Operations Manager - Belong Center

Daybreaker LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Belong Center, a nonprofit based in New York, is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day operations, budgeting, and compliance. The role reports to the Founder/CEO and collaborates across teams, with cross-functional ties to Daybreaker.

Based in NYC, this role focuses on driving operational excellence for programs like Friendship Microgrants, Belong Circles, and Blueprint, while leading fundraising support and board coordination to advance Belong Center’s mission.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of professional experience in nonprofit management, operations, or a related field.
• Experience overseeing budgets, financial reporting, compliance, and organizational risk management.
• Experience supporting fundraising efforts, including leading key business decisions and driving campaigns.
• Familiarity with nonprofit compliance requirements (e.g., IRS Form 990, annual audits, governance reporting).
• Proven ability to manage complex and ambiguous projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with a track record of building efficient systems and processes.
• Skilled communicator with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, from staff to board members to external partners.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including team management, coaching, and professional development.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous and evolving, entrepreneurial environment.
• High proficiency with productivity and project management tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, QuickBooks or similar).
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills for leading all-hands meetings and representing Belong Center publicly.
• Deep commitment to and joy for Belong Center’s mission of ending loneliness and building a culture of belonging.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day of Belong Center’s annual operating budget with Finance.
• Lead annual nonprofit compliance obligations including 990 form management, tax filings, audits, and governance reporting.
• Manage organizational insurance coverage and risk mitigation.
• Serve as the liaison between nonprofit and pro-bono legal partners, sourcing their input as the organization grows and securing legal expertise.
• Drive end-to-end operational excellence for Belong Center projects (Friendship Microgrants, Benches, Blueprint).
• Provide people leadership and professional development opportunities to strengthen the team’s capacity and individual growth.
• Partner with PR to orchestrate high-visibility press launches (e.g., Above & Beyond partnership, Belong Study release, Blueprint launch), positioning Belong Center as a leader in the field.
• Support Belong Center’s Chairwoman with fundraising for the organization, driving the long-term financial sustainability of Belong Center.
• Lead key business decisions (e.g., proposed rates for Blueprint or driving BC’s Giving Tuesday campaign) that influence the organization’s growth and sustainability.
• Partner with Chairwoman and Sponsorships/Partnerships Lead to identify, cultivate, and secure relationships with high net-worth individuals, family foundations, and sponsors aligned with Belong Center’s mission.
• Partner with Chief of Staff to schedule and organize quarterly Board meetings.
• Lead monthly all-hands meetings with Belong Center’s Founder.
• Rotate leadership of weekly cross-functional meetings with our internal team, ensuring strong communication across functions and anchoring a culture of belonging in the organization.

Skills

Nonprofit operations

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Leadership

Fundraising support

Tools

Google Workspace

Slack

QuickBooks

Job description

Operations Manager, Belong Center

Location: Greenpoint Brooklyn, New York
Reports to: DAYBREAKER Founder / CEO (Radha Agrawal)

About Belong Center

Belong Center is a 501c3 nonprofit, and with an audacious mission: to end the loneliness epidemic and build a culture of belonging for people and the planet. We design one-of-a-kind products and programs that empower everyday citizens to connect andcombat loneliness and isolation from our Belong Center Blueprint Community Training Platform to Belong Circles in flagship U.S. cities to activations with Belong Benches across the country.

See Belong Center’s features in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, New York Times Magazine, our website www.belongcenter.org and our Instagram platform@belongcenterto learn more.

PLEASE NOTE: While there will be cross-function between this role and the DAYBREAKER team, this position is exclusively a Belong Center role.

About The Role

We’re looking for a seasoned, highly organized, and adaptable professional to collaborate with our existing team and oversee some of the most key functions for Belong Center.

Financial Stewardship & Compliance

• Oversee the day-to-day of Belong Center’s annual operating budget, partnering with Finance to ensure organization, transparency, and that each project has the resources it needs to thrive.
• Lead the completion of annual nonprofit compliance obligations including 990 form management, tax filings, audits, and governance reporting.
• Manage organizational insurance coverage and risk mitigation.
• Serve as the liaison between nonprofit and pro-bono legal partners, sourcing their input as the organization grows and securing legal expertise.

Operational Leadership & Project Management

• Drive end-to-end operational excellence for Belong Center projects - Friendship Microgrants, Benches, Blueprint - ensuring smooth execution of core initiatives and cross-team collaboration.
• Provide people leadership and professional development opportunities to strengthen the team’s capacity and individual growth.
• Partner with PR to orchestrate high-visibility press launches (e.g., Above & Beyond partnership, Belong Study release, Blueprint launch), positioning Belong Center as a leader in the field.

Fundraising

• Support Belong Center’s Chairwoman with fundraising for the organization, driving the long-term financial sustainability of Belong Center.
• Lead key business decisions (e.g., proposed rates for Blueprint or driving BC’s Giving Tuesday campaign) that influence the organization’s growth and sustainability.
• Partner with Chairwoman and Sponsorships/Partnerships Lead to identify, cultivate, and secure relationships with high net-worth individuals, family foundations, and sponsors aligned with Belong Center’s mission.

Board & Executive Engagement

• Partner with Chief of Staff to schedule and organize quarterly Board meetings.
• Lead monthly all-hands meetings with Belong Center’s Founder.
• Rotate leadership of weekly cross-functional meetings with our internal team, ensuring strong communication across functions and anchoring a culture of belonging in the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of professional experience in nonprofit management, operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success overseeing and distributing budgets, financial reporting, compliance, and organizational risk management.
• Experience supporting fundraising efforts, including leading key business decisions and driving campaigns.
• Familiarity with nonprofit compliance requirements (e.g., IRS Form 990, annual audits, governance reporting).
• Proven ability to manage complex and ambiguous projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with a track record of building efficient systems and processes.
• Skilled communicator with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, from staff to board members to external partners.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including team management, coaching, and professional development.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous and evolving, and entrepreneurial environment and adapting to evolving organizational needs.
• High proficiency with productivity and project management tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, QuickBooks or similar).
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills for leading all-hands meetings and representing Belong Center publicly.
• Deep commitment to and joy for Belong Center’s mission of ending loneliness and building a culture of belonging.

Preferred

• Based in New York City and able to work from Daybreaker HQ at least 1x/week to collaborate with Founder and stay on track with Belong Center goals.