Chief Administrative Officer

About Working America 

With 4 million members, Working America mobilizes working people who don’t have the benefit of a union at work to fight for good jobs and a fair economy. As the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, we unite working people in urban, suburban, and rural communities around a shared economic agenda.

 Summary of the Chief Administrative Officer position

The Chief Administrative Officer has principal responsibility of Working America’s day-to-day administrative operations including but not limited to human resources, accounting, payroll, labor-management relations, and legal and regulatory compliance.

This position requires a strategic and meticulous leader who can collaborate with various departments to ensure efficient and effective administrative operations. The Chief Administration Officer will possess exceptional organizational and communication skills, a preference for a fast-paced environment, the ability to change tactics quickly and with ease, and a proven track record in implementing administrative strategies and initiatives.

 Reports to: Managing Director

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 Organizational Management:

• Direct Working America’s daily administrative functions, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow throughout the organization. Contribute to strategic planning, direction, and goal-setting of the organization in collaboration with senior management.
• Assume principal oversight of the operation of Working America’s headquarters and field offices, including but not limited office upkeep, mail services, communication, secretarial work, custodial operations, or other support services.

Human Resources and Labor-management relations

• Manage the Human Resources operations of the organization, including hiring and supervising staff and consultants.
• Provide expertise on HR principles, for example, how to navigate different state laws, compensation rules around overtime, laws around ADA, etc.
• Develop and implement organizational policies.
• Administer compliance of all personnel and benefit related provisions of Working America’s collective bargaining agreements; ensure consistency with personnel policies and procedures.
• Serve as representative for interactions with collective bargaining units. Negotiate and implement labor contracts. Understand key principles and how a collective bargaining unit works.

Accounting and Payroll

• Manage the accounting and bookkeeping functions of the organization, including hiring and supervising staff and consultants.
• Work with accountants to develop departmental budgets, approve purchases or other expenditures, maintain financial records, and ensure fiscal success of operations.

Compliance

• Administer charitable registration, lobbying, campaign finance, and other federal, state, and local government disclosure and compliance.
• Direct the negotiation of contracts with vendors and procurement of assets. Lead the management of all leases and business contracts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and skills needed: 

• 10+ years’ related advanced work experience in human resources, accounting, labor-management relations, and / or legal and regulatory compliance.
• Familiarity with lobbying and campaign finance disclosure and compliance required.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct complex analysis of data; ability to forecast and assess impact of proposed projects; proactive leadership to identify and recommend solutions.
• Skills in negotiating cost-effective contracts for goods and services.
• Ability to translate complex organizational data into clear and simple messages for a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management.
• Ability to exercise a high level of discretion.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours as necessary.
• Familiarity with managing staff in a collectively-bargained environment preferred.
• Field/canvassing experience preferred.
• Experience working for 501(c)(3)s and 501(c)(4)s/501(c)(5)s preferred.

Location

• Washington, DC, in person 5 days/week at the national office at 815 16th St. NW Washington, DC

Position

• Full-time
• FLSA Classification: Exempt

The salary range is $148,800-$170,000. Includes medical insurance and 401(k) with employer contribution.

Working America is an equal opportunity employer.  Working America is committed to building a diverse workforce and encourages applications from women, people of color, LGBTQIA and other non-conforming individuals, and individuals with disabilities.

To apply, please submit your resume and we will reply with an overview of the application process.  Please do not submit a cover letter at this stage. We will ask for a letter of interest with specific instructions after reviewing your resume. These invitations will happen on a rolling basis.

Priority application deadline is August 30, 2024.

NRG Consulting Group is one of the consulting firms helping with this search process. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions.