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The Assistant Registrar - will provide additional support to the Operations Manager - and Academic Coordinator in registering students for music , dance and other school related programs .
Maintain accurate registration records on StudioSchool Pro database.
Track in-house student and teacher attendance for payroll, assist in processing teacher's payroll.
Assist the operations manager prepare tuition invoices - payments and registrations fees.
Handle all customer service issues related to billing and collections -financial aid and payment plans.
Prepare all mailing lists, email blast.
Generate all internal -external correspondence related to registration..
Reports to Operations Manager / Executive Director

THE BARRA FOUNDATION

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE JOB DESCRIPTION



I. Introduction



The Barra Foundation is a private, non-profit philanthropic organization that primarily serves the five-county area of greater Philadelphia. The foundation's principal focus is to make innovative grants in the fields of arts and culture, education, health, and human services. A secondary focus is to provide smaller unrestricted Community Fund grants to qualified organizations in the same four fields of interest. The foundation's assets are currently about 80 million dollars. Please visit http://www.barrafoundation.org/ for additional information.

II. Position Summary

The Administrative Associate will principally be responsible for the foundation's financial and administrative duties. S/he will handle appropriate contacts with the foundation's grantees, consultants, and board members. Further, s/he will work in a small office environment in a "team setting” with Barra's President and Program Officer. The position will report to the President with a strong dotted line relationship to the Program Officer.

III. Specific Responsibilities

- Prepare required financial statements

- Assist in and work with outside accounting firm in satisfying the annual audit

- Prepare annual grant and expense budget, including ongoing tracking and projections of financial data

- Provide necessary input for 990-PF annual filing, including calculation of anticipated excise taxes

- Act as liaison with financial institutions

- Manage flow of grant applications, including electronic input of grant status

- Track status of foundation and grantee reports

- Draft all foundation correspondence

- Prepare checks for grantees, consultants, and other foundation invoices. Issue 1099's for directors and consultants

- Handle telephone inquiries. Open and screen all mail

- Assist with purchases and office supplies



IV. Qualifications

- Advanced knowledge of office and administrative procedures and expert PC skills (proficient with QuickBooks, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

- Extensive experience and familiarity with the preparation of financial statements

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work independently and as a member of a high-performance team

- Proactive, self-starter with outstanding organizational skills and the ability to handle confidential information

- Strong relationship building, follow-up, and follow-through skills

- Ability to prioritize, multitask, and work unsupervised

- College degree preferred with a minimum of 5 years prior administrative/financial experience

- Experience in the non-profit/foundation world is a plus



V. Personal Qualities

The successful candidate will be a smart, high-energy, self-motivated and self-confident person. S/he will have the ability to work independently and as a team member in a collegial workplace where well thought out opinions and give and take exchanges are expected and encouraged. A sense of humor and a constructive outlook are essential for the position.



VI. Other

- Salary and benefits will be commensurate with individual's background and experience.

- Please note that the Barra Foundation will be re-locating its offices to the Main Line area on or about January 1, 2011

Skills/Qualifications:
-Customer Service Experience
-money handling/key holding
-Comfortable with basic keyboarding PC/Microsoft Windows/Office/Outlook
-Experience with Mind Body Online system a plus!
-Interest/background in dance also a plus!
-proximity to work ideal: live locally/SF
-and/or reliable form of transportation: bike/car

JOB DETAILS:
In addition to overall front desk duties:
-greeting all students/guests/patrons of the commons
-handling/delegating immediate issues/questions
-monitoring phone lines: customer inquiries/transferring calls
-student registration/class sign-in
-confirming class counts
-data entry/updating new student info and demographics
-filing/alphabetizing new student forms
-replenishing class flyers/schedules
-updating studio signs and community boards
-light studio housekeeping/maintenance in common areas/restroom

Managerial Duties Include:
-management of front desk procedures/operations
-specifically opening/closing procedures for night and weekends
-with immediate responsibility for closing studio 3 nights a week
-handling/delegating immediate issues/needs of front desk staff/students/faculty
-facilitating the relay of organization wide information/events to front desk staff
-updating front desk information binder and assist in organization of front desk space
-processing extensions on expired passes
-processing student work exchange hours
-auditing online class reports
-overseeing schedule for other part time front desk staff
-organizing/documenting monthly front desk meetings
-weekly meetings with school administrators

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANT for busy $1.5 million non profit organization in Manhattan. We are looking for an energetic, detail-oriented team player, with a belief in our mission and interest in international business. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). We expect about 20 hours a week, with the possibility of a permanent position in three months.

