The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and around the world.
Position Summary:
The member services coordinator is a vital front-line representative for the organization. This role is responsible for providing exceptional customer service and support to members and other constituents through various channels, including phone, email, and effective data management. This role is crucial in shaping the member experience and ensuring high levels of member satisfaction and retention.
The membership services coordinator is an integral part of the Recruitment and Retention team, directly supporting the APS mission and strategic priorities through enhancing the member experience. Key responsibilities include managing member inquiries and requests across all service areas and building positive relationships by understanding member needs and offering appropriate solutions. This role is also responsible for maintaining accurate member data within the AMS/CRM systems to ensure efficient service delivery.
We are seeking an approachable, service-driven individual to fill this dynamic role.
APS is a remote-first work environment, meaning employees primarily work from home. In-person meetings are held when there is a clear business need or benefit, and employees may be required to attend such meetings.
Responsibilities:
Customer Service and Communication:
- Utilize service desk software to manage member communication through phone and email.
- Manage member accounts by updating records, processing payments, and addressing inquiries, all while delivering excellent customer support.
- Troubleshoot member log-in and access issues.
- Assist members with online journal access and missing issue fulfillment
- Update member addresses, including investigating undeliverable mail.
- Utilize member feedback to enhance service quality, answer questions, and resolve problems.
Data Management and Accuracy:
- Maintain data accuracy in the association management system by correcting member records.
- Manage electronic filing of renewal invoices and accounting batch deposits.
Membership Administration:
- Independently research and resolve complex membership problems.
- Assemble, validate and process renewal invoice payments, ensuring follow-up procedures are completed.
- Process specialty member applications.
- Assist with coordinating and generating reports.
- Maintain and update standard operating procedures.
Administrative Support:
- Perform additional administrative tasks as needed.
- Collaborate with other APS departments to ensure seamless service delivery and adherence to service standards.
Education:
- Minimum High School diploma or equivalent required.
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Minimum 2 years of customer service experience.
- Experience with databases and/or Association Management Systems (AMS), preferably NimbleAMS or Salesforce.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- Knowledge of office practices, strong administrative, and customer service skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word), Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs), and other online shared document products.
- Strong organization, documentation, and prioritization skills.
- Works effectively both independently and as part of interdepartmental teams, with an ability to adapt to changing schedules.
- Courteous manner and excellent written communication skills.
- Ability to independently compose well-written correspondence.
- Proven capacity to meet deadlines while effectively prioritizing and managing a high volume of diverse tasks, especially in a remote work environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain professional relationships.
Travel: The position requires up to 10% of travel for in-person meetings with staff as well as periodic travel to attend meetings and events as part of its core responsibilities, as well as additional travel as assigned.
Salary:
The salary range for this position takes into account various factors influencing compensation decisions, such as skill sets, experience, training, and other business and organizational requirements. The salary listed within the specified ranges considers relevant experience. Our compensation philosophy at APS aims to maintain salaries at the midpoint of the market. As a result, we typically hire within the target starting range. Exceptional, rare cases may merit reviews above target starting range for specialized or niche skills aligned with strategic operational goals.
Hiring Range: $50,458 – $68,750
Target Starting Range: $50,458 – $56,135