UpStart

Director

• UpStart seeks a skilled finance and operations professional to support the expansion of our Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
• UpStart aims to support the sustainability and development of some of the community’s most critical ideas and projects. Through a shared services model, UpStart provides necessary infrastructure and business management, allowing each Project to focus on the core of its work—contributing to a Thriving Jewish Community.
• The Director, Fiscal Sponsorship Program will be responsible for oversight of our growing Model C program (limited, grant-based relationship) and developing Model A program (comprehensive shared services support), simultaneously stewarding existing partners and cultivating new ones.
• This role will report to the Chief Operating Officer and work closely with the Central Operations and People & Culture teams. This role is expected to travel up to 3 times a year for team gatherings and national conferences.
• Responsibilities: Operations Support (55%): Act as the primary point of contact with our current and prospective fiscal sponsees, maintaining a high level of responsiveness and building strong, trusting relationships; Liaise with UpStart’s external accounting team, ensuring that fiscal sponsees have timely access to reports and information; Support fiscal sponsees on their budgets and financial practices, in partnership with UpStart’s Central Operations team; Coordinate with our People and Culture staff, providing coaching on human resources issues and ensuring we are following best practices; Review grants and contracts and coordinate with our Operations team to address any legal/risk issues that may arise; Partner with our Investment Strategy team to ensure proper coordination between fiscal sponsee grants and UpStart’s overall grants calendar; Ensure all legal paperwork, licensing, insurance, and other aspects of organizational operations are properly maintained; Ensure that UpStart’s finance, human resource, and other relevant systems are efficient and user-friendly for fiscal sponsees, identifying regular feedback and partnering with respective teams towards improvements; Program Management (45%): Steward the expansion of UpStart’s Fiscal Sponsorship programs through outreach and recruitment efforts; Support the onboarding of new partner organizations by conducting organizational assessments to identify their strengths and capacity-building needs, while providing responsive support to ensure a seamless transition into the Fiscal Sponsorship Program.; Partner with UpStart’s finance staff and evaluation staff to track fiscally sponsored projects’ growth and development as a result of our capacity-building efforts to ensure the program is effective and impactful; Partner with UpStart’s Program Team to ensure fiscally sponsored projects are connected to appropriate UpStart opportunities; Learn from other capacity-builders in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of UpStart’s programs