VisionSpring is a global social enterprise that creates jobs and sustains livelihoods through the sale of affordable eyeglasses to the more than 400 million people who need them to work and live productive lives. VisionSpring empowers low-income women to work as “Vision Entrepreneurs” selling eyeglasses in their communities in India, Latin America and other countries. Each Entrepreneur receives her own ‘Business in a Bag’ containing all the products and tools to run a profitable business. Our innovative business model allows women to earn income selling a health product that, in turn, helps others improve their lives.

Responsibilities:
Working directly with the COO, the consultant’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain all QuickBooks functions including inputting all expenses, paying bills, writing checks, tracking budgets, generating reports, etc.
• Generate Board of Director level reports on a monthly basis: balance sheet, income statement, cash flows
• Forecast future year budget/revenues/expenses and resource requirements
• Approximately 3-5 hours per week to address miscellaneous administrative duties: coordinating office maintenance work, filing documents, updating HR documents, etc.

Qualifications:
• QuickBooks experience of at least 3 years, ideally with the ManufacturingWholesale edition of QB
• At least 5 full years of private sector experience in the Finance field
• Very strong Excel skills
• BA/BS degree preferred
• Critical thinking skills and common sense
• Strong interest in nonprofit sector

Compensation: Hourly rate commensurate with experience

To apply, please send résumé with cover letter to:

visionspring.finance@gmail.com

JVS Refugee Employment Services, a program which serves resettled refugees and political asylees, is looking for an Employment Specialist. The Employment Specialist will provide a full continuum of services including job search assistance, resume development, career coaching, and job lead development to designated low income, refugee and immigrant participants.

This individual will be responsible for recruitment of and outreach to employers to establish relationships which will lead to potential employment opportunities for our customers, and will serve as a liaison to employers, funders and other agencies such as DTA offices and resettlement agencies.

AA/EOE

Case Management Technician –
HIV / AIDS
Community Follow-Up Program
Prevention and Services Dept
Manhattan

Housing Works, the largest non-profit Community AIDS Organization in NY is currently seeking a dedicated individual to join our team in NYC.

Summary Description:

Reporting to the Case Manager, The Case Manager Technician works as part of the Intensive Case Management team, assisting HIV positive clients and their families with accessing and maintaining critical services, including medical care, housing and mental health services. Using a harm reduction approach, the case management team works with clients to develop the skills and healthy behaviors needed to enhance overall health and well being.

Job Functions:
•Assist Case Manager with monitoring and follow-up on service delivery.
•Complete referral forms, coordinate inter-agency service provisions and follow-up on delivery of these services.
•Conduct home and hospital visits to assess client service needs and gather clinical information and documentation.
•Assist clients with navigating health care, mental health, and housing systems.
•Provide health education/health literacy assistance to improve client adherence to health care services and treatments
•Provide motivational engagement, and provide limited crisis intervention.
•Maintain client records and complete written case documentation as required by agency and funders.
•Advocate for clients and facilities engagement in services.

Qualifications/Requirements:
•Bachelors Degree preferred, will consider Associates Degree or 60 credit equivalent with sufficient related job experience
•One year experience working with persons in need
•Good written and verbal communication skills
•Understanding of HIV, Mental Health and Substance Use issues
•Computer literacy
•Ability to work as part of team

Other:
•Field work required

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Somerville Homeless Coalition, Inc.

