Leader Development Administrative Coordinator

Overview

Who You Are: Do you love talking to people and have a passion for travel and being active outdoors? Do you have a deep-rooted desire to help others and prepare them for a positive active travel experience of their own? Do you have great attention to detail and you’re comfortable working in a fast-paced environment? If you answered yes to these three questions, we may have an opportunity for you!

Who You Are: Do you love talking to people and have a passion for travel and being active outdoors? Do you have a deep-rooted desire to help others and prepare them for a positive active travel experience of their own? Do you have great attention to detail and you’re comfortable working in a fast-paced environment? If you answered yes to these three questions, we may have an opportunity for you!

About the Role: In this role, you’ll support both our Leader Development (LD) team and our Field Staff Payroll team. Leader Development manages the entire life cycle of our 1,000+ Field Staff from hiring, onboarding, pay, performance management, professional development and offboarding. Working on the LD team you are an essential resource for our Field Staff (Trip Leaders and Trip Prep Specialists) worldwide.

You will help to ensure that our Field Staff around the globe are paid accurately and on time. You will validate, review, and submit work time for our North American Field Staff and you’ll work with our global payroll team to collaborate on global processes and best practices for time and pay. You’ll need strong attention to detail, a high level of organization and you should thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

This role is a unique opportunity to be involved in all aspects of Field Staff employment.

Field Staff Payroll:

• Validate time submissions, run and review reports, and submit for payroll on regular payroll cycle
• Communicate with Field Staff regarding their time entry submissions and pay including management of fi inbox.
• Assist with status changes and communication
• Assist with annual Field Staff pay increases

Field Staff Admin Support:

• Assist with Field Staff onboarding and reactivations
• Provide general administrative support to the Leader Development and/or People & Culture teams
• Additional projects as assigned

• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and rapid, accurate data entry ability
• Experience in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook and the technical aptitude to learn proprietary databases
• Ability to learn quickly and navigate multiple systems
• Impeccable time management and prioritization skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic about working for Backroads and have a passion for active travel and the outdoors
• Payroll processing skills and HRIS systems experience are preferred but not required
• Workday experience preferred but not required

• Salt Lake City, Utah
• 4-days in the office, 1 day work-from-home (Wednesday)

• Recruiter Screen (30-minutes)
• Hiring Manager Interview (30-minutes)
• Panel Interview (60-minutes)

At Backroads we’re passionate about connecting our guests with so many of the most beautiful places in the world. We use our four-plus decades of expertise to create exceptional biking, hiking, and multi-adventure trips in over 50 countries for people wanting a deeper and richer travel experience. We travel on land as well as by small luxury ships on active river and ocean cruises.

Our trips are for all ages – including dedicated itineraries just for families. We are known for our unwavering attention to quality. We have a dynamic work environment and a strong company culture.

At Backroads, we value every single member of our staff, and we’re proud to offer a dynamic work environment that enables growth. Your colleagues will be some of the most dedicated, competent, active, and fun people you will ever meet. A job at Backroads is unlike any other job you will ever have – you will be challenged, you will be inspired, and you will be gratified.

No matter what you do here, you will be part of something that makes us all proud – delivering authentic, enriching, and often profoundly life-changing experiences.

Backroads is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.