Jobs – Solar Community Housing Association

TITLE: General Manager

Hours: Average 40 hrs/week, including evenings or weekends about 2 – 5 times per month

Compensation: Full-time salary, over-time exempt, starting at $28/hr

To apply: Please email a resume and cover letter to hiring@schadavis.org

The General Manager supports the collective decision-making processes of our democratically run organization while ensuring that the nonprofit is financially healthy, in compliance with legal requirements, and working toward our strategic plan goals. The General Manager is an employee of the resident-lead board of directors. The GM provides leadership in fulfilling the day-to-day operations of the nonprofit, including management of maintenance and assets, record-keeping, as well as coordinating work with other staff.

Solar Community Housing Association (SCHA) is a Davis-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides cooperative housing for low-income people. SCHA is governed by residents, who serve as representatives on the board of directors and on committees. SCHA is governed through consensus-based decision making and SCHA staff are empowered to support members throughout the decision making process.

SCHA is committed to providing low-income cooperative housing that works to confront and critique systems of oppression through ecological awareness, inclusive self-governance and alternative economic models. Our co-ops strive to be a safe(r) and accessible space for people with marginalized identities, while simultaneously creating space to unlearn oppressive behaviors.

SCHA houses 88-90 co-op residents between six co-op houses with 7-15 residents each and “The Domes” – a co-housing community of 26 residents housed in 13 two-bedroom dome homes. SCHA leases three of the houses (the Tri Co-ops) and the Domes from UC Davis, and owns the three off-campus houses.

The General Manager will work closely with the Member Services Manager, Project Manager, Land Stewardship Coordinator, and Bookkeeper. All staff in management positions report directly to SCHA’s board of directors. While the General Manager reviews time cards and collaborates on work plans for part-time staff, the GM works with other management staff as peers. Most decisions are made by members with staff attending member, board, and committee meetings largely in an advisory capacity.

Non-Profit Administration

Coordinate staff meetings at least twice per month (currently meeting twice per week)
Meet with other staff to collaborate on special projects, as needed
Attend monthly staff meetings with the SCHA President
Support with and/or delegate coordination of fundraising events
Write grant proposals
Maintain personnel files
Handle paperwork related to hiring, job changes, and termination
Collaborate with the President on performance reviews and strengthening performance
Report HR matters to the SCHA Board
Administer health insurance benefits
Suggest, update, distribute, and implement bylaw and policy changes
Ensure that staff evaluations are implemented each year with co-op resident input
Ensure that the Member Services Manager and General Manager attend annual fair housing trainings
Respond to and maintain records of mail and email correspondence; serve as contact point person for external organizations

Cooperative leadership & education

Communicate effectively in-person and in writing with SCHA members, the SCHA Board, alumni, and community and professional networks of the organization
Maintain partnerships with allied organizations, such as NASCO
Facilitate the training of board members, interns, and house bookkeepers

Financial and Asset Management

Support the Finance Committee’s process for rent assistance programs
Prepare and present financial reports for the board in collaboration with the Bookkeeper and Treasurer
Work with SCHA’s Bookkeeper to process payments for employees and independent contractors, and reimbursements for community-related expenses
Prepare the Annual Budget for board approval, in collaboration with the Treasurer and Bookkeeper
Implement approved budgets
Help prepare end-of-year financials in collaboration with the Bookkeeper
Send tax forms from the CPA to the IRS and the bank
Coordinate the changing of check-signers on the SCHA bank accounts
Oversee the reporting requirements and financial administration of grant funding
Maintain adequate insurance coverage for property, liability, workers compensation
Support residents in maintaining house bookkeeping systems in collaboration with the Bookkeeper
Complete annual Affordable Housing Monitoring Packet from the City of Davis for Corner Co-op in collaboration with the Leasing Manager

Maintenance & Grounds Support

Attend Maintenance Committee meetings at least twice per month
Support and advise the Maintenance Committee in the prioritization of projects and planning for preventative maintenance, in collaboration with the Project Manager
Advise the SCHA Maintenance Officer and Treasurer on annual maintenance budget and reserve funding, in collaboration with the Bookkeeper
Address habitability issues as they arise through timely communication with residents and hiring, as needed
Maintain records of major maintenance projects
Ensure that contractors hired are licensed and insured, and that certificates of additional insured are obtained, when needed

Nonprofit Board of Directors Support

Attend monthly board meetings
Attend Governance, Finance, Maintenance and Basic Operations Plan Committee meetings
Give notice of board meetings to all SCHA members, if the Secretary has not done so 48 hours before the meeting

Ensure that staff take board meeting minutes and that minutes are properly formatted, filed, and accessible to members
Ensure that committee meeting notes are filed and accessible to members
Assist in the coordination of committee meetings, if needed
Advise the board on funding and new proposals

Flag incomplete action items
Support the board with updating and implementing SCHA’s strategic plan
Collaborate with the SCHA Secretary on the Annual Report
Advise the President, Governance Committee, and Board on staffing decisions
Maintain board orientation materials and policy manuals