Job Opportunities

Web Manager

Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Full-time

If you are passionate about architecture and love the web, here's an opportunity to make a difference. The Web Manager with Architecture for Humanity will be responsible for developing and maintaining our web sites; this includes www.architectureforhumanity.org and www.openarchitecturenetwork.org. In addition to helping the organization with the day-to-day upkeep of the sites and ensuring strong communication with our network of designers, volunteers and project partners, the manager will also work closely with outside vendors to project manage the development of tools and applications on the Open Architecture Network and on Architecture for Humanity's own site as well as our chapter sites. This entails working closely with third-party designers, applications and software developers, technicians, project partners and Architecture for Humanity's core staff.

Responsibilities:

• maintaining and expanding the sites
• overseeing the development of applications
• ensuring design standards are met

Qualifications:

• Five years of web management experience
• Strong production skills
• Drupal CMS preferred
• MySQL / PHP preferred
• Solaris / Unix Server Admin / SSH
• CSS / HTML
• RSS / Syndication
• Photoshop
• Knowledge of current social networking tools

Compensation:

Salary is commensurate with experience. Architecture for Humanity offers a competitive salary and benefits and the opportunity to join a staff dedicated to using design to change lives.

Interested? Please send your resume, salary requirements and references attention Kate Stohr to jobs(at)architectureforhumanity(dot)org. Please include the position title in the subject line of your email.

Chief Financial Officer

Type: Part-Time/Consulting
Base: San Francisco, CA

This is a senior management position responsible for oversight and leadership of all financial and legal compliance and strategy. The position reports to the Executive Director and has regular interactions with the Board of Directors. The CFO also provides strategic direction for project teams in the field and regional sites worldwide.

The ideal candidate will bring a passion for sustainable design and a high level of personal and professional integrity, excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to communicate finanicial reports effectively and clearly to a broad range of stakeholders, and prior success developing effective working relationships with staff and a Board of Directors to the position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Enhance and implement financial/accounting policies, processes, and internal controls, to increase staff efficiency and effectiveness, as well as protect organizational assets.

Enhance, disseminate, and manage financial budgeting and forecasting processes, to ensure alignment with and achievement of organizational strategies and priorities.

Recommend approval of the annual financial plan to the management team and Board of Directors, which establishes salaries, general operating expenses, program expenses, and level of funding.

Generate regular financial statements and analysis for the management team and the Board of Directors

Provide detailed financial information to the Development team for grant reporting.

Invest Architecture for Humanity's cash balances and investment portfolio. Create cash investment policies and procedures, to ensure maximum return on excess cash while maintaining liquidity, minimizing risk, and providing reserves for long-term liabilities.

Ensure compliance, manage and as needed improve accounting processes (e.g., accounts payable/receivable, international wire transfers, monthly detailed accounting reports by program, and develop other financial and accounting policies and procedures as needed.

Responsible for all general ledger entries including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll.

Direct annual external audits, including 990 and other filing requirements.

Collaborate with outside legal counsel to manage the organization’s legal and compliance needs, and proactively identify and resolve potential legal issues, while minimizing counsel’s fees.

Collaborate with Management Team to set strategic goals and objectives for the growth and expansion of the organization worldwide.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of finance/accounting experience, with a minimum of 5+ years in a management capacity and experience with GAAP, GAAS, and non-profit financial accounting
• CPA or advanced degree in finance, accounting, or non-profit management strongly preferred

Compensation:

Salary is commensurate with experience. Architecture for Humanity offers a competitive salary and benefits and the opportunity to join a staff dedicated to using design to change lives.

Interested? Please send your resume, salary requirements and references attention Kate Stohr to jobs(at)architectureforhumanity(dot)org. Please include the position title in the subject line of your email.

Development Director

Type: Full-Time
Base: San Francisco, CA

The Development Director will work with the Managing Director to develop and engage in various fundraising and marketing programs and campaigns in support of Architecture for Humanity’s projects.

Responsibilities:

• Act as an ambassador and relationship manager to Architecture for Humanity’s volunteers, pro bono designers, clients, partners, sponsors and others engaged in our programs.
• Assist in the planning, coordination, organization, and implementation of fundraising and sponsorship of Architecture for Humanity’s programs
• Initiate and follow-up on appropriate in-kind donations to support the work of pro bono design teams and subsidize construction costs
• Handle various aspects of donor recognition and develop campaigns for the nurturing of donor relations specific to Architecture for Humanity’s programs
• Aid in the research, coordination and submission of grant proposals
• Assist in the research, identification, and contact of new donor prospects
• Work with the Managing Director to review and pursue funding opportunities
• Work closely with Managing Director to set and achieve funding goals related to grants to support our efforts; undertake proposal development and management activities for funders and projects
• Handle work that is generally of critical or confidential nature requiring discretion and a broad working knowledge of agency policies, practices, and programs
• Report funding commitments as received to ensure proper tracking and handling

Qualifications:

• 4-5 years marketing experience with at least 2 years in the social services or nonprofit sector
• Experience in fundraising both through individuals as well as foundations
• Experience with Razor's Edge or similar donor database system
• Ability to prospect for and track leeds and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including corporate partners, invididual volunteers, high networth donors and foundations
• Experience in in grants management essential, experience managing government grants a plus
• Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Powerpoint,(or Keynote) Microsoft Office required.

Compensation:

Salary is commensurate with experience. Architecture for Humanity offers a competitive salary and benefits and the opportunity to join a staff dedicated to using design to change lives.

Interested? Please send your resume, salary requirements and references attention Kate Stohr to jobs(at)architectureforhumanity(dot)org. Please include the position title in the subject line of your email.

Regional Design Director

Type: Project-based
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Architecture for Humanity is seeking an experienced architect to manage and coordinate our design initatives on a regional basis. The Regional Design Director reports to the Executive Director and the Design Director and is responsible for managing and coordinating Architecture for Humanity's design initatives regionally. This includes supporting and overseeing hte work of design fellows, visiting design teams, local architects and/or acting as the site architect as necessary. The Regional Design Director would facilitate community design charrettes, ensure that community members participate in all phases of the design process, and act as a liasion for Architecture for Humanity's staff based in San Francisco, clients, project partners and sponsors as the project evolves.

Responsibilities:

 

• needs assessment and site evaluation
• establishing and facilitating the community design process
• working with clients to establish scope of work
• providing on-site support and supervision to design fellows working in the field
• providing support and supervision to design teams working remotely,
• overseeing the work of local architects and/or acting as the site architect as necessary
• acting as a liaison with Architecture for Humanity's staff based in San Francisco to support design initiatives in the region
• making regular site visits
• updating the projet profile on Architecture for Humanity's web sites
• maintaining, monitoring and tracking project budgets
• Ensuring best practices, facilitating the exchange of design knowledge and expertise and inspiring innovation

 

Compensation:

Salary is commensurate with experience. Architecture for Humanity offers a competitive salary and benefits and the opportunity to join a staff dedicated to using design to change lives.

Interested? Please send your resume, salary requirements and references attention Cameron Sinclair to jobs(at)architectureforhumanity(dot)org. Please include the position title in the subject line of your email.

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Architecture for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer. All job opportunities require a resume and references. Design positions require at least three digital work samples submitted either in PDF format or online via the Open Architecture Network. (Obviously, we welcome candidates who share their work with us via the Open Architecture Network. If you decide to share your work with us this way, please be sure to include project URLs on your resume or cover letter.)