Position: Expertizing Coordinator
Reports to: Expertizing Director
Location: Bellefonte, PA
Type: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
General Responsibilities:
The Expertizing Coordinator responds to telephone, email and postal inquiries from clients; accepts and processes items to be authenticated; processes mailings to our Expert Committee and returns to our clients; and maintains Expertizing database records. S/he partners with the Director of Expertizing in the daily operation of the department. Requires attention to detail, careful handling of valuable material and ability to multi-task.
Specific Responsibilities
• Maintains a database logging items from submission through committee review and return to the owner
• Calculates and processes payments and refunds
• Prepares mailings to Committee members and return of material to owners
• Fulfills requests for expertizing submission forms
• Calculates and requests annual fee payments to Committee members
• Orders/maintains office supplies and forms
• Greets visitors to the department and reference collection
• Assists other staff members when needed during Summer Seminar and other local philatelic events throughout the year
• Other duties as assigned
Required Experience/Skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Working knowledge of standard office software and aptitude for other software
• Willingness to acquire basic philatelic knowledge
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to be bonded
Desired Experience/Skills
• Experience working with the public
• Associate degree
• Philatelic knowledge
To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter to Ken Martin, Director of Expertizing at kpmartin@stamps.org
Preferred starting date: July 18, 2022