Technology and Operations Manager

Organizational Overview

Resources Legacy Fund (RLF) builds alliances that advance bold solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature. We design and carry out programs and projects that promote smart policies, secure equitable public funding, and build strong constituencies for protecting nature, addressing the climate crisis, and advancing environmental equity and justice. Since RLF’s founding in 2000, we have partnered with philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, community groups, government, business, and academia to protect more than five million acres of land and ocean spaces, advance critical climate and environmental justice policies, and generate more than $30 billion in new public funding for conservation, equitable outdoor access, and climate initiatives.

We believe strategic philanthropy and thoughtful partnerships can achieve enduring, equitable outcomes at scale. Philanthropic partners trust us to manage complex, multi-year policy campaigns and philanthropic initiatives. As a grantmaker, we offer beyond-the-dollar support to strengthen grantees’ ability to meet ambitious goals. We also serve as fiscal sponsor to more than 20 projects across the nation and around the world that are doing remarkable work to advance biodiversity protection, climate resilience and mitigation, and justice and equity outcomes.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Technology and Operations Manager will play a key role in supporting efficient and secure overall organizational infrastructure. This role will provide hands on support across technology, cybersecurity, project management, while serving as the Operations Team’s day-to-day liaison and project manager for the fiscally sponsored team and projects. We are seeking candidates who can implement technology solutions, optimize processes, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations while maintaining quality service to staff and/or various teams. This is a remote position that reports to the Director of Operations and is exempt.

TRAVEL: This is a remote position but will require occasional travel to Sacramento and other offices as needed including an annual all-staff retreat, less than 10%.

Duties Include:

Technology and Cybersecurity

• Manage and support technology implementation for the fiscally sponsored project teams with direction from the Director of Operations as well as outsourced technology consultants. Coordinate project scoping, design, and implementation including scheduling meetings and tracking timelines and tasks, ensuring clean communications, and timely deliverables.
• Support teams with migrating to a new managed services provider and manage ongoing vendor relationships.
• Oversee the rollout and adoption of a new cybersecurity program, ensuring successful implementation, compliance, and staff education.
• Work with fiscally sponsored projects to coordinate operations and technology projects, including reviewing technology contracts and coordinating follow up and their successful implementation among teams.
• Serve as the primary resource for day-to-day technology needs and troubleshooting.
• Assist with file management systems and transitions.
• Track technology contracts as requested to support management review of options in advance of renewals.

Operations

• Manage the onboarding and offboarding of project technology. This may include managing data migration projects with third party vendors and managing follow up on improvements as needed.
• Play a liaison role between fiscal sponsorships team and operations to ensure effective alignment between teams.
• Assist with drafting, updating, interpreting operations and technology policies across the organization.
• Lead orientations and provide training for staff on operations, technology, and cybersecurity resources.
• Work with teams to research, test, and implement new approaches and technologies to improving systems and services, for example a project management tool.
• Undertake special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

Note: These qualifications are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so if you have 75% of the qualifications listed, we encourage you to apply. Experience can include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work and lived experiences that helped you to build the competencies, knowledge, and skills needed for this position. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.

• 5+ years of experience in operations or related roles, ideally within nonprofit organizations. Experience working with or for fiscally sponsored projects is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing and optimizing organizational systems, technology, and operational processes.
• Working knowledge of 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizational structures.
• Proficient in MS Office and Google Suite
• Experience with CRMs such as Salesforce.
• Ability to learn and implement new technologies quickly and effectively.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, execute, and manage multiple priorities across teams and timelines.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills, with the ability to build relationships across diverse staff and teams.
• Experience leading or supporting a document management system migration.
• A commitment to a work environment free from discrimination, where all team members feel welcomed, valued, and respected.
• Interest in the missions of Resources Legacy Fund, Shared Ascent Fund, and Fund for a Better Future and willingness to support all three.
• Positive attitude and a commitment to being part of and building a positive work environment.

Commitment to Nondiscrimination

We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination, where all team members feel valued, respected, and included. We know that our work is enriched by the varied voices and perspectives of every staff and board member, so we are committed to making an earnest effort to recruit, welcome, train, develop, and retain talented individuals from all backgrounds. We believe that a welcoming culture expands our creative capacity to do our work and achieve greater outcomes for people and the natural world.

Compensation and Benefits

RLF is committed to providing competitive compensation and a total rewards package that emphasizes both base salary and comprehensive benefits. The starting salary range for this role is $105,000 to $115,000. Salary commensurate with related work experience and qualifications.

We have an alternate Fridays off work schedule (employees work 40 hours one week, 32 hours the next week) and offer a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan with a 5% match, and generous paid time off including approximately 16 paid holidays per year. RLF also offers a technology allowance, student loan repayment assistance, the Calm app, mental health benefits, and fertility and adoption/surrogacy benefits.

To Apply

Please provide a resume and cover letter explaining how your skills fit this position.

Recruitment Schedule

October 3rd – Recruitment launches

October 17th – Application deadline (applications received after this date may still be considered)

October 27th – Screening Interviews

RLF participates in E-Verify, potential candidates can review the information here and here.