Summary
This position provides administrative support to Southern Minnesota Financial Advisors. This role is critical to our member experience and requires a friendly upbeat demeanor. The incumbent supports the daily operations and marketing activities of the practice including but not limited to: answering the phones meeting/greeting members handling/distributing postal mail and practice email ordering supplies utilizing Thrivent Financial computer systems and programs in support of client relations and other administrative tasks as assigned. The Office Manager/Marketing Coordinator reports to and is employed by Southern Minnesota Financial Advisors.
This position is $18/hr. Must be open to nights and weekends for events. Some travel required to Blue Earth and within 30 minutes of Fairmont. No benefits provided in this position.
This position has an immediate growth track to obtain Minnesota Life Health and Annuity licensure in the first sixty days.
Benefit includes: 2 weeks PTO there are no medical or dental benefits provided.
Job Description
Position Roles/Responsibilities/Accountabilities
- Handles incoming telephone calls and responds to requests for information
- Performs routine administrative duties such as maintaining office supplies and processing mail
- Coordinates executes and attends various events workshops and generosity activities
- Act as a Brand Ambassador for the team at various functions activities and events
- Prepares or coordinates the preparation of routine correspondence reports and special projects typically of a routine nature
- Supports projects administration of various programs and processing functions as needed
- Drive client/member facing activity in the practice by scheduling meetings with client/members on behalf of the practices Financial Advisors
- Update the contact management system with client/member contact and preference information
- Assist Financial Advisors in the preparation and follow up for the client/member meetings
- Tracks practice expenses and oversees the practice bill paying
- Provides backup support on tasks that do not require any type of licensing or registration for other staff members as needed
- Participates in the business planning process
- Completes other miscellaneous tasks as assigned
Position Qualifications
- Previous administrative/secretarial experience desired
- Strong technical computer aptitude and knowledge of business tools (e.g. Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint) or ability to learn
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain a high quality of work while experiencing frequent interruptions
- Ability to maintain integrity of sensitive/confidential information
- Basic understanding of our products and services and Thrivent Financial
Competencies
- Planning/Organizing
- Customer Focus
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Adaptability/Flexibility
External/Internal Dependencies
- Must be able to work with all roles of the practice
- Must be able to represent the organization in work with external clients
- Must be able to cultivate and maintain relationships with outside organizations
As part of Southern Minnesota Financial Advisors recruiting/hiring/contracting process a verification of a candidates background will be made to complete the hiring/contracting process. In addition fingerprints will be taken for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for review against nationwide fingerprint records.
All persons with access to Wealthscape are deemed Access Persons and are subject to Compliance with the firms Code of Ethics which requires all outside brokerage accounts to be maintained at one of the firms designated by TIMI.
Required Experience:
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