Employer: Urban Roots
Position: Finance & Operations Director
Reports to: Executive Director
Full-Time, Salaried, Benefits
Who we are:
Urban Roots uses food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage, and nourish the community. The only farm-based youth development and community impact organization in Austin, we have served 525 teens and young adults through paid internships that support their growth as leaders and good citizens. This past growing season, staff, youth interns, and volunteers harvested over 40,000 pounds of sustainably grown produce on our 3.5 acre farm in east Austin. We dedicated over half of that to increasing food access through our own programs and donations to hunger relief organizations.
Some examples of what kind of opportunities and impacts Urban Roots has made recently can be seen in this video from National Instruments, this special feature by CBS News and GoDaddy, and this article in Culture Map Austin.
Who We Seek:
Urban Roots seeks a Finance and Operations Director to help lead the organization through an exciting future of growth and development. A strong candidate for this leadership-level position will have a minimum of three years experience working in a role with similar responsibilities, bring a unique point-of-view and diverse perspectives, have lived experiences with historically marginalized populations, and have a strong desire to ensure personal and professional success through mission-driven work.
To be successful as the Finance and Operations Director, you will bring strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to work respectfully, collaboratively, and effectively within a team environment. You believe that anti-racist policies and practices and diversity, equity and inclusion are essential for an organization to be successful. You have a keen eye for detail and a talent for explaining financials to non-finance individuals. You’re a natural problem solver and love exploring issues around what it takes to protect the organization, staff, youth and volunteers from workplace risk. You take a diplomatic approach to delivering challenging information. You’re calm under pressure and can deliver high-quality work under time constraints. You are self-motivated, adaptable, and have the humble confidence needed to work both independently and as part of a team.
Urban Roots is an Equal Opportunity Employer that offers positions with varying skill levels and responsibilities that amplify our mission. We strongly encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ identified people, people of marginalized genders, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people who speak a language in addition to English.
The Opportunity:
The Finance and Operations Director oversees and is accountable for the success of all the financial, risk assessment (equipment, people, and processes), and human resource functions that keep the organization functioning efficiently. The Finance and Operations Director supervises the Executive Assistant. You will:
– Serve with the Program Director and Executive Director on the Leadership Team, which collaborates to address topics impacting the overall health and success of the organization.
-Manage all HR functions, including but not limited to: hiring procedures, onboarding, employee engagement, annual performance review processes, exit interviews, staff benefits review and implementation, and organizational insurance coverage (i.e., special event insurance).
-Assess potential risk to the organization, staff, youth and volunteers, including but not limited to: reviewing contract language and staying abreast of the changing laws and regulations regarding workplace safety, especially as regards public health (i.e., pandemic).
-Monitor adherence to public rules, regulations and procedures (internal, local, state, federal).
-Manage all finance responsibilities in line with UR’s Financial Policies and Procedures, including but not limited to: annual budget process, annual audit, coordinate with external bookkeeper, process all income/ revenue, grant budgets and allocations, payroll, and invoices.
-Set targets and supervise Executive Assistant, ensuring needs are met and supporting and encouraging their personal and professional growth
-Manage monthly reporting to the UR Board, including participating in monthly Finance Committee meetings.
-Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
Compensation: The salary range for this position is $55,000 to $65,000. The salary offer within that range will be commensurate with experience. Urban Roots offers health and vision insurance, 120 hours of paid time off (PTO), additional holidays off and farm fresh veggies.
Application process:
-Resumes and inquiries should be emailed to jobs@urbanrootsatx.org
-All resumes should include a cover letter that briefly answers: 1) Why are you interested in working at Urban Roots? and 2) How your experience prepares you for the responsibilities outlined in the job description?
Application period closes September 25, 2020. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This position is available immediately and will remain open until filled. Phone call inquiries will not be accepted.
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Photo Credit: Lisa Woods Photography
