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Specialist, Membership Services and Office Op
Membership Services Full-time Regular Washington, DC, US
Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $70,000.00 Annually
Title: Specialist, Membership Services and Office Operations
Department: Membership
Reports to: Senior Director of Membership
Direct Report(s): N/A
SUMMARY
The Specialist, Membership Services and Office Operations performs three primary functions: membership services, membership-focused Association Management System (AMS) support, and organization-wide office operationsassistance, including phone coverage and management of office supplies. The position delivers responsive service to members, callers, and visitors; administers membership transactions and payment-related activities; maintains reliable membership data and reporting; and helps ensure efficient, professional office operations.
The ideal candidate is organized, service-oriented, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities with sound judgment, attention to detail, and discretion when handling confidential information.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Membership Service Support
- Serves as a primary contact for membership department inquiries received by phone, voicemail, email, and mail; provides timely, accurate, and professional assistance to members, prospective members, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
- Administers membership transactions, including applications, renewals, reinstatements, status changes, dues-related matters, membership certificates, and digital badges, in accordance with established policies, procedures, and service standards.
- Processes membership dues payments, refunds, and related credit card, ACH, and check batches accurately and in accordance with established financial controls, data-security requirements, and confidentiality procedures; identifies and escalates discrepancies as appropriate.
- Coordinates membership materials and fulfillment activities, including inventory monitoring, stockroom maintenance, replenishment, mailings, shipments, product orders, and exhibit-material distribution.
- Supports membership recruitment, retention, and engagement initiatives by documenting recurring inquiries or service issues and completing approved follow-up and outreach activities.
- Maintains Membership Department files and archives, provides administrative support, and meeting-preparation assistance to department committee staff liaisons and volunteer leaders.
2. Department AMS and Project Management Support
- Maintains complete, accurate, and current membership records in the AMS; processes authorized updates; and performs membership data-entry and maintenance activities.
- Conducts routine data-quality checks, researches and resolves record discrepancies, and completes data-cleanup activities to protect database integrity.
- Produces standard and ad hoc AMS queries, reports, data exports, charts, summaries, and presentations that support membership reporting and departmental decision-making.
- Maintains Membership Department projects, tasks, and related information in Asana and other designated systems.
- Contributes to departmental planning and initiatives that advance the organization’s mission and performs other duties as assigned to meet departmental and organizational needs.
- Contributes to departmental planning and initiatives that advance the organization’s mission and performs other duties as assigned to meet departmental and organizational needs.
3. Organization-Wide Office Operations Support
- Provides organization-wide phone coverage by screening incoming calls, providing general information, resolving routine inquiries when appropriate, and routing callers to the appropriate department or staff member.
- Supports a secure, welcoming office environment by following visitor-access procedures, serving as the primary contact for the electronic visitor monitoring system, assisting visitors, and coordinating authorized remote office access.
- Receives and routes deliveries; sorts and distributes incoming mail and newspapers; and maintains office, kitchen, and mailroom supply inventories through established ordering procedures.
- Collaborates with other staff to supports in-office meetings and events as needed.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
- Demonstrated customer service, interpersonal, listening, and written and oral communication skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of inquiries accurately and professionally.
- Strong organizational, time-management, detail, problem-solving, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate records.
- Ability to handle confidential member, payment, and organizational information with sound judgment and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, web-based systems, and general office technology, including advanced Excel functions such as formulas, dynamic arrays, and spill functions.
- Working knowledge of AMS platforms and the ability to maintain, extract, validate, and analyze basic membership data; conduct data-quality checks; and prepare routine reports.
- Experience with the Asana project management platform and the Higher Logic member engagement platform is strongly preferred.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of association experience are required, including experience maintaining membership records, conducting data-quality activities, and supporting reporting or query requests. Experience in membership operations, customer service, database administration, and office operations within a membership association environment is also required.