Troy, MI

Grants Manager, The Kresge Foundation

The Organization

The Kresge Foundation is one of the top 20 private foundations in the United States and the only one focused exclusively on expanding opportunities for people with low income in American Cities. With a $3.8 billion endowment and a staff of over 100 employees, the foundation deploys grants and social investments across arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development. The foundation’s state-of-the-art headquarters maintains an array of energy-efficient, water-conserving and health-promoting systems. The foundation also operates an office in Detroit’s Midtown district.

Position Overview

About the position

The Grants Manager is responsible for auditing all components of the grants and program-related investments in the Foundation’s grants management system, including budget allocation and payments, compliance, program and geographic coding, approval methods, agreements and write-ups. The Manager is responsible for curating the day-to-day grantmaking processes to ensure success metrics are met. The role shares information with internal partners and supports the training of foundation staff in grants management processes for efficient use of foundation resources. This position leads and manages the projects that support the grant making process; along with monitoring grant processes and activities for progress and completeness.

Primary responsibilities

 

1.     Manages and oversees compliance for grants and program related investments, payments and disbursement cycles.

2.     Supports the development and oversees standard terms and conditions for grant agreements.

3.     Creates program and management budgets and periodic financial ad hoc reports.

4.     Negotiates and facilitates sensitive issues in the grantmaking process.

5.     Ensures compliance with IRS regulations and foundation requirements for all grants and programs.

6.     Supports the preparation of grant related materials for the monthly docket as well as the Board book.

7.     Leads and manages all the team’s grant related projects and core activities; utilizing a robust project management system.

8.     Acts as a link between Grants Management and across the Foundation so that grant-related activities are smoothly implemented.

9.     Drafts and updates grant operations processes and procedures.

10.  Develops a standard project management methodology for the Grants Management team.

11.  Undertakes special projects as assigned or initiated.

12.  Performs other duties as assigned.

13.  Strong commitment to the Foundation’s vision and values with the ability to demonstrate that commitment in daily interactions.

 Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

·       Seven or more years of work experience in a progressive, mission-driven organization working independently and with others in teams.

·       Proven expertise in project management

·       Experience in grants management preferred.

·       Experience working in a grants management system.

·       Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to work with other teams to negotiate and agree on effective solutions.

·       Strong project management knowledge base; ability to utilize and shape grant related projects and activities using the right methodology.

·       Proven ability to plan, motivate, manage and monitor progress of projects while keeping key partners informed.

·       Ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines.

·       Excellent computer skills including project management platforms, MS Word, Advanced MS Excel, MS Outlook.

·       Has an understanding of IRS and foundation-specific regulations, capability to read non-profit organization financial reports, nonprofit law and concepts of program related investments.

How To Apply

Application deadline for this position is September 20, 2020

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=87274f4c-cc7a-4ce9-97ab-d86186933f96&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=329974&source=CC2&lang=en_US 

Kresge is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBT applicants. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Please note: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all Kresge staff are working remotely, and our Troy and Detroit offices remain closed until further notice. Kresge staff will not be traveling or attending in-person meetings during this time. Thank you for your understanding.

Seattle, WA

Public Policy Director, Vulcan, Inc.

The Organization

Are you looking for an opportunity to do interesting work that is meaningful? Do you want to make an impact while exploring a wide range of issues and initiatives?

Nice to meet you, we’re Vulcan.

Empowered by our founder Paul Allen’s vision, Vulcan pursues initiatives and projects that seek to change the trajectory of some of the world’s most difficult challenges. Our guiding principle is to make and leave the world a better place and we work with partners to solve problems facing oceans, climate, wildlife conservation, and communities. We strive to improve our planet and support our communities through scientific and technological breakthroughs, catalytic philanthropy, policy change, and inspirational experiences, motivated by Paul’s lifelong question: “What solution should exist that doesn’t?”

For more detail about our work, check us out at https://www.vulcan.com/

Position Overview

About the Public Policy Director role…

As our new Public Policy Director you will join the Seattle-based Government and Community Relations (GCR) team and report to the Managing Director of Government and Community Relations. You will be based in Washington DC and, post-COVID, you will travel up to 20% of the time, including to our Seattle headquarters.

