Assessing social and environmental factors is not just a way for mission-driven financial institutions like Root Capital to create Impact. It also yields financial benefits.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CAMBRIDGE, MA (January 28, 2014)—Root Capital, a nonprofit agricultural lender, today released a new issue brief detailing the financial benefits linked to conducting due diligence on the social and environmental practices of its borrowers. The release marks the first in the organization’s new Issue Brief Series. The series, supported by the Citi Foundation and The Skoll Foundation, aims to stimulate discussion about issues important to the fields of smallholder agricultural finance, small and growing business, and impact investing.

“Root Capital’s financing has transformed livelihoods for thousands of smallholder farm families in Latin America and Africa and encouraged them to serve as stewards of their natural resources,” said Sally Osberg, president and CEO of The Skoll Foundation.“The Skoll Foundation is supporting Root Capital’s new Issue Brief Series to glean best practices from their 15 years of experience using finance as a tool to generate sustainable markets and to engage other financial actors to reach even more smallholder farmers. Collaborating with social entrepreneurs like Root Capital gives us an opportunity to catalyze a financial market that will unlock prosperity for the world’s 450 million smallholders while sustaining the critical ecosystems they farm.”

For a growing number of companies, social and environmental factors have become integral to business strategy and profit generation. For many financial institutions, however, measuring and incorporating social and environmental factors into overall portfolio performance remains a challenge. Root Capital’s first issue brief and accompanying tools show how its own social and environmental due diligence of small and growing agricultural businesses has not only created impact, but has also yielded financial benefits that partially or fully offset the costs involved.

“We initially set out to build the impact case for social and environmental due diligence,” said Willy Foote, founder and CEO of Root Capital. “Along the way, we started to notice an emerging business case for social and environmental due diligence in the form of reduced risk and new growth opportunities.”

Relying on an emerging body of evidence, including portfolio-wide data, Root Capital found alignment between social, environmental, and financial interests to be strongest in five areas: (1) identifying and mitigating risk, (2) generating new business, (3) identifying businesses with growth potential, (4) strengthening businesses by improving their relationships with suppliers, and (5) identifying opportunities to support more of existing clients’ unmet financial needs.

Pamela Flaherty, president and CEO of the Citi Foundation, expressed her support of Root Capital's efforts by stating, “The Citi Foundation is pleased to support Root Capital's new Issue Brief Series which starts to build the business case for financial institutions to conduct social and environmental due diligence as part of their lending to small and growing businesses. This first issue brief and associated methodology guide establishes a blueprint that financial institutions can follow and use as a basis to propel long-term sustainable growth of the sector.”

Supplementing the issue brief, Root Capital also released its social and environmental due diligence scorecards and an accompanying methodology guide to outline the organization’s approach to social and environmental due diligence in more detail. These accompanying tools are intended for public use and adaptation by other financial institutions, agri-food companies, impact investors, and international development practitioners seeking to integrate social and environmental factors into business decisions.

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About Root Capital
Root Capital is a nonprofit agricultural lender that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training, and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. Since 1999, Root Capital has disbursed more than $570 million in credit to over 450 businesses, improving livelihoods for 750,000 rural producer households. For more information, visit www.rootcapital.org

Mireille oversees the West Africa Financial Advisory Serves program that strengthens the financial management capacity of rural small and medium enterprises. Previously, she served as the CEO of SEMFIN, a Senegalese microfinance institution providing financial and non-financial services to entrepreneurs living in rural areas. In addition, she held several positions at Citibank including Head of Cash Management where she was responsible for monitoring loans extended to rural enterprisesunder the Swiss and Belgium Funds.  She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. 

Alexandra conducts studies of clients involved in the Coffee Farmer Resilience Initiative and designs tools to measure and communicate impact. Previously, she was a Credit Officer at Accion in Boston and later worked for the nonprofits ACDI/VOCA and Sustainable Harvest in Peru where she coordinated the programs “Strengthening the Value Chain of Coffee in Peru” and “Let’s Talk Coffee in Peru” respectively. Alexandra holds a BA in International Relations from Boston College. 

