Salesforce Consultant

What We Do

Teach Plus is a national nonprofit whose mission is to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that advance equity, opportunity, and student access. The Teach Plus team exists to breathe life into the Student Opportunity Mandate: All students should have the opportunity to achieve their potential in an education system defined by its commitment to equity, responsiveness to individual needs, and ability to prepare students for postsecondary success. At the heart of our work is advocacy for collective impact, beginning with classroom teachers.

What You’ll Do

As a Salesforce Consultant, you will bring technical expertise to assist staff and project leads in day-to-day Salesforce database operations and data entry, establish processes and flows, and create dashboards/reports. You will serve as the technical lead for long-term projects to enhance our Salesforce database and in continuous improvement efforts. This is an excellent opportunity for a certified Salesforce administrator who is looking to collaborate with nonprofits and expand their consulting portfolio.

Reporting to and partnering with the Director of Operations the scope of work includes:

• Serve as primary system administrator for the Salesforce environment with 65 users
• Handle all basic administrative functions, including user maintenance, generation of reports and dashboards, creation of new fields, and other routine tasks such as seasonal releases and upgrades.
• Support Teach Plus’s Recruitment + Selection process, including gathering requirements effectively in an informal setting, building and testing online forms, processes, reports, and dashboards
• Gather detailed requests for improvements or changes to the system and implement these changes as appropriate
• Assist staff with using Salesforce more efficiently and effectively, including creating/co-creating and distributing Salesforce training documentation for staff and documenting system/process changes; train new users and support the development of Salesforce skill sets across the organization.

Who You Are

• Salesforce certified and experience in nonprofit Salesforce processes preferred.
• Have a minimum of two years of experience as a Salesforce administrator performing data entry and manipulation (e.g., Campaigns, Dashboards), creating and managing Flows, and experience with FormAssembly (or similar program) to build forms and connectors to Salesforce
• Have a track record of meeting deadlines and demonstrating the ability to handle and prioritize simultaneous requests effectively
• Self-motivated with exceptional attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Consultant Details

• Project Term and Hours: This is a 15-20 hour per week consulting position. Fulfillment of time commitment is flexible and will vary depending on the organization's needs throughout the year. The position will start in November 2024 or as soon as possible and continue through October 31, 2025, with the possibility of an extension depending on performance and organizational needs.
• Compensation: Consultants will be paid an hourly rate of $75-$80 (based on experience and qualifications). Consultants will invoice Teach Plus and be paid monthly based on total hours worked (not to exceed 70 hours/month). Consultants are not eligible for benefits.

How to Apply: Please complete an online application found here. The application requires a resume and one short essay response. The deadline for applications is 11/15/24.

Application Link: https://teachplus.tfaforms.net/328362

Our Commitment to Diversity

To better serve the teachers and students at the core of our mission, Teach Plus is committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds and gender identities to apply to our positions.