Director of Operations at Washington City Church of the Brethren in Washington, Washington DC

Job Description:

All applicants *must* submit a cover letter and resume in order to be considered, via LinkedIn or by emailing resumes@washingtoncitycob.org.

Washington City Church of the Brethren seeks a Director of Operations to manage the facility and office operations for our church. The Director of Operations directs church property operations, and renovations that may be occurring. It manages the church's ministry administration needs, schedules building events, and represents the congregation to building-related stakeholders.

This position supervises and interfaces with facility maintenance positions (staff and/or contractors) and the Brethren House Manager. The church pastors supervise this position and the Director provides regular reporting to the church's Administrative Council.

Washington City Church of the Brethren is a Christian congregation in the Historic Peace Church tradition of the Church of the Brethren. We have been in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC since 1899. It is a congregation committed to simple living and the responsible use of resources. Our congregation supports social action, peacemaking, and active nonviolence strategies for social change. The congregation and its staff also value service, hospitality and diversity.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS POSITION GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Serving as the principal point of contact with church leaders, building users, community members, and vendors for all building management issues
2. Supporting the Brethren House manager in addressing property needs for the church's volunteer service house (Brethren House, in Capitol Hill neighborhood) by scheduling vendors as needed
3. Arranging with contractors for needed building inspections, maintenance, repairs, and cleaning
4. Assisting church leadership with administrative and office tasks. Church leadership includes Administrative Council, church pastors; worship coordinators and leaders; and any other leaders Administrative Council or church pastors specify.
5. Managing building use requests and communication with those using the building
6. Professionally representing the church and its mission online and via phone
7. Supervising facility maintenance positions (staff and/or contractors) and the Brethren House Manager

ABILITIES, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE

This position requires a creative and effective individual who can anticipate and plan for stakeholder needs, implementing follow through and regularly communicating about progress while addressing such needs.

This position requires a self-directing leader who takes initiative, makes proposals, and develops solutions to improve church operations related to building management, building use agreements, event logistics (worship services and other events). Experience with Asana (or similar programs) and Google Suite is required.

This position also requires the ability to do the following:

• Manage time, projects, and priorities effectively, under occasional deadlines (such as an urgent repair need)
• Proactively initiate, assess, and address administrative and building needs, for both the church and other building users
• Collaborate with other building users to determine mutually agreed upon priorities
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally, both in person and by phone
• Organize and maintain organizational ?les, documents, such as vendor proposals for building maintenance or repair (digital and some paper)
• Organize operations using Google Suite and Asana
• Initiate, delegate, receive and follow up on tasks via email and Asana
• Be willing to learn Mailchimp, a Wordpress blog, and other social media tools to manage and direct church communications
• Work well with a variety of people
• Represent the mission and values of Washington City Church of the Brethren in the carrying out of duties in this position description.

POSITION DETAILS, SCHEDULE, COMPENSATION, and BENEFITS

This role is a full time position (expected 40 hours/week). The financial compensation is $30/hour or $62,400 gross annual salary. The position has variable hours (flexible schedule) but requires at least three on-site days per week.

Benefits, in addition to salary, include 11 paid holidays, defined health insurance reimbursement, Paid Time Off (PTO), and paid sick leave.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT

WCCOB employees are "At-Will Employees" subject to the Washington D.C. Labor Laws for "At-Will Employment Doctrine".

TO APPLY

All applicants *must* submit a cover letter and resume in order to be considered, via LinkedIn or by emailing resumes@washingtoncitycob.org Apply Now