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The Grants Team’s primary responsibility is to process grant recommendations submitted by Schwab Charitable account holders (clients) to eligible public charities. The Giving Specialist will report to the Grants Team Manager. The position will consist of processing grant recommendations submitted by Schwab Charitable clients through their donor-advised fund. The Giving Specialist role entails entering grant information into our database, confirming an organizations’ tax-exempt status and contact information, and verifying the designation of the grant to ensure it meets Schwab Charitable’s Program Policies and IRS requirements for donor-advised funds. Giving Specialists also correspond regularly with donors, clients, investment advisors and charities.
In addition to their daily grant processing responsibilities, Giving Specialists might be asked to provide assistance on our inbound phone line. Qualified candidates will be comfortable answering incoming calls from current and potential clients, financial advisors, and charitable organizations. Qualified candidates will also have a basic understanding of donor-advised funds and desire to assist clients in processing their grant recommendations.
Unleash your expertise: what you’re good at
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail with an emphasis on accuracy and an ability to discuss complex regulations and operational details with advisors, clients, and charities
- Well-developed time management skills with the ability to organize, manage and juggle competing priorities
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills with the ability to deliver technical information in lay-terms
- Highly adaptive, change-positive personality capable of working effectively within a team environment
What you have
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 2 years employment experience (background in financial services, specifically with Charles Schwab, Inc., or the non-profit sector highly desired)
- Flexible and willing to work extended hours/overtime during the year-end peak season (November to January)
- Efficient and accurate data entry skills
- Personal Accountability – ability to set and meet goals to deliver on key business expectations
- Adaptability – looks at change as an opportunity to improve self and the organization
- Professionalism and High Emotional Intelligence
- A positive can-do, overcome-any barrier attitude
- Superior customer service skills, particularly the ability to communication with affluent clients and their investment advisors
- Proficient in Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word and Outlook
- High comfort level with financial services concepts and trading operations
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
- 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave and family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