Summary

The Portfolio Operations Associate performs loan transaction processing, compliance and reporting activities.  The Associate serves a crucial role on the Lending team as the primary payment processor for Root Capital’s global loan portfolios.  The Associate has regular direct communication with regional credit staff, Root Capital clients and their buyers to ensure optimal processing of loan transactions and delivery of account statements.  Working closely with the Portfolio Operations Senior Manager, the Associate provides ongoing input towards the design and development of improvements to lending systems, policies and procedures.  The Associate also serves an important role in liaising with the Accounting team to perform monthly reconciliations of loan transaction data.  

Mission and History of Root Capital

Root Capital’s mission is to grow rural prosperity by investing in small and growing agricultural businesses that build sustainable livelihoods in Africa and Latin America.

Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses.

Root Capital clients include associations and private businesses that help create sustainable livelihoods by aggregating the products of hundreds, and often, thousands of farmers. Since our launch in 1999, we have provided more than $400 million in credit to over 460 small and growing agricultural businesses.

Root Capital envisions a thriving financial market serving agricultural businesses that generate long-term social, economic, and environmental sustainability for small-scale farmers and their communities around the world. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Root Capital currently has associated offices in Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Kenya.

Responsibilities

Loan Transaction Processing

• Process loan disbursements and repayments and perform related foreign currency trading activities.
• Provide excellent customer service to Root Capital’s borrowers and internally to regional credit staff.
• Initiate wire transfers and maintain online wire transfer template database.
• Manage wire transfer investigations and troubleshooting.
• Review and reconcile lending bank account transaction reports on a daily basis.
• Prepare client account statements, invoices and audit requests.
• Assist in maintaining user accounts and loan data, including loan terms, collateral and payment plans in loan management systems.

Compliance

• Ensure initial and ongoing compliance with approved loan terms relevant to transaction processing in coordination with regional credit staff.
• Assist in the development and management of internal policy audits.

Systems & Reporting

• Prepare monthly reports for all lending transactions and assist in the Accounting team’s monthly reconciliation.
• Provide regular inputs to design and perform functional testing of loan management systems improvements.
• Assist in creation and presentation of portfolio performance reports as needed.

Perform Departmental Responsibilities

• Support on-boarding of new staff through trainings. 
• Participate in staff meetings and Brown Bag presentations.
• Represent the lending team in cross departmental initiatives.
• Be involved in new projects for both the Lending Team and Root Capital as they arise.

Other related activities as specified by the Portfolio Operations Senior Manager 

This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work of this position, and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of individuals in this role.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills.
• Proactive, creative problem solving attitude.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• 1+ year professional experience in accounting, financial services or operations.
• Must be fluent in oral and written Spanish.
• Strong client service philosophy and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Interest in business, economic development and the environment; shares Root Capital’s commitment to poverty alleviation and environmental conservation.
• Professional experience in treasury operations a plus.
• Experience with Salesforce and/or accounting systems a plus.
• Working knowledge of French a plus.
• Familiarity with or interest in business technology systems.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary

Commensurate with experience. 

Applications and Nominations

More information about Root Capital is available at www.rootcapital.org

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Applications including a resume and cover letter describing your interest, qualifications, language abilities, salary requirements, and how you learned of the position should be sent to: jobs+ppm@rootcapital.org.  Please type “Portfolio Op Associate” followed by your name (Last, First) as the subject line of your email (e.g. “Portfolio Op Associate – Marrero, Marc”). Finalist candidates will be required to provide at least three work-related references.
 

Root Capital is an equal opportunity employer.

Summary

As an important member of Root Capital’s Finance & Governance team, the FP&A Associate will work closely with the Director of Finance and other FP&A staff to assist with many aspects of financial management including program, development, administrative, functional, and key initiative performance analysis, forecasting, and internal and external reporting. The FP&A Associate will also assist with producing various ad-hoc analyses, preparing reports and presentations, and proactively identifying ways to improve FP&A systems and processes. In addition to working with the Finance & Governance team, the FP&A Associate will gain exposure to program and fundraising staff, so strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) are important in this position.   

