Are you a builder who thrives in emergent environments? Are you someone who is excited not to have all the answers laid out for you and help define and catalyze the growth of a start-up? Are you energized by R&R’s mission to inspire, support, and normalize rest policies and practices in the workplace? Consider joining our team (but feel free to sleep on it first).

R&R is a future-of-work focused nonprofit investing in leaders, improving policies and practices within our workplaces, and inspiring culture change related to the rest and rejuvenation of workers. Our approach will result in stronger organizations, retention and recruitment of top leaders, and far more sustainable, strategic, and creative work environments.

We believe rest and rejuvenation is a necessary part of social change work. We believe that building towards a world where people are energized and rested at the end of a work week, month, and year is key to sustainability and the impact of our entire sector. As an organization, we offer a range of programs and support, including granting opportunities for leaders and organizations, workshops, coaching, and customized training. Our work is emergent, and three years in, we are proud, humbled by, and excited about our impact on the nonprofit sector thus far.

POSITION

R&R is seeking an operations manager to join our growing team. This role will be the third employee for R&R and will support and manage aspects of the financial, information, fundraising, program, and talent systems to develop a strong foundation for organizational growth and ensure smooth ongoing operations.

**RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial & Development**

• Support the development of the annual budget, incorporating trends and data from previous year
• Prepare monthly expense and revenue reports to ensure timely delivery of information to our team
• Manage banking activities including depositing checks, monitoring cash flow, follow-up and other general oversight
• Help develop funder specific budgets for pitches and reporting
• Support various aspects of development efforts, including calendaring/scheduling, supporting grant reports and prospecting for funders

Information & Program

• Develop and administer internal communications and filing systems, currently within Google Workspace
• Oversee and maintain website and its development to meet R&R’s growth needs
• Create and manage a virtual dashboard to track R&R programs/outputs and assess impact keeping up with reporting needs from each funder
• Support external communications including R&R’s LinkedIn, Zoom technology management, blog schedule and serving as grantees’ point-of-contact
• Assist on special projects as identified by CEO and CPO

Talent & Culture

• Develop and implement internal team building initiatives to support our growing staff
• Lead staff meetings and nurture a culture of appreciation and accountability
• Serve as a liaison with organization’s fiscal sponsor to ensure best talent/financial practices with consultants and contractors who engage with R&R
• Support implementation of R&R’s talent-focused policies and practices for our team

A FEW PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP MEASURE SUCCESS IN YOUR FIRST YEAR

• Development and team utilization of a virtual dashboard to track R&R’s goals, progress, inputs/outputs and impact
• Partnered with and supported the CEO on the operations and administration of a book publishing initiative
• Managed relationship with website developer/consultant and oversaw website update process

ATTRIBUTES THAT WILL HELP YOU THRIVE AT R&R

• Passion and skills for system creation and maintenance
• Excitement to develop helpful infrastructure (including tech savviness) to support organizational growth
• Strong verbal communication and writing skills, including enjoyment in polishing and proofreading content
• Interest and ability to connect professional work to values of equity, accessibility, diversity and justice
• Innate self-awareness, humility and groundedness
• Ability to remain flexible and nimble, and not get thrown off by the pivot when unexpected situations arise
• Comfort with primarily working remotely, with the flexibility and interest to travel for work conferences, gatherings, trainings as the organization grows (currently, travel has been limited to 3-4 times per year)
• Interest in working within the nonprofit sector, with a focus on the Jewish subsector, and potential for emergence in the social entrepreneurship space
• Desire to be an active part of a people-first culture that nurtures your strengths and opportunities, as well as provides you ample avenues to nurture your colleagues’ strengths and opportunities as well

HOW R&R WILL SUPPORT & CARE FOR YOU

• Joyful, caring, flexible, informal, supportive, passionate and growth-positive organizational culture
• Opportunities to grow professionally and personally as a result and pride of the product we build together
• Experience building a start-up organization, and experimenting in innovative and empowering approaches to rest and rejuvenation in the workplace
• Compensation of $80,000/year as a salaried, non-exempt employee of R&R
• Access to all organizational benefits upon hire through R&R and/or our fiscal sponsor, Social Good Fund:
  • Employer-paid health insurance, dental and vision coverage, with options for employee-paid coverage for dependents
  • Unlimited PTO/sick policy
  • Multiple organizational-wide breaks throughout the year where all team members are provided with collective time-off to be disconnect from work at the same time
  • Four (4) month paid parental leave policy for birthing and non-birthing parent, with option to add one (1) unpaid month to increase leave to 5 months total
  • Paid Sabbatical leave for employees who have been with organization for 5 years
  • Flexible weekly workflow with three (3) days (Tues, Weds, Thurs) of dedicated synchronous time for all employees
  • Access to yearly stipends for ongoing professional and personal development
  • Access to 403b retirement account
  • Access to yearly stipends for technology upgrades and equipment
  • • plus more to come as we continue to grow, learn and adapt to the sector and trends!

Please submit your resume and cover letter to Rachel Zieleniec, R&R Chief Program Officer, at rachel@restofourlives.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through mid-August 2024, with a goal start-date by end of September/early October, 2024

R&R is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations during the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Rachel at rachel@restofourlives.org.

R&R is a fiscally sponsored project of the Social Good Fund. Social Good Fund is an equal opportunity employer who supports workplace diversity. LGBTQIA+, people of color, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.