Office Manager Job Description
MAKE Projects is an employment social enterprise that operates a full-service restaurant and urban farm in San Diego. MAKE, which stands for Merging Agriculture Kitchens and Employment, is currently accepting applications for candidates interested in joining our team as an Office Manager.
As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, our mission is to empower refugee and immigrant women and youth with the job readiness skills and confidence to achieve their dreams. We provide 10-12 week transitional jobs to participants who receive real, paid work experience that goes on their resume as well as 1:1 employment services for getting a permanent post-MAKE job. Our restaurant – MAKE Café – offers a globally-inspired, locally-sourced menu with tableside service with all our dishes cooked to order, handmade and prepared from scratch. We are also currently building a new farm location at SDSU Mission Valley. MAKE Farm & Garden will be a .75-acre vegetable farm, orchard, and outdoor events space.
Who You Are:
You are a mature and seasoned professional that brings excellent organization skills, attention to detail and a love of process and procedure. You are looking for a new and worthwhile adventure to channel all your experience and expertise. You are excited to help MAKE Projects build up and reinforce its foundations in accounting, HR, communications, and staff development.
You are detail-oriented and highly organized. You know and love Excel, data, checklists, and the importance of reading the fine print. You are undaunted by policies, permits and procedures. You love shaping and molding new structures, and creating day-to-day processes that can realize long-term vision and strategy.
You are a professional. You are familiar with corporate structures and complex organizations. You understand how to prioritize, sequence and triage. You can talk to different audiences, and understand how to influence, message, and persuade different stakeholders both inside and outside an organization.
You crave a bigger, more fulfilling role in addressing the social and environmental problems facing the world today. You love that MAKE Projects is growing fast and see this as a perfect next step to grow both yourself and your career.
What You’ll Do:
The Office Manager (OM) reports to the Executive Director (ED) and the Deputy Director (DD). The OM will work in close collaboration with the ED and DD to create, implement and monitor all MAKE Projects’ core administrative activities from accounting, bookkeeping, and grant invoicing to staff schedules, operational HR and special projects related to staff development and operational growth, as needed.
Compensation and Benefits:
The OM position is hybrid, roughly 50% remote and 50% on-site. Depending on the candidate’s background, this can be either a full-time or part-time position at an hourly rate of $26-33 per hour. Depending on full or part-time status, MAKE Projects offers health benefits, paid time off, and paid sick leave. MAKE Projects also offers a matching 401k retirement plan after six months of employment.
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MAKE Projects is an equal opportunity employer. MAKE Projects does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the satisfactory results of reference and background checks.
