Operations and Development Director

Overview

Hiring Timeline: Application deadline of September 15, 2024.

Start date projected for December 2024. Position open until filled.

Position Summary: This position will lead our operations and culture work through our organizational well-being lens, focusing on organizational culture, human resources, operations and digital systems; incorporating political education in dialogue with strategic partners; lead GGJ & GGJAF operations including administrative systems such as management of staff accounts and tech, internal digital systems, operational policies and staff handbook; and provide guidance for logistical infrastructure for program and activities. This position will report to the Co-Deputy Director of Infrastructure, supervise our Finance and HR Manager and potentially other positions in the future. This position is a cost-shared position with GGJ Action Fund (GGJAF), GGJ’s sibling 501(c)4 organization.

Flexible Location, USA based. Remote work with travel required on average 5-10 days per quarter in the U.S. Additional travel may be required (nationally and internationally) to represent the organization at events, meetings, or for optional leadership development opportunities.

Compensation: $72,200-$87,975, commensurate with experience, skill and need. Salaries are determined using an equity salary calculator that factors an employee’s need, experience, and responsibilities, including traditionally invisibilized labor. This is a full-time exempt position with evaluation after a 3-month introductory period.

Benefits include:

• 100% of medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance beginning on the first month after date of hire; 80% child dependent and 50% spouse/domestic partner medical, dental, vision insurance benefit available
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) benefit that can be used for any tax-deductible health costs
• 401(k) with employer contribution after one year of employment
• Additional remote work benefits including home office reimbursement or GGJ-paid shared work space; new employee tech pack provided at onboarding, plus additional office equipment and supply funds after introductory period
• Generous PTO and vacation
• Dependent care reimbursement fund while traveling for work
• Optional pre-tax deduction for dependent care expenses through a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

 

Job Responsibilities

Lead and Ensure Organizational Well-Being (40%)

• Lead Organizational Well-Being (OWB) work
  • Create, cohere, implement, and evaluate vision and program for continued organizational culture shifts, to ensure organization is on track to set and meet achievable and right-sized benchmarks in areas of OWB.
  • Manage engagement in OWB activities, including convening a staff committee, working with staff leadership to coordinate and create Political Education (PE) on OWB for staff and members, coordinate contractors for org culture sessions.
  • Support conflict mediation and resolution.
• Track and engage with public/movement dialogues about Organizational Well-Being and Transformative Organizing, including writing, public speaking, and integrating PE on political tendencies into curriculum for staff and member trainings.

Human Resources (30%)

• Participate in HR team and lead key aspects of HR in coordination with Finance & HR Manager
• Lead Supervision Team to implement GGJ’s supervision approach aligned with our values
• Ensure staff clarity on organizational policies, practices & protocols
• Work with Finance & HR Manager to create and maintain updated Staff Handbook, Personnel Policies, Spending Guidelines
• Periodically orient staff to organizational policies, practices & protocols
• Lead onboarding and offboarding processes of all staff
• Lead contract systems management and ensure contracts are consistent

Oversee Organizational Operations (20%)

• Supervise and mentor Infrastructure Organizer
  • Oversee logistics for GGJ Staff & leadership activities
• Remote “Office” Management
  • Lead for organization systems accounts (Google Workspace, service platforms, software licenses); and staff tech equipment and office supplies
  • Lead on staff digital systems – (Database, third-party platforms i.e. Slack, Asana, Zoom)
    • Manage contracts for digital security, staff training, and IT support
• Manage staff financial processing
  • Manage organizational credit/debit cards, support staff checks and balances.
  • Cross check contract payments and staff reimbursements for accuracy, ensure adherence to policies and support resolution of issues
  • Support Finance & HR Manager to ensure financial integrity and accountability

Participate in GGJ team (10%)

• Active and timely response on all communications (email, phone, texts, messaging apps)
• Attend virtual meetings with staff, members and allies.
• Participate in and support preparation for quarterly in-person staff meetings, annual Coordinating Committee meetings, and other events as necessary.
• Compliance with GGJ remote working policies and procedures (calendaring, availability online, response time to communications, receipts, etc.)

Required Qualifications and Experience

• At least 7 years of operations experience and at least 3 years supervision experience in U.S.-based Black, Indigenous and people of color-led grassroots base-building social justice organizations.
• Strong track record in organizational culture, human resources, conflict resolution or operations work.
• Experience in managing contracts and financial or logistical operations.
• Knowledge of the national landscape of progressive Left organizations, familiarity and political alignment with some of the GGJ frameworks of Anti-Militarism, Global Well-being, Just Transition, Grassroots Feminism, Grassroots Internationalism, Transformative or Restorative Justice work.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to engage with diverse audiences, and tune into others’ feelings, thoughts, and motivations and earn trust by consistently demonstrating integrity, authenticity, and professional competence.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Ability to write and speak English fluently.
• Experience in multiracial, multigenerational, multilingual, multicultural, multigender settings.
• Ability to work remotely, manage multiple work tasks, maintain attention to detail and accuracy, prioritization skills, and ability to identify and communicate items needing further attention.
• Knowledge of common computer applications: MS Office, Google Workspace, Adobe Suite, Asana, Slack, and Zoom video teleconferencing systems.
  Willingness to travel: average 5-10 days per quarter (every 3 months) in the U.S.
• Ability to work flexible hours (evenings and weekends), including communicating with allies in other parts of the world in different time zones.

Preferred Experience

• Ability to write and read additional language(s) besides English, preferably Spanish.
• Experience with Healing Justice, Somatics, Transformative Justice, and/or other frameworks of Well-Being.
• Familiarity and alignment with the political framework of Radical Operations (RadOps).
• Familiarity with Human Resources Information Systems (especially Rippling).
• Familiarity with CRM systems and database management (especially PowerBase or CiviCRM).
• Experience working in a national alliance, coalition or network of multiracial grassroots base-building social justice groups.
  Familiarity with, and experience coordinating between sibling 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations.

To Apply:

Submit Application at https://ggj.rippling-ats.com/
Please upload:
1) a cover letter,
2) resume,
3) a writing sample such as an organizational policy you wrote, an operations plan you created, or an agenda for a training you created and led.
Additionally, please provide 3 references with phone numbers and email addresses. Please include someone who has supervised you and someone you have supervised or mentored.

Grassroots Global Justice is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Arab, API people, women, femmes, queer folks, trans, non-binary and gender expansive people strongly encouraged to apply. Only candidates that are being considered will be contacted; please do not email.