FAMILY SHELTER CASE MANAGER

General Summary

The Case Manager focuses on helping families achieve a successful housing placement and develop the skills needed to sustain housing. The case manager will work with families in developing an assessment based housing plan designed to maximize income, gain employment and obtain placement in sustainable housing. The case manager is responsible for coordinating, informing and advocating for families to access appropriate social service programs, resources and services in order to ensure a successful transition to sustainable housing. The Case Manager also provides comprehensive stabilization services for housed families.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct orientation, assessments, referrals and service coordination
• Develop, amend and monitor Assessment Based Housing Plan
• Provide housing focused case management services leading to sustainable housing placements
• Provide intense housing search, including apartment search, viewing apartments, and working with landlords/realtors
• Provide accurate statistical reporting to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
• Follow family progress closely to help address services adjustments when they are needed
• Provide crisis intervention, support and intense advocacy services within residential shelter setting
• Coordinate and act as liaison for all necessary services required by each family
• Input all family data into Homeless Management Information System
• Work with families by providing information, support and advocacy while tracking their progress
• Accompany families to appointments and assist them in negotiating the services system
• Connect families to a variety of services and programs to address unmet needs, including: healthcare, behavioral health services, employment, education, public benefits, child care, after-school programs, budgeting/money management, legal/criminal issues, consumer credit, parenting education, domestic violence, substance abuse programs, etc.
• Work with community agencies in liaison capacity, while cultivating and maintaining positive working relationships
• Conduct regular site visits at apartments as part of an 18 month follow-up for families placed in housing
• Attend agency and community based meetings

Other Responsibilities

• Provide direct service support and coverage at shelter for overall smooth operation of facility and program components
• Answer phones, take messages, answer door, file and perform all other clerical and administrative tasks as needed
• Ensure organization of and proper supply levels for all office, cleaning and shelter food products at all times
• Ability to pick-up all necessary materials/supplies, mail, packages at agency sites and shopping venues

Organizational Relationship: Reports to and supervised directly by Shelter Manager

Status: Position is 40 hours per week (salaried), hours can vary; position is exempt

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of the complex issues affecting homeless adults, children and family units
• Familiarity with subsidized housing regulations and application processes
• Ability to demonstrate positive attitude, professionalism, reliability, dependability, and overall flexibility
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, disseminate complex situations and calmly respond to crisis situations
• Excellent decision making abilities, good use of judgment and ability to follow-through with important tasks
• Extensive knowledge of DHCD/DTA organizational system and homeless families’ systems
• Good oral and written communication skills, as well as basic computer skills

The Center for Court Innovation, a project of the Fund for the City of New York, seeks a Program Associate for its Greenpoint Youth Court, an innovative program that serves as an early intervention program for youth who have committed low-level offenses. Youth who admit guilt to offenses such as shoplifting, graffiti and truancy have their sanctions determined by a judge and jury of their peers. Sanctions restore harm done to the community and link youth to services. The Program Associate reports to the Project Director and assists with all aspects of youth court operations including recruitment, training, and selection of youth court members, and helps to facilitate, document and manage all youth court referrals and sanction compliance.

The Center for Court Innovation is a unique public-private partnership that is dedicated to enhancing the performance of courts and those whose work intersects with the courts. In performing this work, the Center's goals are to reduce crime, aid victims, strengthen communities and promote public trust in justice. The winner of an Innovations in American Government Award from the Ford Foundation and Harvard University, the Center combines action and reflection to spark problem-solving innovation both locally and nationally. Visit us at www.courtinnovation.org.


Responsibilities:

• Assist in the daily operation of the youth court.
  
• Assist with the recruitment of participants for youth court training and membership.
  
• Assist with the training of members and, together with the youth court coordinator, facilitate and organize the 40 hour youth court member training.
  
• Assist in the recruitment of community volunteers as guest speakers.
  
• Conduct outreach to parents and youth who are referred to the youth court.
  
• Assist in developing and coordinating community service projects for respondent youth.
  
• Closely monitor and track compliance of respondent youth and prepare compliance reports for referring agencies.
  
• Supervise administrative aspects of hearing and training schedules.
  
• Provide support for youth court members during trainings and hearings.
  
• Assist in the coordination and planning of special events.
  
• Assist in conducting outreach to community based organizations to support the function and growth of the program.
  
• Perform other supportive tasks and functions as assigned by the youth court coordinator.