Mission and History of Root Capital

Root Capital’s mission is to grow rural prosperity by investing in small and growing agricultural businesses that build sustainable livelihoods in Africa and Latin America.

Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses.

Root Capital clients include associations and private businesses that help create sustainable livelihoods by aggregating the products of hundreds, and often, thousands of farmers. Since our launch in 1999, we have provided more than $400 million in credit to over 460 small and growing agricultural businesses.

Root Capital envisions a thriving financial market serving agricultural businesses that generate long-term social, economic, and environmental sustainability for small-scale farmers and their communities around the world. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Root Capital currently has associated offices in Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Kenya.

Responsibilities

Lending Program Forecasting, Reporting & Analysis

• In close co-ordination with the Director of Finance and Lending Analyst, assist in production of annual and long-term lending forecasts.
• Coordinate with lending team to insure optimal integration between Salesforce and Adaptive Planning systems, and improve quality and timeliness of loan pipeline and financial information being imported from Salesforce into Adaptive Planning.
• Assist will regular reporting related to lending program performance, as well as ad-hoc lending program performance analysis and reporting, as requested by donors, investors, Director of Finance, SVP of Lending, or SVP of Finance. 

Internal & External Financial Performance Reporting

• Work closely with Director of Finance and other FP&A staff to co-ordinate the design, production, and distribution of key internal and external financial reports, including:
  • Monthly regional lending performance reports that present Credit Managers and Regional VPs with detailed information related to lending performance, portfolio quality and financial performance at the sub-region level.
  • Monthly internal financial performance reports, which provide the Executive Team and certain board committees with high-level results and analysis related to program-level and organizational financial reporting. 
  • The sections of the Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) produced by the FP&A team, including sections focused on operating expenses, lending program financial performance, and organizational financial performance.
  • Board materials related to financial forecasting and analysis.
  • Leverage Lean Process Improvement methodology to innovate and improve our reporting and analysis approaches
• Manage the FP&A team’s Intranet page and library of materials that are approved for internal and/or external distribution, serving as a key resource for program and fundraising staff who are request reports and other information produced by FP&A. 

Ad-Hoc Analysis & Reporting

• Conduct ad-hoc analysis and produce ad-hoc reports as requested by Director of Finance. 

Other related activities as specified by the manager.  

This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work of this position, and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of individuals in this role.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Two to five years’ experience with financial analysis, financial reporting, accounting or related fields. 
• Ability to plan and coordinate projects and to manage tasks independently and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills, including the ability to present complex quantitative data effectively.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working with Intacct, Adaptive Planning or Salesforce software packages a plus.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and constantly evolving work environment.
• Passion for Root Capital’s mission of environmentally and socially responsible investing.
• Proficiency in Spanish is highly desirable.
• Desire to learn and enhance their analytical skills and techniques in order to help Root Capital make better decisions and more effectively achieve our goals.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary

Commensurate with experience. 

Applications and Nominations

More information about Root Capital is available at www.rootcapital.org

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Applications including a resume and cover letter describing your interest, qualifications, language abilities, salary requirements, and how you learned of the position should be sent to: jobs+ppm@rootcapital.org.  Please type “FP&A Associate” followed by your name (Last, First) as the subject line of your email (e.g. “FP&A Associate – Marrero, Marc”). Finalist candidates will be required to provide at least three work-related references.
 

Root Capital is an equal opportunity employer.

Resumen

Root Capital es un fondo de inversión social sin fines de lucro que es pionero en el financiamiento de empresas rurales de base en países en vía de desarrollo.  El (la) asistente administrativo (a), será responsable de asegurar la debida administración y funcionamiento de la oficina de Root Capital en San José Costa Rica, así como el cumplimiento de las tareas administrativas de Recursos Humanos, de manera eficiente y puntual.

Misión e Historia de Root Capital

La misión de Root Capital es apoyar el crecimiento de la prosperidad rural mediante la inversión en pequeños negocios agrícolas que proporcionan medios de subsistencia sostenibles en África y América Latina.

Root Capital es un fondo de inversión social, sin fines de lucro, que apoya el crecimiento de la la prosperidad rural en sectores de bajos recursos y ambientalmente vulnerables, en África y América Latina, mediante crédito, capacitación financiera y fortalecimiento de las relaciones de comerciales para los pequeños negocios agrícolas.

