Operations Manager, Roots of Success

West Berkeley, CA

Categories:
Admin/ Gen Mgmt
Education

Skill Level: Mid Level

Position Type: Part Time

Are you interested in environmental education, social justice issues, and engaging in work that directly improves people's lives and communities?

If so, Roots of Success is looking for an enthusiastic nonprofit professional to join our team as Operations Manager. You'll get the chance to work on one of the most pressing issues of our time - fighting poverty and pollution by helping low-income youth and adults prepare for good green jobs and become environmental leaders in their communities.

Roots of Success is an empowering environmental education program designed to ensure that people and communities disproportionately impacted by environmental and public health problems have the skills and knowledge they need to benefit from economic activities related to the transition to a more environmentally sustainable and just economy and to improve environmental and social conditions in their communities.

Roots of Success provides at-risk youth and adults with critical thinking, problem solving, and academic skills, an understanding of environmental problems, knowledge needed to address these problems, advocacy, civic engagement and leadership skills, and familiarity with jobs and career pathways in multiple sectors of the green economy.

Responsibilities:

The Roots of Success Operations Manager's responsibilities include:

Manage Orders & Supply Chain: You will be in charge of all Roots of Success orders placed. Each of these orders must be shipped and invoiced to programs across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Respond to Interested Users: You will be responsible for responding to all inquiries in a timely manner as well as communications with clients, programs, and partners.
Track Income & Expenses: We use Quickbooks to track all income and expenses and invoice clients and prepare budgets.
Program Results Support: Collect and analyze data for meaningful project feedback, and define the most compelling messages regarding the curriculum's impact on individuals and under-served communities.
Social Media Portfolio: You will be working on a number of platforms, connecting with similar and relevant resources, building our network, and promoting our message across the social media landscape. You will be sharing information between our instructors and interested users online to keep them informed about the latest information related to Roots of Success.
Strategic Market Research: Research related to curriculum development and youth and adults in under-served communities.

Qualifications:

2 years of administrative experience in a fast paced environment
Assertive, highly motivated, excellent oral and communication skills
Organized, responsible, reliable
Strong general computer skills in email and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
Comfortable working as part of a diverse team
Complete autonomous tasks on schedule
Experience with invoice processing, calendaring, meeting coordination and setup, travel arrangements, expense reporting, and drafting professional memos
Strong online communication skills in Google Apps and website management
Knowledge of clerical and administrate procedures and systems related to filing, record keeping, and office management
Interest in issues related to the environment, education, social justice, economics, grassroots organizing, leadership development, and high impact strategies for low literacy communities
Quickbooks and/or Salesforce experience strongly preferred
Social media skills in Facebook, Twitter, blogging platforms, etc. a plus

This position is part-time (20 hours a week) to start, with the option of moving to full time. Candidates must be able to work out of our office in West Berkeley, CA.

Compensation; Compensation is commiserate with experience.

To Apply:

If you are interested in our work and organization send a resume and cover letter that describes why you are interested in working with our organization and your career goals to Chad Flores.

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Contact Information:
Chad Flores
http://www.rootsofsuccess.org /