Qualifications:

• Excellent organizational skills, oral communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
  
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and solve problems creatively
  
• Experience working with high school age youth.
  
• Experience with or knowledge of the juvenile justice system preferred.
  
• Word-processing proficiency required.
  
• Ability to work evenings and some weekends required.
  
• Bachelor’s degree required.
  
  
  Schedule:
  Position is part-time. Candidates must be available to work until 8:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Bay Cove Human Services is a private, not-for-profit corporation that provides a wide variety of services to individuals and their families who face the life-long challenges of developmental disabilities, aging, mental illness and drug and alcohol addiction. We have a wide variety of programs available to our clients including residential services, employment support, and day habilitation programs. Bay Cove's 1,400 highly trained employees serve more than 12,000 individuals and their families each year at more than 100 different program sites throughout Greater Boston and southeastern Massachusetts.

To find out more about Bay Cove and gain access to all of our current openings, click the banner above.
Group Activity Leader

Requisition #3809 Group Activity Leader (Day Habilitation, Boston) Schedule: 7:30-3:30 Salary: $11.00/hour
Responsibilities:

• Work cooperatively with staff and program participants in assigned group to plan and implement training and therapeutic activities that support Service Plan goals.
• Ensure that the program participants’ needs are met and that activity requirements are fulfilled according to program schedule.
• Utilize training and teaching strategies to engage individuals.
• Teach developmental skills to increase independent functioning including self-care, self-preservation, receptive and expressive communication, self advocacy, self-direction, and activities of daily living (including personal hygiene and grooming, first aid and meal selection and preparation).
• Provide emergency interventions and physical assistance to program participants whenever it is needed.

Qualifications:

• High school degree and two years of job experience in a training program working with this population.
• Certification as Nurse’s Aid with one year of CAN work experience and/or Associate Degree may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Complete and maintain required training certifications including CPR and First Aid.
• Ability to assist people with mobility impairments as needed.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds.
• Ability to engage individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities in meaningful activities and support them to develop skills for self-determination and independence.
• Ability to learn new skills and apply techniques and information learned in training.
• Ability and physical capacity to perform physical care tasks to assist people with mobility impairments as needed utilizing safety protocols and approved techniques.
• Ability to work as team member and to participate in program.
• Driving License Required? No

Benefits:

• Excellent benefits package including health and dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement/remission, paid vacation & holidays, sick time pay, and employee referral bonuses.
• T-accessible central office at North Station or Haymarket T stops. (Green Line or Orange Line)

TO APPLY:
Email resumes to recruiter@baycove.org & please include the requisition number of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

Bay Cove Human Services, 66 Canal Street, Boston, MA 02114

Bay Cove is an Equal Opportunity Employer

LSA is seeking a dynamic and creative Communications Manager to bring our communications strategy and marketing materials to the next level. Over the past three years, the agency’s development department has worked intensively to create and leverage new and compelling ways of telling LSA’s story in wide range of formats. We are looking for an excellent writer with drive, vision and the ability to bring creative ideas and new skills to our goals of raising visibility and revenue.

The Communications Manager is responsible for producing all external communication and marketing materials for existing and new audiences, and works to creativity build upon and expand the agency’s relationships with all forms of media. He/she will manage and produce the agency annual report, hardcopy and online newsletters, e-mail blasts, press releases, brochures, website, online profiles, YouTube accounts and social media updates. The Communications Manager will also coordinate outreach and responses to media and media inquiries, and work to actively build new contacts via the agency’s expansive range of partnerships and supporters.

Responsibilities include:
• Coordinate timely publication of the annual report. Collaborate with Executive Director, Director of Development, Finance Director and program staff to develop content. Coordinate production schedule with designers/printer. Collaborate with photographers. Coordinate with Individual Giving Manager to secure donor listing in a timely manner. Write copy and ensure that all necessary components are included.
• Manage the timely publication of the biannual newsletter. Develop features and stories. Coordinate production schedule with designers/printer. Coordinate mail-house receipt of materials for processing including remittance envelopes. Coordinate shipment and/or delivery of materials to mail-house.
• Produce email blasts and online e-newsletter. Develop and design email blasts for marketing purposes. Develop content for e-newsletter. Coordinate with Development Associate to secure email address list for mailings. Produce reports on email blast metrics (numbers sent, bounced, etc.).
• Update website content, links and downloadable files. Coordinate updates with webmaster. Work with program staff to develop and update text and photography.
• Build the agency’s use of social media and online networking
• Respond to and coordinate media opportunities including requests for interviews.
• Develop new media contacts using the agency’s relationships with program partners, board members and donors.
• Other duties as assigned, including occasional support of evening events and day trips to partner sites.