Los clientes de Root Capital incluyen asociaciones y empresas privadas que ayudan a la creación de medios de subsistencia sostenibles mediante la consolidación de los productos de cientos, y a menudo miles, de agricultores.  Desde nuestro lanzamiento en 1999, hemos desembolsado más de $400 millones en créditos a 460 pequeños negocios agrícolas en crecimiento.  Estos préstamos han ayudado a nuestros clientes a mejorar los ingresos de más de 450,000 hogares en áreas rurales.

Root Capital visualiza un mercado financiero próspero que brinda servicios a negocios rurales que generan sostenibilidad social, económica y ambiental de largo plazo para los agricultores de pequeña escala y sus comunidades alrededor del mundo. Con su oficina principal en Cambridge, Massachusetts, Root Capital cuenta con oficinas asociadas en Costa Rica, México, Perú y Kenia.

Responsabilidades

Administración de la oficina en Costa Rica:

• Coordinación del mantenimiento y estética de la oficina.
• Recepción y atención a clientes y visitas.
• Revisar y negociar contratos con proveedores, así como buscar de manera proactiva formas de operar de manera eficiente y oportunidades de reducción de costos.
• Mantener siempre un abastecimiento suficiente de suministros de oficina.
• Verificación que el sistema de telecomunicación y tecnología de información funcione adecuadamente mediante la coordinación con la encargada de Tecnología Regional.
• Manejo de Caja chica.
• Elaboración de reportes de gastos.

Comunicación y coordinación con el resto de las oficinas:

• Implementar y fomentar la aplicación de los procedimientos administrativos Root Capital entre el personal de la oficina.
• Participación activa en los proyectos de Administración de Root Capital.
• Apoyo logístico en la organización de eventos como talleres y ferias.
• Coordinar actividades internas, cumpleaños, actividades de integración, de navidad, capacitación, actividades de voluntariado.
• Ayudar a coordinar reuniones de equipo.
• Manejo de comunicación de la oficina a través de Intranet.

Asistencia RRHH:

• Organización de archivo del personal de la oficina de Costa Rica.
• Elaboración del reporte de vacaciones del personal RC LA.
• Asistir en el proceso de inducción de nuevos empleados.

Esta descripción del puesto tiene como objetivo el describir la naturaleza y el nivel de trabajo del mismo, y no representa una lista exhaustiva de todas las responsabilidades, tareas y habilidades requeridas para un individuo en esta posición.

Requerimientos

• Estudios avanzados en administración de empresas.
• Al menos 2 años de experiencia en puestos similares.
• Dominio de paquetes de Microsoft Office.
• Persona proactiva y organizada.
• Fuertes habilidades de comunicación y servicio al cliente.
• Habilidad para trabajar en equipo y bajo presión.
• Conocimiento básico del idioma inglés como mínimo
• Compartir la misión de Root Capital.
• Tener autorización para trabajar en Costa Rica

Solicitudes y Candidaturas

La fecha límite para las aplicaciones es el lunes 17 de febrero de 2014.  Su aplicación deberá incluir currículum vitae, carta de presentación describiendo la razón de su interés, calificaciones para el puesto, expectativa salarial, y cómo se enteró de esta oportunidad.

Por favor enviar sus aplicaciones a: lramirez@rootcapital.org.  En el Asunto por favor escriba “Asistente Adm/HR –” seguido por su apellido y nombre (e.j: “Asistente Adm/HR – Carranza, Olga)

Para obtener mayor información sobre esta posición y nuestra organización puede ingresar a nuestra página  web www.rootcapital.org.  Root Capital se reserva el derecho de verificar referencias profesionales y promueve la igualdad de oportunidades entre hombres y mujeres.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CAMBRIDGE, MA (January 28, 2014)—Root Capital, a nonprofit agricultural lender, today released a new issue brief detailing the financial benefits linked to conducting due diligence on the social and environmental practices of its borrowers. The release marks the first in the organization’s new Issue Brief Series. The series, supported by the Citi Foundation and The Skoll Foundation, aims to stimulate discussion about issues important to the fields of smallholder agricultural finance, small and growing business, and impact investing.

