WORK FOR AN AWARD-WINNING NON-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN DENVER 
 
POSITION OPENING:  BUSINESS MANAGER
Industry:            Non-profit/International Development
Function:           Finance, HR and Office Management
Employer:          Build Change
Job Title:           Business Manager   
Job Location:     Denver, CO   
Start Date:        August 1, 2014
Term:               At-will employment
Salary:             Competitive, with medical insurance
 
Organization Description
 
Founded in 2004, Build Change is a non‐profit social enterprise whose mission is to save lives in earthquakes and hurricanes. Build Change designs safe buildings, trains homeowners, builders, engineers and government officials to build them, works with governments to develop and implement building standards, partners with the private sector to improve building materials quality and create jobs, and facilitates access to incentive-based capital for reconstruction and retrofitting by partnering with financing institutions and government subsidy programs. Build Change started its work in Aceh, Indonesia, after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, and since has expanded to include programs in China, Haiti, Colombia and the Philippines. Build Change has trained more than 20,000 people on earthquake-resistant design and construction techniques, and has provided technical assistance for more than 40,000 safer homes, impacting an estimated 200,000 people.
 
Build Change and its Founder and CEO, Dr. Elizabeth Hausler Strand, have received numerous awards including most recently the 2013 Structural Engineer’s Association of California Award of Excellence in the Research/Guidelines category, 2011 Schwab Foundation US Social Entrepreneur of the Year, and 2011 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability. Build Change has won grants from Echoing Green, Draper Richards Foundation, Mulago Foundation and Ashoka-Lemelson. and was named a 2008 Laureate in the Equality Category for Technology Benefiting Humanity by the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation Tech Awards.  Build Change has been published or featured in numerous media outlets and journals including Rappler, The New York Times, Huffington Post, NPR, BBC, ABCNews, Fast Company and Innovations journal. Upon request from USAID, Build Change has written three primers, on post-disaster housing new construction, retrofitting and site hazard mitigation. 
 
 
POSITION DESCRIPTION:  BUSINESS MANAGER
 
For the position of Business Manager, Build Change is seeking an exceptionally well-rounded individual with proficiency in a number of areas including finance and accounting, human resources, recruiting and office management. In addition, the successful applicant will have proven leadership abilities, the ability to simultaneously be responsible for a wide array of responsibilities, and excellent time management and communication skills.   
 
This position reports to the Director of Finance & Administration.
 
Responsibilities:
 
Finance Responsibilities (estimate 40% of time):

• Support the Dir. of Finance & Administration in managing a multitude of financial and accounting activities
• Maintain general ledger accounts, prepare entries for Quickbooks, review entries in Quickbooks, and run Quickbooks reports   
• Reconcile bank statements and credit card accounts   
• Oversee accounting staff in other country programs and review accounting and procurement activities in other countries
• Oversee the procurement process for Headquarters and manage vendors
• Process expense reimbursement requests for staff
• Submit payments to vendors and employees
• Invoice customers and manage accounts receivables
• Process travel approvals
• Prepare monthly financial reports using Quickbooks and Excel
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports for the Board of Directors on a periodic basis
• Assist in the budgeting process and tracking against budgets
• Assist in processing payroll and monthly allowances for Headquarters and for staff stationed abroad
• Support development efforts in regards to costing and pricing and providing additional financial information as required
• Assist with annual audit
• Prepare federal, state and local financial and tax filings
• Maintain finance-related documentation

 
HR Responsibilities (estimate 35% of time):
 

• Support the Dir. of Finance & Administration in managing HR-related activities
• Manage and maintain employee personnel files for Headquarters and expatriate staff
• Maintain staff database and organizational charts on a monthly basis
• Manage onboarding and orientation activities for new staff
• Manage offboarding activities for departing staff
• Manage leave balances and leave requests
• Coordinate performance reviews
• Manage all recruiting activities including posting new positions available, screening and tracking applicants, applicant notifications, interviewing certain candidates, and performing reference checks for certain candidates
• Serve as benefits administrator for U.S. and expatriate staff, including health insurance, emergency evacuation insurance and other employee insurances
• Assist in the development and management of all employee handbook manuals and additional policies, protocols and forms
• Identify creative ways to support staff and to implement new benefits, policies and procedures to improve the effectiveness and satisfaction of staff

 
Office Manager Responsibilities (estimate 25% of time):
 

• Serve as the first point of contact for those contacting Build Change via phone, email or in person
• Maintain office environment, manage equipment and order supplies
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure an efficient and cost effective operation
• Manage office technology including phone system, internal network and basic troubleshooting of computers and printers
• Coordinate with travel agent on complex travel arrangements for CEO for domestic and international itineraries
• Provide general support and assistance to the CEO,  headquarters staff and expatriate staff as requested
• Assist with the filing and archiving of documents and the storing of electronic files
• Assist in the planning and coordination of board meetings, strategic planning sessions and other organizational events and meetings
• Maintain routine contact with staff in country programs to obtain routine data and help reinforce relationships between HQ and the country programs

 
Qualifications:
 

• 5 years’ experience in “full service” office administration or business management with heavy emphasis on finance and accounting and human resource processes
• Experience providing support to executive leadership and senior management teams
• Technologically savvy with expertise maintaining systems in a small office environment
• Mastery of Excel and QuickBooks, and proficiency with MS Office, particularly Word, PowerPoint and Visio
• Experience with Google Drive and Google Docs strongly preferred
• Experience maintaining and compiling data from a variety of sources and maintaining databases
• An open minded eagerness to interact with Build Change employees around the world from different cultures and backgrounds
• Experience with a nonprofit social enterprise is preferred
• Excellent, professional communications skills
• No ego, drama, or pessimism; the successful candidate will be flexible, humble, patient, and have a good sense of humor. 

To Apply
Go to www.buildchange.org/jobs.html and click on the link for this position. Applications will be accepted until filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  No calls please.