JVS Opening
Employment Specialist—Refugee Services

JVS Refugee Employment Services, a program which serves resettled refugees and political asylees, is looking for an Employment Specialist. The Employment Specialist will provide a full continuum of services including job search assistance, resume development, career coaching, and job lead development to designated low income, refugee and immigrant participants.

This individual will be responsible for recruitment of and outreach to employers to establish relationships which will lead to potential employment opportunities for our customers, and will serve as a liaison to employers, funders and other agencies such as DTA offices and resettlement agencies.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience:
• 1-3 years experience working with low income, low English level, refugee and immigrant individuals with barriers to employment in a direct care setting
• An understanding of job development and ability to establish and maintain connections with employers in the business community
• Outstanding interpersonal, customer service, communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Strong written and oral communication skills required
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills required
• Proficiency in a language spoken by refugee and immigrant participants a plus (Somali, Arabic, Vietnamese, Burmese, Swahili, Kinyarwanda or Haitian Creole)

Education Required:
BA/BS in Human Services or related field.



AA/EEO Employer

Organizational Overview: The mission of the Trustees of Reservations is to preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts. The organization cares for over 100 properties that comprise more than 24,000 acres and monitor 285 Conservation Restrictions protecting another 16,700 acres. In 1891, the Trustees of Reservations was founded by a small band of visionary volunteers. Over the past ten years, the organization has evolved into a dynamic $20M operation with 180 year-round employees who are led by a volunteer governance structure and supported by over 45,000 member households. A recent strategic planning process strengthened the core organizational goals and set an ambitious plan in motion to increase the organization?s impact and visibility through 2017.

Position Overview: The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) is currently seeking a dynamic leader to serve in the newly created role of Director, Strategic Programs and Enterprise to provide overall strategic and operational leadership over the organization?s two flagship properties, the Crane Estate and Appleton Farms. These properties are visited by over 300,000 people annually and currently generate 60% of the $5+ million of earned income that TTOR generates on an annual basis. The Director will report to the Executive Vice President, serve on a senior leadership team, work closely with the CFO and several board committees and directly supervise up to 10 full-time employees in addition to overseeing the work of 150 additional seasonal staff members. Responsible for developing and implementing new initiatives to maximize the revenue potential of these two highly visible properties, while also evaluating new business opportunities for the organization, this is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced manager to support the growth of an entrepreneurial and results-oriented organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and manage the strategic vision for the two flagship properties: the Crane Estate and Appleton Farms
• Provide overall leadership, building and sustaining a high performing team that includes 32 year-round staff and up to 150 seasonal staff
• Lead the financial management of all activities on the properties, including: developing long and short-range financial plans; creating and monitoring operating and special project budgets; ensuring that sound financial controls are in place; and setting financial priorities that support the needs of enterprises, programs and staff.
• Oversee the stewardship, preservation and maintenance of the properties? historic, cultural and ecological resources in accordance with organizational guidelines
• Build, expand, and diversify effective coalitions with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including staff, local communities, partners, donors and volunteers
• Develop programs and strategic partnerships with organizations and individuals to engage broader audiences
• Work closely with the CFO and the Business Development Task Force to optimize existing revenue sources and identify, plan and implement new income-producing activities
• Collaborate with the Advancement and Communications & Marketing departments towards integrating visitor engagement and enterprise efforts with fundraising and membership objectives

Qualifications:

• 10-plus years of management experience preferably in the nonprofit sector or the hospitality, visitor service, recreation or tourism industries
• Demonstrated business, financial and marketing expertise and a proven track record building and managing operational systems for a dynamic, entrepreneurial, results-oriented organization
• Strong commitment to staff development and a successful track record of recruiting, retaining and leading a diverse team; experience managing programs that utilize part-time or seasonal employees a plus
• Demonstrated success implementing new programs to increase and/or diversify revenue streams and engage broad, diverse audiences
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills;
• Bachelor?s degree or equivalent experience required; Master?s degree in business, non-profit management or related field strongly preferred

To Apply: Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, addressed to Kathy Abbott outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format, to http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1656. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

The Trustees of Reservations is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes a particular effort to recruit candidates from all backgrounds.

