Virtual Membership Administrator

Job Description

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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.