You will be responsible for the development, execution, and day-to-day management of government relations and public policy strategies to advance the company’s business and philanthropic interests. Working in close collaboration with the GCR team, you will develop and implement comprehensive public policy strategies at the federal and international levels for a wide variety of Vulcan projects and initiatives globally.

Some of the impactful work you’ll do….

·         Manage government relations at the federal and international levels on a day-to-day basis.

·         Provide government relations policy guidance to internal and external project teams.

·         Establish and maintain regular contact with key government officials and non-governmental partners.

·         Write and produce memos, publications, position papers and other presentation material.

·         Represent Vulcan in a variety of government and political settings, including public hearings and forums and private meetings.

·         Collaborate with community affairs and media relations to develop and implement comprehensive communications strategies for Vulcan projects and initiatives.

·         Perform “crisis management” activities, as necessary, by coordinating with colleagues and responding to quick shifts in the regulatory, legislative and political environment to protect Vulcan’s business and philanthropic interests.

·         Research and analyze emerging issues of political, regulatory and legislative consequence to Vulcan.

·         Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments.

What we hope you’ll add to our team…

·         An ability to live and work within ambiguity.  The world, and our company, are evolving and changing rapidly.

·         An innovative and entrepreneurial approach to your work.  We work collaboratively but you’ll also need to be a self-starter.

·         An ability to spot issues and make connections to Vulcan priorities then develop and implement a strategy from A to Z.

Qualifications we seek….

·         Highly skilled in devising and executing effective public policy and communications strategies for projects requiring support from multiple and diverse governmental entities and officials.

·         Thoroughly adept at distilling and clearly conveying key messages that will assist the company in achieving its business and philanthropic objectives.

·         Highly effective in adopting creative solutions to unconventional issues or problems.

·         Able to work well with a broad range of individuals with diverse backgrounds and interests.

·         Experience and ability to function effectively as an integral member of a larger multi-disciplinary team.

·         Able to write clearly, concisely and on deadline.

·         Able to read, analyze, interpret and evaluate legislation, statutes and regulations.

·         Able to effectively prioritize competing projects and successfully deliver against timelines.

·         Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

We strongly prefer candidates who have…

·         Experience working on climate, oceans and/or wildlife conservation issues.

·         Experience working in government or closely with governments at the federal or international levels.

·         Experience working on government relations, policy and communications in an international context.

Required computer skills

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Smartsheet; SharePoint

Education/experience/certifications

Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S. or equivalent) from accredited institution with at least 10 to 12 plus years of relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

We’re committed to inclusion and equal opportunity.

Vulcan is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We encourage people to apply without regard to race, age, gender, religion, disability, LGBTQ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our management team does not tolerate discrimination or harassment at any point during our applicants’ and employees’ time with us, especially with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The job description listed above is representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you need accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at jobs@vulcan.com or your recruiter.

Hiring process and timeline….

We will accept applications until the position is filled but applications received on or before September 25, 2020 will be given preference.  Our goal is to complete interviews via Zoom through mid-October and make a hiring decision by early November.

How To Apply

To apply, please visit us at: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=oFKkdfwG&s=ABFE

Hanover, New Hampshire

Director of Alumni Engagment, Dartmouth College

The Organization

Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.

Position Overview

Director of Alumni Engagement provides program leadership to engage volunteers and build connection between alumni and the College. Plans and implements reunions, volunteer weekends, virtual trainings and briefings, communications, and other initiatives with a goal of enhancing volunteer leadership and strengthening support for institutional priorities. Partners strategically with Advancement colleagues to support the multifaceted goals of Reunions and other initiatives.

How To Apply

Apply Online at https://www.Click2Apply.net/d299bkt7p937db6z

FL

Development Officer III, Step Up For Students

The Organization

Step Up For Students empowers families to pursue and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their children, with an emphasis on families who lack the information and financial resources to access these options. As a state-approved nonprofit scholarship funding organization, Step Up helps administer five scholarships for Florida schoolchildren: the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program (FTC) and the Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) for lower-income families, the Gardiner Scholarship for children with certain special needs, the Hope Scholarship for public school students who are bullied or victims of violence and the Reading Scholarship Accounts for public school students in third through fifth grade who struggle with reading. Step Up raises over $700 million and serves approximately 150,000 students annually throughout the state of Florida.

