Director of Operations + Finance - Washington, United States - Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice.

Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in the world.

Requirements:

Director of Operations + Finance - Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation - Georgetown University

Job Overview

The Director of Operations + Finance for the Beeck Center is an integral role for the day-to-day functions and future planning of the organization.

With training and oversight from the Managing Director, the Director of Operations + Finance will be responsible for the planning and execution of operations functions including procurement, contracts, people operations, and finances as well as serving in a leadership role within the Beeck Center management team.

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Work Interactions and Work Mode Designation

The Director of Operations + Finance will report to the Managing Director.

The Director will work collaboratively across the organization, particularly with the Center leadership team, to bring a strong operational perspective to organizational and programmatic initiatives.

The Director will also work in close partnership with the Operations Manager on priority people operations initiatives.

This position has been designated as Hybrid. The Director of Operations + Finance is expected to work in-person at our offices in Washington, D.C. 2-3 days per week. This position is thus only open to those currently located in the DC area, or willing to relocate here.

Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position's mode of work designation.

Complete details about Georgetown University's mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website:

The Beeck Center operates as a distributed team, with some team members working remotely and others working in-person in our Washington, DC offices.

A distributed team means there will be heavy reliance on asynchronous communication channels such as Slack, Asana, and Gmail while also having many meetings fully virtual or hybrid to include remote employees, using Zoom.

The Beeck Center has two office spaces in Washington, D

C:
one on Georgetown University's Main Campus and a second downtown on Georgetown's Capitol Campus.

We prioritize spending time in person with our student analysts for collaboration and career development as well as building relations across the various other centers on campus.

Remote employees will have the opportunity to and are expected to travel up to 10% for team retreats, conferences and in-person work weeks.

Responsibilities:

Organizational Financial Management 25%_
Create overall Beeck Center budget, factoring in various funding sources, personnel, rates and time horizons
Utilize historical spend analysis to forecast our future outlays for each program area, key events, and the overall budget of the Center
Be a thought partner in bringing a strong finance and operations perspective to all of our program management and the leadership team
Develop plans and models in support of Center's financial sustainability planning
Prepare, maintain and reconcile financial reporting and operating budgets for ongoing management use and for semiannual presentation to the Advisory Board
Develop budgets for grant proposals and help manage financial compliance with grant requirements
Collaborate with project leaders on budget development and provide tools and training for staff members
Internal Operations 25%_
Oversee the evaluation, adoption and implementation of digital platforms that allow the Beeck Center to operate as a distributed team
Research trends and best practices for operating as a distributed and hybrid team
Serve as point of contact for all inperson office operations issues, delegating to other team members as relevant
Support coordination of Beeck Center retreats and "work weeks" bringing the full team together inperson for work activities and social engagement
Partner with Center leadership to share announcements and key priorities
People Operations 25%_
Support the implementation of the Beeck Center's equity roadmap and ongoing improvements to people operations, centered on DEIB values
Work collaboratively with Operations Manager to support the Beeck Center team on the full lifecycle of employment from recruitment, retention efforts and onboarding/offboarding
Support administrative set up and approval for all Beeck Center positions, including advising on hiring processes, job descriptions, designations, compensation and hiring mechanism
Facilitate annual performance management process (via GU protocols) and pro