Director of CA Operations

Full time

• San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Position Overview

Science from Scientists is a growing nonprofit looking for a mission-driven Director of Operations to ensure the day-to-day operations run smoothly and help take our organization to the next level.

Primary Responsibilities

• Model and contribute to a positive work environment, culture of communication, and engagement
• Responsible for scientist educator recruitment, hiring, orientation, scheduling, payroll, daily oversight and overall support.
• Identify, secure, foster and retain school partnerships and ensure positive professional relationships with school leaders
• Represent the organization in external relationships with stakeholders such as schools, funders/sponsors, volunteers, and community members.
• Establish and manage budgets in collaboration with the operations team and regional Director of Development.
• Organize and maintain data appropriately and accurately with the ability to report out
• Initiate and set regional goals and program expansion plans according to the strategic objectives of the organization and in collaboration with the regional Director of Development.
• Support US Operations in building and executing on strategic initiatives and special projects

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Ability to motivate, engage, support, and lead a team of scientist/STEM educators
• Demonstrated experience in operations or project management
• Clear, concise and respectful oral and written communication
• Both detailed and solutions oriented.
• Embrace and leverage spreadsheets to understand and organize business
• Work cooperatively as a member of a cross-regional team; develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Able to work independently, anticipate next steps and adapt to changing work priorities
• Ability to thoughtfully communicate with and respectfully engage diverse stakeholders around a shared vision for achieving results
• Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to present information in a variety of formats and styles and to a variety of audiences
• Professional skill in organizing, planning, coordinating, and conducting meetings
• Demonstrated experience in creative problem-solving and critical thinking
• Demonstrated ability to model and encourage creative, out-of-the-box thinking
• Passion for making science/STEM approachable to all, especially children
• Interest in working for a fast-paced and evolving company

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years management or business client services experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, Nonprofit Administration, STEM field, or Education required
• Professional working efficiency with Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, GMail, Calendar, and Drive)
• Valid driver’s license
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations
• Successfully complete pre-employment background check

Desired Qualifications

• Nonprofit administration experience
• Professional experience working with remote teams
• Manage a team of 10 reports
• Prior experience with K-12 education system
• Prior experience working with a start-up or fast-growing organization
• Experience in Salesforce or similar CRM

Supervision of Others

This position supervises the local scientist-educator team.

This is a hybrid position based out of Burlingame; requires 2 days in the office per week; Travel by car is somewhat minimal – and involves driving to locations where we have partnerships including San Jose & San Francisco. It is possible there could be a trip by air once per year to a location TBD somewhere in the US that could involve overnight stay for between 1-2 nights.

Benefits

Health and dental insurance when working 30 hours or more weekly, 401K, paid holidays and time off for our salaried employees, technology and travel stipends, professional development opportunities.

To apply: Please send your cover letter and resume to:

• Renee Piersa at renee@sciencefromscientists.org