Position Overview

Work with the development team to ensure that fundraising goals required to fund the Step Up For Students Tax Credit Program in Florida are met or exceeded. The goal for 2020-21 is $700 million. The candidate will contribute in the creation and implementation of strategies for the cultivation and solicitation of a portfolio of tax credit scholarship prospects, including corporate and/or foundation donors.  Candidate may assist in proposal preparation for private and public charitable foundations, corporate foundations, and local/state/federal agencies; in charge of major donor research, primarily with corporations. Candidate will work closely with development team to determine effective strategies in identifying and cultivating prospective donor companies. Will be involved and engage appropriate partners in the field and staff, keeping them apprised of interactions, issues or concerns.

Essential Functions

  • Conducts research and identifies corporate opportunities in order to build a solid portfolio of viable major donor prospects/companies to assist development team in achieving fundraising goals.  Carries out additional research to support the organization in the development of a prospect pipeline and prospect qualification.
  • A track-record of success in developing campaigns and meeting high level fundraising goals.
  • Outstanding writing and editing skills. Proficient in composing and editing compelling and accurate copy.
  • Might be requested to assist in grant writing and track progress of grant submissions and responds to reviewer requests for information as they may arise.
  • Ability to manage a portfolio of 300+ donors and prospects.
  • Assists development team in developing fundraising strategies and financial goals as well as other necessary departmental projects.
  • Assists department with marketing initiatives and stewardship/administrative duties as necessary.
  • Assists department in attending industry conferences and tradeshows to spread awareness of SUFS and increase participation of more corporations in the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.

The above is not an all inclusive list of all duties performed by this job title, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Development Officer may be required to perform other additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications or related field and minimum of 8+ years high level fundraising experience or equivalent combination of 10+ years experience in major gifts, direct  fundraising and/or successful sales experience required.  Must have a high integrity work ethic and be able to maintain confidentiality. Is a person of high character who exhibits consistency and acts in line with a clear and visible set of values and beliefs.  Direct and truthful but can also keep confidences.  Ability to work independently but also must work well in a team environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Demonstrates experience using effective interpersonal skills, listening, diplomacy and tact to build strong relationships with donors, volunteers, and all levels of staff.
  • Well-developed written and oral communication, negotiating and organizational skills.
  • Knowledge of current trends in charitable giving.
  • Knowledge of databases, Internet and personal productivity software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint  is required. Experience with CRM platforms such as Raiser’s Edge is helpful.
  • Successful experience in managing and tracking multiple prospects and donors.
  • Manages time and diverse activities under deadlines while delivering quality results.
  • Successful experience in developing, directing and managing multiple projects.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to persuasively convey the mission of SUFS to diverse groups including donors, corporate executives, board members and others who are important to the organization’s overall prosperity.
  • Ability to work with and communicate with a wide range of people – the public, volunteers, influential donors, prospects, and others.
  • Ability to educate and inform prospective and existing donors about appropriate giving vehicles.
  • Ability to build constructive and effective relationships with development team.
  • Ability to work effectively in high-tension situations and maintain composure under pressure.
  • Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic non-profit organization.
  • Ability to determine an individual’s interest’s, capacity and potential for helping SUFS meet its goals, and act appropriately to tie those interests with SUFS’s work.
  • Ability to communicate a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose.
  • Ability to work in high-visibility, fast-paced and stressful environment.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and self-motivational skills.  A creative and innovative thinker.
  • Manages and prioritizes tasks from multiple sources.
  • Proven project management and excellent organization skills.

Physical Demands

This position occasionally requires the abilities of standing, fingering or manual dexterity, walking, lifting up to 10 lbs, repetitive finger motion and/or reaching or stretching.

This position frequently requires the ability of sitting.

This position regularly requires the abilities of hearing and speaking.

Work requires only minor physical exertion and/or physical strain.

Work Environment

Willingness to travel.

Work environment involves infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements.

How To Apply

Please apply on our website at:
https://stepupforstudents.hirecentric.com/jobs/183258.html

Danville, VA

Senior Program Officer, Quality of Life, Danville Regional Foundation

The Organization

DRF works to encourage revitalization and renewal in the Dan River Region. We do so by making long-term investments to improve education, economic vitality, community wellness, financial stability and civic capacity for citizens throughout the City of Danville, Virginia; Pittsylvania County, Virginia; and Caswell County, North Carolina.

