March 10, 2025
Director of Operations
Anselm House is seeking a Director of Operations to provide stewardship and oversight of the organization’s internal operations and resources in order to advance the mission of helping students and faculty connect Christian faith & knowledge with all of life at the University of Minnesota.
Who We Are
Anselm House is a center for Christian studies with a mission to help students and faculty at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) connect Christian faith & knowledge with all of life. We provide hospitality and educational programs for students, and host conversations, lectures, and courses for the university community that are also open to the general public. Additionally, our Center for Faith & Learning hosts forums and events for the academic community at the University. For more than forty years, the Christian collegiate community of Anselm House has been equipping the next generation of servant leaders for faithfulness in the university, the church, and the world. Anselm House has historic roots in two organizations serving the University of Minnesota: Christian Student Fellowship (founded 1974) and the MacLaurin Institute (founded 1982).
Our Namesake
St. Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th century theologian, philosopher, monk, and church leader. He is remembered for, among other things, the concept of “faith seeking understanding.” He believed that our faith and our knowledge of the world were interdependent. His life of thoughtful faithfulness provides a model for our presence at the university.
Our Values
Hospitality: We open our lives (and living rooms) to the University of Minnesota community, honoring the heart-soul-mind-strength complex that is every human person.
Character: We cultivate practices that order our lives to the true, good, and beautiful, believing that following Jesus requires careful attention to his way of being human.
Faith: We honor the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition, centered in the self-disclosure and self-giving of the Triune God in the person of Jesus Christ.
Knowledge: We support the University of Minnesota’s disciplined pursuit of knowledge, holding that a personal apprehension of reality is a guide to truth.
Position Overview
Our Director of Operations will be a skilled manager responsible for developing and maintaining Anselm House’s internal processes to optimize Anselm House’s overall functioning. He or she will oversee the domains of human resources, staff development, facilities, budgeting, financial reporting, and IT, and will lead a small Finance and Operations Team. The Director of Operations will serve as a member of Anselm House’s Leadership Team.
Requirements
The successful candidate will have passion for and personal alignment with Anselm House’s mission and vision. She or he will have demonstrated success in team leadership and management, project management, and implementation of strategies and best practices; strong organization skills; and the ability to oversee, set vision for, and galvanize a team engaged in multiple activities, events, and deadlines concurrently. She or he will have 3+ years of experience with project management, human resources, budgetary oversight, and asset management. This position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Details
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Human Resources
- Provide oversight of human resources, developing strategies for team growth, succession planning, and talent acquisition that align with Anselm House’s strategic goals.
- Manage all HR processes, including hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and planning for leaves of absence; coordinate staff training.
- Maintain employee handbook, personnel files, and benefits policies; ensure legal compliance of HR processes, paperwork, and records in accordance with employment laws and regulations.
- Manage payroll and benefits, working with the finance and accounting administrator to ensure accurate tracking and record-keeping and liaising with insurance brokers to ensure up-to-date benefits packages.
Staff Development and Team Functioning
- Develop and execute a staff development strategy to deepen the team’s understanding of Anselm House’s mission and how it connects to each role and division of the organization; work to cultivate team morale and cohesion.
- Manage staff operations by implementing strategies to optimize teamwork, workflows, and overall functionality; oversee and execute regular all-team rhythms, including quarterly planning meetings, weekly all-team stand-ups, staff seminars, and annual reviews.
- Facilitate cross-team communication and collaboration by implementing communications technologies and best practices for project management; keeping staff communication procedures up-to-date; and communicating and enforcing protocols for meeting structures, working location, and work schedules.
IT/Tech Management
- Work with IT experts (contracted or staff) to ensure maintenance of staff hardware and software assets, including SalesForce.
- Develop and implement team-wide best practices for IT.
- Provide strategies for IT implementation and integration into staff processes.
Facilities and Risk Management
- Anselm House has a separate nonprofit board (“Anselm Holdings”) that manages Anselm House’s real estate assets, largely through two different property management services; anything “not in the walls,” however, falls to Anselm House to maintain. The Director of Operations will thus manage repairs, remodeling projects, maintenance (including a commercial kitchen), and office space arrangements.
- Act as Anselm House’s tenant representative for all properties, liaising with the owner’s representative and property management agencies to respond to and triage all building-related issues.
- Develop, update, and train staff in evolving emergency response protocols, building security procedures, and facilities usage procedures; work with the hospitality team to ensure that all ministry partners who book Anselm House space are kept up-to-date on these processes.
Financial Management
- With the finance and accounting administrator and executive director, manage the internal operations budget, including human resources, hardware and software, staff and board development, office supplies, and building repairs and updates.
- Work with the finance committee of the board of trustees to develop and implement best practices for team-wide budget reporting and spending oversight.
- Oversee an annual audit.
Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position at 40 hrs/week. (We are also open to part-time applicants who wish to work at least 30 hrs/week, though the position may need to be slightly redefined in this case.) Starting salary will be commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the candidate (approximately $55-75K). Anselm House offers competitive and comprehensive benefits which include
- Medical insurance with provisional options for vision and dental (including pediatric dental)
- Life insurance
- Parental Leave
- 3% Anselm House match to a retirement savings plan after one year of employment
- Parking or transportation subsidy
- 9 or 10 paid Holidays, and a generous PTO plan
- Discretionary additional paid time off for continuing education or professional development
Apply
Email apply@anselmhouse.org with your resume, along with a letter of interest detailing your interest in this position and your own sense of vocation in connection with the Anselm House mission.
We will begin reviewing applications on April 1, 2025.
