office manager

Job Description
Rocking the Boat is seeking an organized, communicative, independent, and flexible full-time staff person to both manage an office of 14 full-time staff people and support the fundraising activities of this non-profit Bronx-based youth development organization. This position reports to the Director of Finance and Operations and to the Development Director.

Duties Include:

Overall office management including maintenance of filing systems; maintenance of all administrative supplies

Assisting the Development Director in processing gifts, executing mailings, packaging grants and reports, maintaining the donor database, and helping to organize special events

Assisting the Director of Finance and Operations in managing and organizing bills and receipts

Answering phones and managing messages

Managing a small merchandise inventory

Providing administrative support to full-time staff

Work Hours: Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm with some flexibility

Requirements:

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Ability to both work independently and as part of a team

Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office computer applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Basic bookkeeping and fundraising experience

Spanish speaking a plus

Associates degree or greater

Rocking the Boat offers:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Comprehensive health benefits package

Opportunity to work with a well-funded energetic community-based organization with a primary goal of helping youth develop into empowered and responsible adults.

The position is open immediately.


Please email cover letters and resumes to the Director of Finance and Operations, Heshi Gorewitz:

E-mail: heshi@rockingtheboat.org

Phone: 718.466.5799
Fax: 718.466.2892

Rocking the Boat uses traditional wooden boatbuilding and on-water education to allow high school age youth to develop into empowered and responsible adults. Four levels of community and youth development programs operate year round and serve over 2,000 students and community members annually. They are drawn from a range of New York City public high schools and neighborhoods, primarily in the South Bronx. Kids don't just build boats at Rocking the Boat, boats build kids.

Rocking the Boat, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer