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Biomimicry Institute. |
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Program/Project Mgmt.
Finance/Accounting Executive/Management |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
| Preferred Degree: | Bachelors |
| Experience Required: | 6-9 years |
| State/Province: | MT - Montana |
| City: | Missoula |
| Zipcode / Postal Code: | 59807 |
| Salary: | Commensurate with experience |
| Job Description: |
The Biomimicry Group, Inc., headquartered in Missoula, Montana, seeks an experienced professional who, as Chief Operations Officer, can optimize the internal operations of our growing and evolving group of organizations (The Biomimicry Institute, Biomimicry Guild, and a newly formed social enterprise). The ideal candidate will have demonstrated COO experience coupled with an entrepreneurial aptitude. Deep experience within sustainability and innovation-driven organizations is a plus. Successful candidates will be able to lead all day-to-day operations for The Biomimicry Group and to support staff needs as well as to provide ongoing leadership, vision, and strategy for the rapidly expanding company. The COO must have demonstrated financial management and analytical skills, have outstanding personnel management skills, be fast paced and flexible, and have a proven ability to anticipate the evolving needs and opportunities of a rapidly growing organization. The Biomimicry Group, Inc. comprises three interrelated entities: the Biomimicry Guild (a consultancy for bio-inspired design started in 1998; www.biomimicryguild.com), The Biomimicry Institute (a not-for-profit education entity founded in 2005; www.biomimicryinstitute.org), and a newly launched social enterprise. The Biomimicry Group manages the extended enterpriseʼs operations and oversees its on-going and new ventures. BIOMIMICRY OVERVIEW Life has been performing design experiments in Earth's R&D lab for 3.85 billion years. What flourish on our planet today are Natureʼs best ideas—the ones that, through efficient use of energy, materials, and collaborative relationships, are best adapted to complex, contextual challenges. Whatever a company's design challenge, the odds are high that one or more of the world's 30 million creatures has evolved effective strategies to conquer a similar challenge. In 2009, the Harvard Business Review ranked biomimicry as one of its top twenty breakthrough Business Ideas. For more information about biomimicry, please see the websites mentioned above or read Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, written by co-founder Janine Benyus. Recent articles in Newsweek and Fast Company provide additional perspective: Nature is the Model Factory —Newsweek Biomimicry Challenge: For IBM, Smart Design Draws Water Conservation Inspiration From Ecosystems —Fast Company COMPANY CULTURE AND VALUES The Biomimicry Group is working at the forefront of sustainable design thinking. We are a small but growing company with a culture of interdisciplinary innovation. Our social enterprise mission combines the strengths of commercial and non-profit strategies to catalyze the transformative power of biomimicry to re-imagine how human civilization must evolve in the 21st century. Our values focus on an inspiring, diverse, and creative working environment that allows employees to flourish and fully develop individual strengths and interests in service to the organizationʼs mission. We strive to innovate at all levels of the organization and extend the learning to society, clients and customers, partners, employees, and investors. JOB DESCRIPTION The Biomimicry Group, headquartered in Missoula, Montana, seeks an experienced professional who, as Chief Operations Officer, can optimize the internal operations of our growing and evolving group of companies. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated COO experience coupled with an entrepreneurial aptitude. Deep experience within sustainability- and innovation-driven organizations is a plus. This position requires an individual who is comfortable and excited about working in a dynamic environment with professionals from multiple disciplines, including science, design, engineering, and business. We seek a systems-thinker with management agility who values excellence, diversity, fun, and creativity. This position provides services to our employees and our contractors in established and virtual offices around the U.S. The Biomimicry Group's staff of 20 is distributed across offices in Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, and Stevensville, MT; New York, NY; Amherst, MA; and Berkeley, CA, and liaises with entities and individuals around the globe. Reporting directly to The Biomimicry Group Leadership Team, the COO will be responsible for the development, design, implementation, and improvement of The Biomimicry Group's operations. The COO will lead all aspects of operations strategy and implementation, including: the creation and oversight of policies, procedures, and controls adaptive to a rapidly growing organization; oversight over finances, fundraising, and budgets; and responsibilities for payroll, legal compliance, and human resources activities. As a member of the Management Team, the COO will be a key contributor to the organizationʼs growth. Successful candidates will be able to lead all day-to-day operations for The Biomimicry Group and to support staff needs, as well as to provide ongoing leadership, vision, and strategy. The COO must have demonstrated financial management and analytical skills, have outstanding personnel management skills, be fast-paced and flexible, and have a proven ability to anticipate the evolving needs and opportunities of a rapidly growing organization. RESPONSIBILITIES
Fiscal Management
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| Post Date: | 06/11/2010 |
