- Location:
- Boston, MA
- Sector:
- Non Profit
- Organization URL:
- http://www.aiccongress.org
- Experience:
- Advanced
- Date Posted
- Jul-21-2011
Description
The American Islamic Congress (AIC) is a civil rights organization promoting tolerance and the exchange of ideas among Muslims and between other peoples. AIC a non-religious civic initiative is challenging increasingly negative perceptions of Muslims by advocating responsible leadership and ‘two-way' interfaith understanding. As Muslim-Americans, thriving amidst America's open multicultural society and civil liberties, we promote these same values for the global Muslim community. We are not afraid to advocate unequivocally for women's equality, free expression, and nonviolence. The Executive Director (ED) and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) are looking for a strategic and process-minded leader who can effectively manage the day to day administrative activities. As the Director of Operations you will have specific responsibility/oversight for Office Administration, Human Resources, Financial Management, and Programs of the Office. It is essential that AIC have a Director of Operations who can set short- and long-term goals in line with our mission and deliverables; work with the ED and COO to ensure that “bigger picture” goals are met; and motivate administrative staff to achieve their individual goals. The Director of Operations will also have financial management responsibilities including development, implementation and management of the operational aspects of the office annual budget, providing financial analysis and recommendations to the COO to ensure fiscal sustainability of the Office.
Reporting to the COO, the Director of Operations will lead internal administrative operations and have the following responsibilities:
- Commitment to the mission of the American Islamic Congress Maintain an office that is positive, innovative, and highly productive;
- Oversee office administration functions, including the day to day technology and human resource of the Boston Office; Coordinate the annual operations plan and budget of the Boston Office;
- Implement and lead the performance management process of the office that measures and evaluates progress against goals for the organization;
- Ensure adequate controls are installed and that substantiating documentation is approved and available such that all purchases may pass independent and governmental audits;
- Provide the COO with an operating budget. Work with the COO to ensure programmatic success through cost analysis support, and compliance with all contractual and programmatic requirements. This includes: 1) ensuring that all government regulations and requirements are disseminated to appropriate personnel, and 2) monitoring compliance;
- Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the office including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, reports to funding agencies, and organizational and contract/grant budgets;
- Monitor banking activities of the office
Qualifications
- 5 – 10 years of experience in a similar position;
- An MBA or similar advanced degree highly desired;
- General Management—thorough understanding of finance, systems, and HR; broad experience with the full range of business functions , and systems, including strategic development and planning, budgeting, business analysis, finance, information systems, human resources, and marketing;
- Create and assess financial statements and budget documents;
- Experience working with nonprofit budgets and performance measurement metrics;
- Result oriented: Proven track record of meeting or exceeding goals and a bottom-line orientation;
- Evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment;
- Problem solving, project management, and creative resourcefulness;
- Leadership and Organization-exceptional capacity for managing and leading people;
- a team builder with ability to connect staff both on an individual level and in groups;
- Strong communication skills; and,
- Recognize and be responsive to the needs of all stakeholders and partners of the organization, including funding organizations, the Board of Directors, local community advocates, participants, and employers.
Contact Details
- Contact:
- Meghann Rother
- Telephone:
- 202.595.3160
- Email:
- info@aicongress.org
Application Instructions
Email resume and cover letter to careers@aicongress.org; include “Director of Operations” in the subject header. AIC is an equal opportunity employer.