About Commongood Careers: The Trustees of Reservations has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for a Director, Strategic Programs and Enterprise. Commongood Careers is a nonprofit search service that connects talented individuals to organizations that are dedicated to creating positive social change. Founded and staffed by nonprofit professionals, Commongood Careers offers personalized, engaged services to jobseekers and organizations throughout the hiring process, as well as access to a wealth of knowledge about nonprofit careers. Learn more about nonprofit jobs at Commongood Careers.

The Waltham YMCA is looking for a Welcome Center Representative. This is a part time position with an hourly wage of $8.50-$9.50. The Representative will work from Monday to Friday 9am-1pm for a total of 4-10 hours per week.



Description of job duties:

-Be on time, ready to start work at front desk at beginning of your shift, dressed in uniform and name tag.


-You are solely responsible for finding coverage if you cannot work your shift. You must notify Member Service Coordinator of changes in schedule.


-Being open and willing to be a substitute to work a shift where there is no coverage, which means opening, closing, and weekend shifts.


-Present and uphold department and branch policies, regardless of whether in agreement or not with said policies, while keeping the emphasis on customer service.


-Able to do program and camp registrations as well as membership sign-ups in YConnect.


-Must be knowledgeable of all front desk procedures, including and not limited to; guest policy, MFA, away policy and emergency plans.


-Must accurately process memberships, registrations and other miscellaneous services, fully and efficiently. Making sure to enter all information such as phone numbers, emails, and addresses.


-Take full responsibility for cashing out and balancing daily transactions, including dropping envelopes in safe.


-Maintain an orderly and neat workspace during your shift and clean up when leaving.


-Staff are expected to be polite, courteous, and helpful to all members.


-Staff should not: Yell, Gossip, or talk about personal business at the front desk with staff or members.


-No one should be eating at the front desk and all drinks at the desk must have lids.


-Office duties ie. Filing, projects, follow-up etc. As assigned by Member Service Coordinator.


-Be able to give a comprehensive interview using listen first techniques from Activate America.


-Must be able to close membership sales after the interview.


-Attend all staff meetings (mandatory) and be able to work as a team player.


-Customer Service Expectations, which are Activate America Drivers. Include being a good listener, caring about member’s well-being and checking in on their progress. Staff must also take the initiative to talk with members and to make them feel welcome.




Behaviors:



-Using listen first language to build relationships with members, program participants and prospects.


-Staff should be making eye contact with members as much as possible when they are talking to them.


-Asking members how they are doing or if they are having a good day as they come into the facility or during a registration.


-Staff should make members feel welcome by being pleasant and cheerful, which includes saying hello, goodbye, calling members by name and most importantly smiling at them.


-Front Desk staff is expected to answer phones by using the following phrase: Thank you for calling the Waltham YMCA my name is _______ how may I help you?


-Front Desk staff should be knowledgeable on how to assist a member in completing the application & MFA form, how to enter the members information in the system. If you are unsure of how to do something or need further training please contact your supervisor for a personal training session where you will take notes on procedures in the YMCA system.


-Front Desk staff will be given multiple tasks by your immediate supervisor that must be executed in a timely manner or in time given.




Required Qualifications:

This position will represent the YMCA personally, professionally and in a manner in accordance with the mission and goals of the YMCA. The Membership Services and Sales Representative will be responsible for collecting daily passes, membership and program sales, telephone handling, regulating lobby traffic, provide all membership and program information, knowing policies and procedures as well as implementing them. Staff should also be knowledgeable in membership promotions, special events and the computer software. In keeping with the YMCA's emphasis on Character Development, staff should conduct themselves in a CARING, HONEST, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE manner.




