Chief Business Officer

Co-op America is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a just and sustainable society by using economic strategies to solve social and environmental problems.  Co-op America's unique approach involves working with consumers, investors, and businesses simultaneously. 

Our workplace reflects our goal of creating a more cooperative, environmentally sound economy.  We have a participatory workplace and aim for consensus decision-making within the departments and teams. 

Position Overview: 

Co-op America seeks a Chief Business Officer to manage personnel, financial, legal, board, planning and facilities matters.  This person will have significant experience in nonprofit or business management.  A graduate degree in business or non-profit management, law, or accounting is preferred.

This role is supported by several director-level roles, including an assistant director of administration.

This is a major opportunity to be part of the leadership team in the nation's leading green economy nonprofit.

Responsibilities:

I. Personnel:

1. Policy development, legal review,  and implementation
2. Benefits development and implementation, in coordination with Senior Accountant/Benefits Manager
3. Oversee hiring coordination
4. Develop and implement hiring policy development as needed, providing strategic hiring support for departments (law, policy, outreach information, etc.)
5. Personnel review oversight:
   • Facilitator development
   • Ensuring all reviews are conducted
   • Provide follow-up support for reviews as needed
   • Departure oversight
   • Policy development and implementation
6. Employee performance issues oversight:
   • Assist managers in developing strategies for handling underperforming employees
   • Ensure that managers are following up with underperforming employees
   • Ensure that managers are following the law with underperforming employees
   • Coach and mentor managers as needed
   • Act as facilitator in difficult personnel reviews

II. Business and Legal, in consultation with outside attorneys:

1. Contract development
   • Work with relevant departments to craft Co-op America's position
   • Handle contract negotiations as needed
   • Oversee contract recording, management, monitoring, and review as needed
2. Intellectual property
   • Manage development of intellectual property assets with staff and outside attorneys
   • Ensure implementation of IP protection measures
   • Oversee licensing as needed
3. Ensure proper legal reviews of personnel issues
4. Ensure proper legal review of Internet and privacy issues
5. First Amendment review of publications and web content

III. Finance & Budgeting Oversight, in consultation with Executive Director:

1. Budget development with Finance Director and teams as part of the Operating Plan Process
2. Financial review (monthly, quarterly, annually)
3. Audit oversight
4. Tax oversight
5. State registrations for fundraising oversight

IV. Technology/IT Oversight

1. Technology strategy and planning oversight
2. Ensure communications with key stakeholders on major IT projects
3. Ensure major systems planning in 1-3 year windows

V. Sponsored Programs Management

1. Strategy and development of fiscal sponsorships with the Programs Manager and Executive Director
2. Oversee sponsored programs
3. Ensure proper accounting, oversight, and financial reporting

VI. Facilities Oversight

1. Space Team Oversight - allocation and preparation of space
2. Office expansion/move planning and oversight
3. Office maintenance oversight
   • Oversee office management
   • Phone/other key equipment
   • Annual/quarterly "clean up days"
   • Green office policy development and implementation [with Green Team)
   • Emergency preparedness

VII. Organizational Systems Development

1. Review and development of organizational systems for growth
2. Review of membership and operational systems with Marketing and Membership Director
3. Review of technology systems with the IT Director

VIII. Direct Staff Oversight:

1. Director of Finance and Asst. Director of Administration (includes Finance and Accounting Team with 3 people)
2. IT Director (includes a Technology Team of 5 people)

Qualifications:

• 5 year's experience with nonprofit or business management required;
• Graduate Degree in business, non-profit management, law, and/or accounting a plus;
• Experience in leadership within a participatory organization and advanced process and facilitation skills a plus;
• Experience in mentoring and guiding staff in personnel matters;
• Supervisory experience required;
• Accounting and budgeting experience;
• Knowledge of legal issues of nonprofit organizations;
• Personnel policy experience a plus.

Compensation: $55,000-65,000 DOE; Excellent benefits

Hours: Full Time, 4-day work week 
Supervisor: Executive Director  

To Apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume.