What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operational and Administrative Support position at Rishabh RPO?
Job Title : Analyst, Foundation & Corporate Citizenship
Location : Orange, CT
Duration : 10 months
Skills : Philanthropic & corporate citizenship strategies
Description :
The main goal of this position is to provide part time operational and administrative support to the Foundation & Corporate Citizenship team. Reporting to the Foundation Executive Director & Director of Corporate Citizenship, position provides administrative and operational support with the overall execution of philanthropic & corporate citizenship strategies including but not limited to, charitable grants, foundation operations, stakeholder engagement, employee engagement, reporting, compliance, budget management and other duties as assigned. Position is in CT
Corporate citizenship and Foundation activity has increased overall particularly, during peak reporting, volunteering and grantmaking periods. Activity has specifically increased relative to volunteer coordination, management and reporting to meet publicly stated ESG and Group goals.
The Foundation & Corporate Citizenship team is currently comprised of 2 FTE's as such there are not many avenues available to disburse the additional workload. Additionally, one member of the team, Mary Jacobs, will be going out on short term disability for 6-12 weeks in February. The intent of this role is to provide ongoing operational and administrative support on a part time basis to the team and take offset part of the Mary's workload during her leave. We are also leveraging internal resources to the extent possible to offset the other parts of Mary role during her leave.
1. Maintenance of foundation budget and financials. (SAP)
2. Manage payment process for authorized donations and invoices. (SAP)
3. Monitor receipts of contributions and payments of donations to ensure they are received / made in a timely manner.
4. Assist with foundation grantmaking process. (document preparation, research, follow up with grantees, etc.)
5. Prepare detailed monthly reports of donation activity, including quantifying benefit of donation and beneficiaries.
6. Provide assistance with the management, tracking & reporting of employee giving volunteer activities in CSR platform. (Benevity)
7. Coordination of volunteer events & other duties as assigned
8. Preparation of meeting materials & ad hoc reports.
9. Assists with ad hoc requests, e.g., program research, benchmarking, requests from OpCo's as needed.
Requirements :
Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field, or relevant work experience. Corporate foundation experience preferred
CSR platform (Benevity, Blackbaud, etc.) administration experience preferred Significant proficiency with SAP / mainframe accounting systems
Experience in program management, corporate social responsibility, or philanthropy preferred. Strong understanding of social and environmental issues, philanthropic trends, and corporate citizenship best practices.
Demonstrated passion for community engagement and social impact. Excellent project management and organizational skills.
Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Advanced knowledge of MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint applications Accounting / GAAP knowledge and experience
Ability to work independently and accurately Advanced research skills