How to Apply:


Qualified candidates should send their resume and cover letter to Jennifer Weller at jweller@ymcaboston.org Please put "Welcome Center Representative" in the subject line.

For more information about working for the YMCA please visit us at http://www.ymcaboston.org/careers/current_job_listings/

Background:
YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School (YBPCS) serves a young adult population of 18-20 year-old high school dropouts. The school offers participants a unique opportunity to earn a high school diploma and acquire important job skills through a vigorous 12-month program of alternating three 6-week blocks of academics and work experience. The core academic courses consist of Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and General Science. The work experience consists of hands-on training in construction, computer-refurbishment, or nursing assistance. YBPCS has been in operation for 17 years and received its charter in 1997. In the 2009-10 school year, the school is serving 215 students. Regular school hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Mission:
Our mission is to provide out-of-school youth in Philadelphia with the broadest range of tools, supports and opportunities available to become self-sufficient, responsible and productive citizens in their community. We develop the character, knowledge, and skills of our students so that they will succeed in top-quality colleges, trade schools and the competitive world beyond.

Member Duties & Responsibilities:
The Resource Development Coordinator will work to bring in additional sources of funding and in-kind donations that works to impact YBPCS’s mission. This person will assist with grant writing, including grants to supplement our green initiatives, solicitation of in-kind donations, and participation in fundraising events. For this position, we are seeking a college graduate, with great communication skills and a commitment to community engagement and education.

I. GENERAL INFORMATION:

TechnoServe is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to build businesses that create jobs, income, opportunity, and economic growth in developing countries. Our strategies are based on a market-driven, business-oriented approach employed and refined over the past 40 years. Roughly 800 employees are at work developing rural businesses across Africa and Latin America, with a future view of expanding into new regions.

II. PRIMARY PURPOSE & FUNCTION:

To provide a full range of financial, compliance, and operational audits, business advisory and consultation services, investigations, internal control structures, accountability, and use of resources. Work is performed within policies included in federal regulations and Technoserve policies and procedures with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and subject to periodic review on the basis of results achieved.

III. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluate, and examine policies and procedures and systems in place to protect Technoserve’s assets.
• Evaluate the reliability and integrity of information, and the efficient and effective use of resources in the field offices and headquarters.
• Review compliance with policies, procedures and federal laws and regulations.
• Report results and recommendations to field office management and head office departments
• Follow up on the progress of implementation of recommendations as a result of the reports.
• Participate in process and internal control improvement initiatives.
• Confer with management staff and meet with system employees and the non-profit industry on a wide range internal audit issues.
• Assist management in identifying and assessing strategic risks.
• Incorporate training, continuous improvement and accountability into the management of the regional institutions.
• Assist individuals who perform operational and financial activities with risk assessments and action plans in their responsibility areas to heighten awareness of major exposures, loss potential, and /or transactional anomalies and facilitate discussions of practical ways to manage or avoid them.
• Maintain a working relationship with external auditors.
• Demonstrate high standards of conduct and ethics as well as appropriate judgment, independence and discretion.
• Compose, type, and maintain correspondence, reports, and various other materials and projects. Submit reports and documents as deemed necessary.
• Present annual audit plan to Audit Committee
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

IV. KNOWLEDGE & EXPERTISE

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree with major course work in accounting or related field.
• Two to five years of progressively responsible accounting and auditing experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience may be acceptable to the hiring authority.
• International Non-profit Audit experience
• Knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP), auditing standards (GAAS), governmental accounting standards (GASB) and governmental accounting systems.
• Working knowledge of USAID Rules and Regulations
• Ability to travel 75% both domestically and internationally

Preferred Requirements
• Information Technology audit experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
• Fluency in Spanish, French, or Portuguese

V. IMPACT

Responsible for ensuring that controls are in place and working to provide assurance that the assets of the organization are properly safeguarded and that financial reports are reliable.

VI. COMMUNICATIONS

Communicates internally with all staff and the Audit Committee. Externally, communicates with Auditors.

VII. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING RESOURCES

Responsible for managing the department budget.