Since its establishment in 2005, DRF has committed more than $116 million through more than 400 grants. Some of these grants are large, but just as many are made from the DRF Make It Happen! (MIH!) program, which encourages individuals to make their dreams of community change a reality. Large organizational investments paired with these smaller grants create a culture of ″bright spots″ where those within the community as well as those visiting and researching for possible relocation can ″see the possible. ″

DRF is committed to fostering collaboration, establishing partnerships and working across borders and with many types of organizations to rethink tomorrow and create solutions, positioning the Dan River Region as a place of opportunities. DRF encourages and supports new approaches and believes that initiative and courage to view things from fresh and different perspectives empowers our community as we collaborate on a Bridge to the Future.

Learn more about grantmaking and impact at our website, www.drfonline.org.

Position Overview

The Opportunity
DRF is searching for an addition to its program staff team. A new position, the Senior Program Officer, Quality of Life will identify community needs and facilitate collaboration among regional stakeholders with a focus on quality of life in the region as it intersects with DRF’s four focus areas (economic development, education, health and wellness, and community development) and prepare and analyze grant requests to support regional efforts.

The Senior Program officer will work under the limited supervision of the Chief Executive Officer.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a community leader on quality of life as it relates to economic transformation of the region and ensure DRF is seen as a trusted partner and collaborator in the community.
  • Research, identify, and analyze best practices in quality of life as it impacts economic transformation and intersects with educational attainment, health, and wellness, and/or community engagement; learn from other communities using best practice models; share information with community stakeholders; and seek out prospective DRF grantees that will use a best practice approach.
  • Build and steward relationships with a range of stakeholders and with those who have a range of viewpoints and ideologies.
  • Convene and participate in community groups to learn from community and use this information to inform DRF’s efforts in key focus areas; discuss community needs with leaders and residents; identify community needs and encourage organizations working to address community needs to apply for grants; promote coordination and collaboration among community groups.
  • Assist organizations within DRF’s service region in the preparation of grant requests to DRF; provide technical assistance on how best to structure programs for which seeking funding and on how best to write proposals.
  • Review and evaluate grant requests; communicate recommendations to organization leadership, including Board of Directors.
  • Monitor grantees’ quarterly progress reports and request changes as needed.
  • Provide guidance and assistance to other Program Officers and staff as needed.
  • Prepare, individually and with other team members, strategy papers, grant recommendations and other written materials for DRF’s leadership, Board of Directors, consultants, partners, and others.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and experience in economic transformation, educational attainment, health and wellness, and/or community engagement in the non-profit, local government, or foundation sector, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills:

  • Excellent analytical and writing skills.
  • Effective time management skills, with demonstrated ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload.
  • Strong verbal communications skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to speak publicly and work effectively as a member of a team.
  • Excellent project management skills and the ability to chart one’s own direction collaboratively.

Values:

Commitment to DRF’s vision and its five values (equity, excellence, engagement, openness and courage) with the ability to demonstrate that commitment in daily interactions.

How To Apply

If interested in applying for this position, please submit your cover letter and résumé to Elinvar via email to gerri@elinvar.com. Deadline for submission is October 19, 2020. Preference will be given to candidates who are willing to relocate to the Danville region or already reside in the region. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications for the position will be considered. No phone calls please. Elinvar has been retained to conduct this search on behalf of DRF

Troy, MI

Portfolio Manager, The Kresge Foundation

The Organization

The Kresge Foundation is one of the top 20 private foundations in the United States and the only one focused exclusively on expanding opportunities for people with low income in American Cities. With a $3.8 billion endowment and a staff of over 100 employees, the foundation deploys grants and social investments across arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development. The foundation’s state-of-the-art headquarters maintains an array of energy-efficient, water-conserving and health-promoting systems. The foundation also operates an office in Detroit’s Midtown district.

Position Overview

The Kresge Foundation has been utilizing social investments to complement its grant making activities for about 12 years. Since inception, the Foundation has invested over $300MM through the practice and there is strong executive and Board support to accelerate the Foundation’s use of non-grant forms of capital (debt, equity, guarantees, deposits).

The Portfolio Manager will work closely with Social Investments and Finance Department staff as well as other foundation employees and investee organizations to support the success of portfolio investments and assist in the ongoing learning, evaluation and asset management of transactions.

