Vendor and Continuity Coordinator

Elevations Credit Union; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks paid time off

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) match

Paid parental leave

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Elevations Credit Union is seeking a Vendor & Continuity Coordinator to oversee vendor management and support the Business Continuity Program. The ideal candidate will have a four-year college degree, relevant financial institution experience, and strong organizational skills.

This role involves tasks such as coordinating vendor relationships, assisting with contract reviews, and maintaining various legal systems.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree or course specialized in business or trade school.
• Two years of relevant experience in a financial institution.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations and credit union operations.
• Ability to establish effective relationships with stakeholders.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage vendor relationships.
• Assist in vendor management program administration.
• Review contracts and agreements for legal compliance.
• Maintain the Business Continuity Program.
• Manage vendor management and legal department systems.

Skills

Critical thinking

Task management

Detail-oriented

Relationship building

General Microsoft Office

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

Microsoft Power Apps

Job description

When joining Elevations, you can expect to work for a company with:

• A leadership team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked!
• A focus on supporting our employees’ mental, physical, and financial well-being
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion recognized by the Denver Business Journal and Colorado Association of Realtors
• A highly engaged workforce devoted to innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• A reputation for excellence, as evidenced by being a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
• A passion for consistently providing amazing experiences and creating raving fans

If you join our team, here are some of the perks you can expect:

• A competitive total rewards package with 4 weeks paid time off for full-time employees, work anniversary paid time off, paid volunteer time off, and 12 paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer contributions to supercharge your Health Savings Account
• Up to a 4% match on 401(k) contributions
• Up to twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Program that provides personalized care options for your whole household
• Ample opportunity to learn, develop and grow with access to LinkedIn Learning, career and leadership development programs, job shadowing, a mentor program, and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Hybrid: Employees who are able to perform the essential functions of their jobs away from an Elevations location may do so with the expectation that they are onsite at least fifty percent of the time over a two-week pay period.

Summary/Objective:

The Vendor & Continuity Coordinator effectively coordinates and provides support to Vendor Management and Business Continuity Program activities to achieve effective program operation and support of coworkers participating in the programs. This role requires an employee who can think critically, effectively manage many tasks at one time, be very detail oriented, have the desire to help coworkers with tasks that the program requires, and work independently for a large portion of the assigned tasks.

Essential Functions include:

• Assist legal department management with the administration of the vendor management program, including program design, maintenance, and reporting.
• Assist vendor owners with their vendor relationships throughout the life cycle of a relationship including onboarding, due diligence, performance metrics monitoring and reporting, escalations, and termination.
• Assist legal counsel in the review of contract and agreements.
• Maintain and enhance the Business Continuity Program, including annual updates to the business impact analysis, department documentation, and tabletop exercises including reporting and remediation tracking.
• Maintain the systems for vendor management, business continuity, and other legal department systems.

Reports to:

Associate General Counsel

Manages:

This role does not have supervisory responsibility

Required Skills, Education and Experience:

• A four-year college degree or completion of a specialized course of study at a business or trade school.
• Two years of relevant experience in a financial institution.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations and credit union operations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, exercise sound professional judgment, and safeguard confidential and sensitive information.
• General knowledge of the Microsoft office suite of applications (outlook, powerpoint, word, excel, teams).

Preferred Skills, Education and Experience:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Power Apps platform is desired
• Three years’ business continuity, vendor management and/or general risk management experience in a financial institution

Elevations uses multi-factor authentication to keep our data safe. As such, a personal smartphone is a requirement for employment with us. This job operates in an office setting and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Requirements:

Sitting frequently, walking occasionally, use of hands frequently, hearing constantly, talking frequently, exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Full-time/ 40 hours per week
• Monday through Friday

Classification:

Non-Exempt

Compensation:

The person hired into this position will likely earn between $26.00 and $32.52 hourly, plus annual bonus.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements and/or skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Anticipated Application Window:

This role is anticipated to close within 25 days from the date of posting. However, if the position has not been filled, Elevations may keep the application period open longer.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About Us: Elevations Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit financial institution serving Colorado’s Front Range. Founded in 1952, we’ve grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to an institution with 15 branches and more than 170,000 members that manages over $3 billion in assets and is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. At Elevations, we’ve made a commitment to move away from a product-centered business model and focus instead on creating consumer solutions. Our objective is to provide our members, as well as the entire community, with unbiased consumer information.

EEO Statement: The Credit Union is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and length, protective hairstyles), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

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Elevations Credit Union does not employ individuals who are younger than 18.

Note: Because of how our payroll is set up, Elevations only employs people who reside in Colorado. This is true for all of our roles, including those that are fully remote.

Elevations Credit Union prohibits the employment of relatives, except in the instances of marriage. For the purposes of this policy, the term relative shall include the following relationships established by blood, marriage or legal action, which include: mother, father, son, daughter, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, grandparent, grandchild, or cousin.

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