Facilities & Operations Manager

About the role

GrubStreet is the largest and leading literary arts nonprofit in the country, located in the Seaport District in Boston, Massachusetts. We are a passionate and dedicated team of professionals who take pride in our work and are committed to creating a warm and supportive work environment. Our Center for Creative Writing includes classrooms, offices, community spaces, the Calderwood Writers’ Stage, a podcast studio, and a bookstore and cafe. Classes, events, rentals, and partner programs often overlap. The Facilities & Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day facilities operations of GrubStreet’s Boston headquarters and serves as the primary point of contact for workplace and building-related matters, while also supporting a range of administrative and programmatic operations. Reporting to GrubStreet’s Managing Director, this role works closely with the Operations Team, as well as GrubStreet’s staff, property management, service providers, space vendors, and internal space partners to maintain a secure, comfortable, efficient, productive, and joyous workplace and center for staff, instructors, students, partners, visitors, and the public. This role will oversee and manage GrubStreet’s part-time Operations Team. This is a hands-on role, and approximately 75% of the position will focus on space and facilities management, with the remaining 25% focused on administrative and programmatic operations. The Facilities & Operations Manager is designated as essential personnel because of the critical nature of