“Root Capital’s financing has transformed livelihoods for thousands of smallholder farm families in Latin America and Africa and encouraged them to serve as stewards of their natural resources,” said Sally Osberg, president and CEO of The Skoll Foundation.“The Skoll Foundation is supporting Root Capital’s new Issue Brief Series to glean best practices from their 15 years of experience using finance as a tool to generate sustainable markets and to engage other financial actors to reach even more smallholder farmers. Collaborating with social entrepreneurs like Root Capital gives us an opportunity to catalyze a financial market that will unlock prosperity for the world’s 450 million smallholders while sustaining the critical ecosystems they farm.”

For a growing number of companies, social and environmental factors have become integral to business strategy and profit generation. For many financial institutions, however, measuring and incorporating social and environmental factors into overall portfolio performance remains a challenge. Root Capital’s first issue brief and accompanying tools show how its own social and environmental due diligence of small and growing agricultural businesses has not only created impact, but has also yielded financial benefits that partially or fully offset the costs involved.

“We initially set out to build the impact case for social and environmental due diligence,” said Willy Foote, founder and CEO of Root Capital. “Along the way, we started to notice an emerging business case for social and environmental due diligence in the form of reduced risk and new growth opportunities.”

Relying on an emerging body of evidence, including portfolio-wide data, Root Capital found alignment between social, environmental, and financial interests to be strongest in five areas: (1) identifying and mitigating risk, (2) generating new business, (3) identifying businesses with growth potential, (4) strengthening businesses by improving their relationships with suppliers, and (5) identifying opportunities to support more of existing clients’ unmet financial needs.

Pamela Flaherty, president and CEO of the Citi Foundation, expressed her support of Root Capital's efforts by stating, “The Citi Foundation is pleased to support Root Capital's new Issue Brief Series which starts to build the business case for financial institutions to conduct social and environmental due diligence as part of their lending to small and growing businesses. This first issue brief and associated methodology guide establishes a blueprint that financial institutions can follow and use as a basis to propel long-term sustainable growth of the sector.”

Supplementing the issue brief, Root Capital also released its social and environmental due diligence scorecards and an accompanying methodology guide to outline the organization’s approach to social and environmental due diligence in more detail. These accompanying tools are intended for public use and adaptation by other financial institutions, agri-food companies, impact investors, and international development practitioners seeking to integrate social and environmental factors into business decisions.

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About Root Capital
Root Capital is a nonprofit agricultural lender that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training, and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. Since 1999, Root Capital has disbursed more than $570 million in credit to over 450 businesses, improving livelihoods for 750,000 rural producer households. For more information, visit www.rootcapital.org

Mayela is responsible for the administration of the Costa Rica office and provides support for the human resources team. Previously, she was the Coordinator for  EARTH University's Internship Program and Administrator of the International Academic Program. Most recently, she worked as the Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator at Rainforest Alliance. She is a graduate of the American Business Academy and has received project management training from the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries.

Serving the financial needs of 450 million smallholder farmers is a team sport. That’s why Root Capital and six other social lenders have joined forces to launch the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF), an industry council focused on the development of the smallholder agricultural financial market.

Summary

The Office Administrator, Cambridge coordinates daily operations of Root Capital’s Cambridge office, supports internal communication activities among our global offices, and provides administrative support to the Human Resources Team. 
 

Mission and History of Root Capital

Root Capital’s mission is to grow rural prosperity by investing in small and growing agricultural businesses that build sustainable livelihoods in Africa and Latin America.

Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses.

Root Capital clients include associations and private businesses that help create sustainable livelihoods by aggregating the products of hundreds, and often, thousands of farmers. Since our launch in 1999, we have provided more than $500 million in credit to over 420 small and growing agricultural businesses.

Root Capital envision a thriving financial market serving agricultural businesses that generate long-term social, economic, and environmental sustainability for small-scale farmers and their communities around the world. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Root Capital currently has associated offices in Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Kenya.
 

