UpStart accelerates growth, nurtures ideas, and advances new experiences for the Jewish community by connecting impact-driven entrepreneurs to expertise, community, and capital.
UpStart was founded over fifteen years ago with a sole focus: to accelerate the success of social entrepreneurs fueling a renaissance in Jewish life. Since then, we have invested in hundreds of ventures and their leaders while cultivating an ecosystem of institutional leaders and funders committed to Jewish community change.
UpStart is powered by Jewish wisdom, ethics, and values. We believe these elements of Judaism help shape diverse, inclusive, equitable, and vibrant communities. As such, we aspire to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem that models a future that is more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just. Statistics show that women and structurally marginalized and/or underrepresented groups of people need to see themselves in almost 100% of the requirements in a job posting to apply. We welcome you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications, as no one applicant ever does.
UpStart strongly encourages applications from individuals with varied identities and backgrounds, including people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBTQIA people, and people who come from low-income or working-class backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, all individuals are encouraged to apply without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, veteran status, or any other class protected under federal, state, or local laws.
UpStart seeks a skilled finance and operations professional to support the expansion of our Fiscal Sponsorship Program. UpStart aims to support the sustainability and development of some of the community’s most critical ideas and projects. Through a shared services model, UpStart provides necessary infrastructure and business management, allowing each Project to focus on the core of its work—contributing to a Thriving Jewish Community. In this role, we welcome someone who is eager to connect with innovators and leaders, and open to creative thinking in order to ensure that we are providing the most effective support to our partners.
The Director, Fiscal Sponsorship Program will be responsible for oversight of our growing Model C program (limited, grant-based relationship) and developing Model A program (comprehensive shared services support), simultaneously stewarding existing partners and cultivating new ones.
This role will report to the Chief Operating Officer and work closely with the Central Operations and People Culture teams. This role is expected to travel up to 3 times a year for team gatherings and national conferences.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, or responsibilities associated with the position.
To ensure equitable compensation, UpStart uses labor market benchmarking as the basis for establishing the salaries of employees across all roles at the organization. Biennial labor market benchmarking is conducted by an independent third-party partner retained to review available data and analyze the rates of pay being offered by organizations similar to UpStart located in the Bay Area, CA. Aligned with this practice, and in support of upholding internal equity, we don’t negotiate salaries. The starting annual salary for this role is $82,500.
In addition to a competitive salary, UpStart currently offers the following benefits:
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UpStart is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, UpStart will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided accommodations. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Sydney Hirsch at [email protected] for assistance.
We are committed to a fair and respectful hiring process, and we do our absolute best to respond to every applicant. We prioritize communication and transparency with all candidates, even those who are not moving forward. For questions or concerns about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, please contact Sydney Hirsch, Senior Director, People Culture, at [email protected].
Here’s an overview of our hiring process*:
*Note: Some of our hiring processes may vary, and not all candidates will advance to each step.
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