Reports To: Audit Committee/Chief Financial Officer

Position Location: Washington, DC

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts nutrition assessment and certification, counseling, nutrition education, and referrals for WIC Program participants.

• Performs anthropometric and hematological tests on participants.

• Enters all certification and immunization information into the computer system and assists in other computer related responsibilities.

• Assists in developing menu plans for Head Start research specific to Head Start child care centers. Conducts follow-up education with Head Start staff, children, and parents.

• Assists the Senior Nutritionist in the administration of the internship program and volunteer staffing.

• Collaborates with Head Start health care providers and other social service agencies to increase the quality of care and reduce duplication of services.

• Performs special projects and other related duties as required, directed, or as the situation dictates.
• Other related duties.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

None.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, or Home Economics,
• One to two (1 to 2) years of experience in clinical or community nutrition.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a Registered Dietician.
• Sensitivity to the needs of the client population.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and cooperatively with coworkers and those outside the organization.
• Ability to effectively operate computers and assigned software, including Microsoft Office
• Bilingual skills desired.

Central Vermont New Directions (Substance Prevention Coalition) seeks an enthusiastic person to oversee our Department of Health and Education School and Community Tobacco grant program. This part time Coordinator will:
• coordinate educational programs for youth and adults.
• assist the CVNDC Board in fulfilling the grant goals.
• coordinate media campaigns.

The Coordinator will be personally motivated and have:
• Grant administration, public relations, or program coordination experience.
• Commitment to promoting healthy options & preventing alcohol/drug abuse.
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative working relationships with a wide range of people.
• Excellent organizational, coalition-building and writing/computer skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Immediate Hire

Teach For America, a leading non-profit committed to achieving educational equity, is seeking part-time assistance for our alumni phone bank on Monday, September13 – Thursday, September 16 from 5:30 - 9 PM each day. Individuals will be calling alumni across the country using our easy to follow call script asking them to donate to this year’s annual alumni appeal.

Note*Tuesday will require a paid training orientation session starting at 4 pm.

Strong communications skills, a positive attitude, an interest in educational equity, and prior experience with phone banking are highly preferred. Excel and multi-tasking experience within a fast-paced working environment is required.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is seeking a Director of Individual Giving for its National Office in Philadelphia.

As our Director of Individual Giving you contribute to making a measurable impact in children’s lives. Research shows that our mentoring works. Kids with a Big Brother or Big Sister demonstrate significant improvements in their personal and academic lives. They are:

• More confident in their schoolwork performance
• Able to get along better with their families
• 52% less likely to skip school.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America provides strategic direction and mobilizes resources to build capacity and enable growth throughout the Big Brothers Big Sisters network.

If you have an interest in making an impact on the lives of children in America, click on link below to learn more about our Director of Individual Giving position.

FXB’s mission is to address the root causes of poverty as a means of securing children’s rights to survive, grow, and develop. For 20 years, FXB has worked with the conviction that the best solution for helping these children is to strengthen the social and economic capacities of their families and communities. When empowered with the right tools and resources, caregivers are able to protect, care for, and raise the orphans and vulnerable children in their extended families and community. The FXB-Network model is a sustainable and community-based solution to poverty and AIDS. Each FXB-Network brings improvements in health, education, and economic opportunity to children and families in need.

The ideal candidate will:
• Oversee the proper running of FXB finances worldwide
• Supervise and control the quarterly consolidated global expenses vs approved budget
• Develop and implement strong financial procedures and systems and regularly update FXB administrative and financial procedures as needed to improve overall systems
• Organize and supervise the global budgeting process

• Coordinate the implementation of grants compliance requirements with partners
• Ensure requested procedures and processes are properly adhered to by all offices
• Carry out regular internal audits of FXB offices
• Develop/strengthen procedures to maintain strong internal controls within FXB offices
• Ensure compliance with donor, and statutory audit requirements
• Supervise the implementation and follow up of administrative procedures in HQ and program offices
• Strengthen and develop competitive Information Technology support systems
• Ensure organization wide adherence to the FXB Human Resource Manual
• Strong knowledge of USAID