Database Associate

This position will play a key role in supporting the database and project management teams for the company. Will be responsible for database maintenance, database hygiene, and overall database strengthening for all company events. This will require that consistent and careful attention be paid to current events, international affairs, and the key stakeholders involved. The person will have to demonstrate innovative, strategic abilities and have strong written and oral communication skills. The database is the backbone of the company. As a Database Associate, the person will make the integrity of the database a top priority.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Salesforce

• Manage data loader, templates, profiles, custom objects, object relationships, fields and layouts
• Keep abreast of new Salesforce features and functionality, provide recommendations for process improvements
• Develop reports, dashboards, and conduct analysis to support business operations and event prospecting
• Help drive user adoption of Salesforce through documentation, support and training of new and current employees.

Administrative Tasks

• Update contacts based on information provided by internal sources, including address, title/position, and contact information.
• Identify and carry-out database cleaning projects
• Maintain information accuracy and consistency, act as the database Quality Assurance Officer to ensure company-wide database input meets standards.

External research

• Pay consistent and careful attention to current events, international affairs, and the key stakeholders involved so the database can be updated accordingly
• Assist with confidential research of business information
• Assist in conducting research on individuals, corporations, and foundations for prospect activity and in order to maintain integrity of data

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of experience in a similar field and working with Salesforce

• Salesforce.com Admin (ADM201) certified

• Strong understanding of the Salesforce Lightning platform with the ability to build custom apps and objects, formula fields, workflows, custom views, and other content of intermediate complexity

• Strong understanding of Salesforce.com best practices and functionality

• Ability to build reports, dashboards and workflow rules

• Good communication skills to enable you to work across the company and help user adoption

• Knowledge of Sales Cloud

• Strong data management abilities (Dataloader)

• Ability to troubleshoot and solve all SF issues

• Manage upgrades, backups, recovery

• Excel skills (Vlookup / Index / Match etc)

Apply: Please email a resume and cover letter to [email protected]

About RA&A:

Richard Attias & Associates (RA&A) is a high-end strategic communication advisory firm specializing in the areas of experiential advocacy and economic diplomacy. We provide the ideas, connections and platforms to guide our clients — corporations, governments, NGOs and non-profits — towards tangible results. Years of experience in advising in global communications and nation branding have led us to certain conclusions about how best to design physical and virtual platforms that drive successful outcomes, near- and long-term. We deliver an end-to-end thought-leadership journey, from strategy through network management to operations. Ultimately, the experience will be one of high stimulation, informed discourse, and seamless collaboration — all leading to strong output and extended value.

Since 2008, RA&A has served as a global catalyst and adviser to governments, as well as a nation branding expert, producing political, economic and cultural forums and events, inventing and reinventing ways to elevate and empower today’s and tomorrow’s global decision makers.

OUR VISION: Empower governments and corporations to lead and drive impact.

OUR MISSION: Invent and curate influential platforms and memorable live experiences with sustainable blueprints.

OFFICE LOCATIONS: NYC, Paris, Dubai, Riyadh, Beijing, Dakar and Lomé. 

RECENT INITIATIVES PRODUCED OR CREATED BY RA&A: The Future Investment Initiative, Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates, New York Forum® and New York Forum® AFRICA, Global Food Security Forum, The Global Entrepreneurship Summit, One Planet Summit, Francophonie Summit and Francophonie Economic Forum, Egypt Economic Development Conference, Argentina Business & Investment Forum, Olympism in Action Forum, BUILD Africa Forum, Climate Summit for Local Leaders held alongside COP 21, and many more.