Amigos, hay 2 vacantes nuevas en la fundacion FORD:
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Position Director, Private Equity Investments
Date Posted 15 Oct 2008
Application Deadline until filled
Location New York, USA
Summary Description
The Director of Private Equity will be a member of the senior management team responsible for managing The Ford Foundation's endowment. S/He has the responsibility for managing all aspects of portfolio construction and portfolio management for the Foundation's Private Equity portfolio, including recommending overall investment strategy, identifying investment opportunities, allocating assets among various private equity strategies, evaluating manager performance, and managing a portfolio of distributed public equity securities.
Qualifications
• Minimum of seven to ten years of manager selection experience with a focus on analyzing and recommending global private equity investments. • A network of relationships in the endowment and foundation community, especially in private equity and hedge fund investments. • Experience managing a team. • Experience constructing and executing investment and asset allocation strategies for a broad portfolio managed by a team approach is strongly preferred but not required. • Proven ability to think strategically, analyze critically, and to translate ideas and insights into investment performance through viable strategies. • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. • A keen sense of talent and an ability to read people and organizations which can be used in identifying and assessing the capabilities of fund partners. • A strong understanding of the financial markets and the business, legal and accounting issues involved in evaluating and investing in private equity and hedge funds. • Team-oriented individual and collaborative work style. • Strong leadership skills such as flexibility, diplomacy, empathy and good listening skills. • A self-starter. • Intellectually-curious. • A high integrity individual with uncompromising ethics. • Must be able and willing to undertake extensive domestic and international travel when necessary.
Preferred Qualifications
• Some experience working with different asset classes preferred. To apply for the position, please send substantive resume and cover letter to Ms. Belinda Yan, Director at belinda@jamesbeck and Ms. Melissa Norris, Managing Director at
melissa@jamesbeck.com. Excellent benefits include Foundation-paid comprehensive medical and dental insurance, retirement plan, generous vacation, and tuition reimbursement. Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at The Ford Foundation, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, ual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.
Salary
is based on experience and on the Foundation’s commitment to internal equity. A generous benefits package is provided.
Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at the Ford Foundation, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, ual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.
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Job Detail
Position HRIS SpecialistDate Posted 14 Oct 2008
Application Deadline until filled
Location New York, USA
Summary Description
The Ford Foundation is a private philanthropic institution that serves as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to: Strengthen democratic values; reduce poverty and injustice; promote international cooperation; advance human achievement. This has been our purpose for almost half a century. This position is the HR departmental lead and point of contact on all matters relating to HRIS, HR process reengineering and improvement, requirements definition and application design, implementation, upgrade and support. Maintains and supports variety of HR-related applications, reports and queries utilizing appropriate reporting tools. Develops user procedures, guidelines and documentation. Delivers end-user technology training, as appropriate.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience. Minimum 5 years experience with leading-edge HRIS systems. Minimum 3 years project management experience. In-depth knowledge and experience with developing MS Office templates, scripts, and pivot tables. Thorough knowledge of advanced MS Word, MS Access, SQL, and advanced MS Excel. Knowledge of Showcase Strategy and Microsoft reports. Experience with SharePoint or other internet solutions. Strong planning and analytical skills. Strong leadership and communication skills. Experience with training delivery.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Human Resource management, MIS, computer science, or related degree. 3 to 5 years Human Resource generalist or specialist experience. Experience with in-house HR and payroll systems. Experience with variety of tax applications, including tax equalization. Knowledge of organizational development.
Salary
$71,300 - $85,100
Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at the Ford Foundation, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, ual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.
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