daily between 7 am and 10 pm. We value a highly collaborative and community-based culture, with expectations to provide in-person support and services to all members of our community. Remote work options are limited. Most employment activities are required to be performed in-person and on-campus. This in-person approach is central to the successful achievement of our research and academic missions. 

This position may be offered as a hybrid role and may combine both in-office and remote work to provide flexibility and support collaboration. Remote work opportunities are possibly extended to the candidate following the successful conclusion of the probationary period

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.

Hiring Range: $60,000 minimum, with hiring salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

*Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 years of professional experience working with digital platforms (e.g. Canva, MailChimp, Slack, and etc.)
  • In lieu of the experience requirement, additional related education, above and beyond what is required, may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

Skills: 

• Effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences
• Demonstrates project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, communications, risk, and procurement components
• Ability to balance customer expectations with project reality
• Demonstrates resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations and without close supervision
• Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness
• Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects
• Ability to learn and gain expert knowledge of a variety of digital platforms

Preferences:

• Higher ed experience
• Project management experienc