Operations Manager - The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life

The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life, is a new model of community and cultural center designed to match the needs and spirit of the Jewish communities in Central and Northern Brooklyn. We are looking for the next person to join our small but growing team. The Operations Manager role will support and build our internal operations to ensure The Neighborhood is running like a well-oiled machine and assist with development to continue to grow our work. 

Some Things You’ll Do in this Role:

Internal Operations

• Maintain and execute accounts payable and accounts receivable system
• Manage monthly cash flow reconciliation reports
• Manage and procure, as necessary, all Company insurance policies (workers’ compensation, general liability, unemployment, etc.) and employee benefits,  and execute annual audits as necessary
• In collaboration with program team, draft and execute all independent contractor agreements
• Oversee and implement project management software

Organizational Development / Fundraising

• Track and maintain relationships with partners, stakeholders, donors, and participants, and design stewardship plans
• Maintain and expand usage of our stakeholder CRM to enhance outreach 
• Research corporate, foundation, individual, and government funding prospects; support development of solicitation materials, outreach, and follow up
• Support the data collection required for grant applications and reporting
• Maintain individual donor, government, foundation, and corporate records; pull reports as needed
• Provide administrative and logistical support for fundraising and donor events 
• Maintain calendar of grant events and grant deadlines, and ensure timely submissions
• Expand and deepen activation of our search engine for Jewish Brooklyn resources
• Support Board Meeting calendar, communications, and materials

Who We Are:

The Neighborhood is building an organization and space that is joyful, welcoming, and inclusive—for the Jewish community and for our friends and neighbors. We believe that having a diverse staff is key to effectively building a pluralistic center for Jewish life with nuance and perspective. A more diverse group of people working behind the scenes makes us better at every stage of our growth and development. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds, races, genders, and abilities to apply.

Requirements

We seek a self-starter with a knack for internal operations and an innate drive to execute on plans and keep things running smoothly. Being a proactive and creative problem solver is essential for this position. The successful candidate will bring exceptional interpersonal communication skills to both team environments and interactions with donors and external stakeholders. They will also demonstrate an ability to develop, adapt, and maintain internal systems (e.g. CRM platform / donor database, etc.). Experience with business and fundraising operations is a must. We envision that a successful candidate will have 5+ years experience in administrative and operational roles, ideally at a start-up or growing organization. 

The Neighborhood is an exciting early-stage organization, with a small staff and board, and the ideal candidate is energized by the prospect of  being part of our growth process and understands that every task, big and small, counts at a non-profit organization and ladders up to manifest the vision. This role is an in-person position, with an office space in Downtown Brooklyn, and occasional remote work flexibility. Some nights and weekends are required to staff events; we recognize the importance of work-life balance and therefore provide flexibility around work hours.

Benefits

Annual salary between $65,000-$75,000 dependent upon experience. Includes PTO, benefit bonus and participation in a QSEHRA.