About the Emmet Family Foundation

The Emmet Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation based in New York committed to the values of liberty and opportunity.  The Board is hiring a professional staff for the first time in order to prepare for significantly increased, strategic grantmaking.  The Board is interested in supporting a variety of causes, including improving public policy, supporting liberty and opportunity for every American, improving mental health outcomes in communities, and increasing access to high-quality education for every child and family. The staff will have the opportunity to work closely with the Board to help shape and build a strategy and culture for the Foundation, which will be among the largest in the country in terms of annual giving. The staff will be fully remote and will be mission-driven, experienced team players who enjoy the process of building strategies, processes, teams and cultures.

About the Opportunity

The Emmet Family Foundation is seeking a Director of Operations at a time of significant growth to help build internal processes and manage day-to-day administrative functions of the Foundation. The Director of Operations will report to the Executive Director. The Director of Operations will have the opportunity to help shape the culture and processes and be instrumental in taking the Foundation into the next phase of growth and impact. This is a fully remote position with minimal travel.

Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Director of Operations will put together the annual budget, track administrative and grant expenditures, oversee audit process and 990PF filing, coordinate hiring and onboarding of staff, manage payroll and benefits and supervise outside consultants as well as at least one full-time staff member.  He/she will help plan and execute board meetings, including preparing materials.

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