Are you someone who gets excited by the creative problem-solving that comes along with leading an organization’s financial, human and physical resources team? Do you have a passion for connecting your work to environmental and social justice issues? Apply today to be the next EarthLab Assistant Director for Finance & Administration!
Who we are:
EarthLab is an institute at the UW College of the Environment taking equitable action on climate change. We do this in four ways:
- We create new connections between people across UW and the wider community
- We invest in research co-created with community
- We build capacity for more environmental research and training
- We mentor and train the next generation of climate leaders
We’ve got big ideas for the future, which you can learn more about in our strategic plan. This will give you a solid understanding of our vision, mission and goals for the next several years. We think it’s worth perusing to help you better understand what we do.
Still with us? Great! Now here’s what we’re looking for:
EarthLab is seeking a full-time Assistant Director for Finance & Administration to manage EarthLab’s money, people, and physical resources.
This is a unique leadership role that makes sure everything runs smoothly for EarthLab and its member organizations, which includes around 70 people. Their goal is to make sure the resources from the University of Washington and their partners are used wisely to meet the growing need for current and future EarthLab programs.
The Assistant Director for Finance & Administration plays a crucial role in making sure EarthLab scholars, staff, faculty, and students can bring their creative ideas to life and jump on new opportunities. They handle the practical side of things – like money and resources – with a flexible and creative approach. In turn, this helps everyone at EarthLab collaborate on innovative projects and partnerships. The Assistant Director for Finance & Administration also comes up with guidelines for career growth, perks, and other ways for faculty, staff, and students to get involved in EarthLab’s mission, all of which help make EarthLab an awesome place to be and an exciting partner to work with.
This leadership role needs someone who’s great at getting along with others and making sure everyone’s voice is heard through a collaborative approach. They need to be smart about managing people and money, and they’ll have to make important decisions on their own. The Assistant Director for Finance & Administration guides their team in handling all sorts of issues, whether they’re related to contracts, finances, admin, or personnel.
Now a little bit about you:
In order to thrive in this unique role, we’re hoping that you’re an independent decision-maker with an entrepreneurial spirit. You will be a crucial part of bringing innovative projects and partnerships to life by rapidly responding to new opportunities through your administrative and financial management acumen. As part of the EarthLab management group, you will also have the chance to help chart the course for a highly collaborative, start-up environment, which requires being involved in leading an organization that is new, visionary, and undefined. Reporting to the Executive Director and leading a team of three, you’ll have many opportunities to both collaboratively develop and independently manage a comprehensive set of complex administrative, contract, financial and personnel issues.
Salary range:
$8,500 – $10,000 per month
The culture you’ll be joining:
We acknowledge the systemic racism that exists in the environmental sector and within environmentalism at large. At EarthLab, we believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. If you are committed to helping us create an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment where all voices are considered and valued, we want to hear from you.