Responsibilities

1. Coordinates daily operations to maintain an efficient and smooth running office, promotes a healthy work environment, and fosters Root Capital’s culture and values.      
   • Maintain stock of office supplies and equipment, and ensure purchasing is cost-effective and aligned with our organizational values.
   • Create, maintain office systems and ensure they are properly implemented (e.g. kitchen duty, parking spots, conference room reservations).
   • Serve as office receptionist: manage the general office phone line, greet and accommodate visitors. 
   • Distribute mail and coordinate courier services.
   • Prepare daily deposits of checks and maintain petty cash.
   • Lead initiatives to minimize Root Capital’s environmental footprint and maximize our social impact, through     day-to-day activities or special projects (e.g. community-supported agriculture program).
2. Serve as primary contact with building management and staff.
   • Ensure compliance with office lease.
   • Oversee the maintenance of office machines and equipment in coordination with IT team.
   • Liaise with main vendors and ensure our systems are cost-effective and reflect our commitment to environmental and social sustainability. 
   • Review incoming invoices and distribute for approval with budget managers.
   • Support IT with specific administrative functions, including the purchase of our mobile devices.
   • Manage Root Capital AT&T account.
3. Support Office Space projects
   • Coordinate spaces for new hires, interns, and visiting staff and consultants.
   • Orient new staff to the Cambridge office and its procedures and systems.
   • Support management of common spaces and help with projects involving office expansion or move.
4. Support internal communications activities and lead communications with Cambridge staff.
   • Communicate office-related updates and proper procedures to staff.
   • Maintain up-to-date policy and procedure manuals and informational documents.
5. Coordinate internal events for the Cambridge office.
   • Plan and coordinate special events, including annual holiday party, volunteering events, social activities, and staff recognition celebrations: Food Project trips (twice a year), Holiday Party, Office birthdays, Office babies, End of Year Gifts.
   • Coordinate Sustainability effort events: Earthworm and waste collection, World PEAS info session, clothing swaps, no impact week, CSA share help (receive, organize, make sure “share holders” pick up their box at the end of the day recycle boxes) runs from June- October.
6. Facilitate travel logistics for field staff visiting in the Cambridge office.
   • Coordinate lodging for field staff visiting Cambridge, get approval from supervisors to book hotel reservations as soon as possible to keep cost effective rates.
   • Receive hotel invoice and coordinate payment with Accounting department.
   • Manage Travel Calendar document in coordination with field Administrators.
7. Support Human Resources and Operations functions.
   • Provide administrative assistance to the Human Resources and Operations team.
   • Coordinate “perks” for staff (e.g. gym and travel discounts).
     • Manage Zip Card, newspaper and magazine renewal
     • Maintain Reading Corner page in the intranet (newspaper and magazine passwords and links: Chronicles of Philanthropy, SSRI, New York Times, HBR, SCAA)
     • YMCA

Other activities as specified by the manager.

This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work of this position, and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of individuals in this role.
 

Qualifications and Experience

• Associate’s degree with at least 2 years of relevant administrative experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills even when under pressure.  Seeks to deliver excellent customer service.
• Demonstrated multi-tasking skills in a fast-paced environment.  Strong attention to detail.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and knows when to ask questions.  Proactive, take-charge attitude.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and good criteria for evaluating new and uncertain situations.
• Clear and concise writing skills for internal communications.
• Experience coordinating complex projects is a plus.
• Collaborative team player with a good sense of humor. 
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn new computer programs.
• Spanish language fluency is strongly desired.
• Experience working in human resources or IT is a plus.
• Enjoys working in a multicultural, international environment.
• Passion for Root Capital’s commitment to worldwide poverty alleviation and environmental conservation.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary

Commensurate with experience.
 

Applications and Nominations

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Applications including a resume and cover letter describing your interest, qualifications, language abilities, salary requirements, and how you learned of the position should be sent to: jobs+officeadmin@rootcapital.org.  Please type “Office Admin” followed by your name (Last, First) as the subject line of your email (e.g. “Office Admin – Marrero, Marc”). Finalist candidates will be required to provide at least three work-related references.

Root Capital is an equal opportunity employer.