This position works with multiple stakeholders and the candidate must have the right blend of hard and soft skills. The ideal candidate will have a finance or banking related asset-management background, an understanding or expertise in non-profit financial statements and business models, an understanding of the social/impact investing sector and a passion to support the use capital to make a difference. Prior experience with social investing or private foundations is a plus, but not required. The candidate must have strong writing and communications skills as well as an aptitude for visualizing data, identifying trends, and distilling details into an insightful high-level view.

Externally, this position works with grantees, borrowers, investors, consultants, and legal counsel.

Primary responsibilities:

1.     Closely manage an assigned subset of the portfolio and oversee management of other subsets managed by analysts or other staff

2.     Ensure a high degree of accuracy for all information provided to internal stakeholders

3.     Foster strong relationships with portfolio investees and partners across the foundation

4.     Together with analyst(s), ensure receipt of required investee reporting

5.     Review investee reports for material changes or investee requests

6.     Analyze financials and other information to ensure fidelity to investment terms, distill learnings and to monitor the health of investee organizations

7.     Participate in, and oversee, the periodic investment review and risk rating processes for all investments and make investment level, and portfolio-wide reserve recommendations

8.     Work with other functional areas of the foundation to maintain forecasts of disbursements and guarantee payments and track new investment activity.

9.     Produce quarterly reporting including portfolio reports, cash-flow, disbursement, and guarantee payment projections

10.  Support the careful monitoring and intensive analysis sometimes required for watch-list investments

11.  Serve as the team-lead on ensuring investment actions are properly documented and recorded in the foundation’s internal systems

 

Qualifications

·       B.A. in related field, advanced degree preferred.

·       Five to seven years’ experience in banking, finance, community development finance or related fields.

·       Experience monitoring portfolio investments to ensure fiduciary and investment responsibilities are being met.

·       Demonstrated ability to take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work.

·       Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective and constructive working relationships and partnerships.

·       Strong investment acumen and successful track record of managing investments.

·       Strong interpersonal and communication skills necessary to interact as a team member with diverse Foundation colleagues.

How To Apply

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=87274f4c-cc7a-4ce9-97ab-d86186933f96&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=330236&source=CC2&lang=en_US

Application deadline for this position is September 23, 2020

Kresge is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBT applicants. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

 

Please note: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all Kresge staff are working remotely, and our Troy and Detroit offices remain closed until further notice. Kresge staff will not be traveling or attending in-person meetings during this time. Thank you for your understanding.

Indianapolis, IN

Major Gifts Officer, The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation

The Organization

Annually, the Library Foundation provides about $2 million to The Indianapolis Public Library to support programs, services and special initiatives.

Position Overview

The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation seeks a new Major Gifts Officer to join our front-line fundraising team.

This new position will help the Library Foundation focus more attention on major individual giving to build on its successful fundraising efforts from annual fund, corporate and foundation donors. This position will have a portfolio of approximately 150 individuals.

Please see the full job description and qualifications here:  https://www.indyplfoundation.org/assets/documents/2020-Major-Gifts-Officer.pdf

How To Apply

To apply for this position, please upload a cover letter, resume and professional writing sample through this platform by Friday, September 18.

https://the-indianapolis-public-library-foundation.prismhr-hire.com/job/204471/major-gifts-officer

New York, NY

Program Officer, International Human Rights, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

 About Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is a private grantmaking foundation dedicated to advancing the realization of human rights and social and economic justice for all people. With offices in Washington, DC and New York, NY, Wellspring’s work is rooted in respect for the dignity and worth of every human being and is informed by the following beliefs:

  • Social institutions and structures should promote the full realization of human rights and human potential, and should be accountable to these ends
  • The rights of all people are advanced when the rights of the most marginalized and vulnerable peoples are protected
  • Social justice movements should employ means that are consistent with their ideals, and should give agency to the people whose interests they seek to advance
  • As responsible stewards, we must strive to maximize the impact of our charitable investments

Through grant making and philanthropic leadership, Wellspring’s International Human Rights (IHR) Program seeks to advance the full range of human rights as articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; to deter abusers and hold individual, state and non-state perpetrators accountable for rights violations; to advance policy and practice that uphold and advance implementation of human rights norms; and to support the agency and leadership of communities most affected by human rights violations.

The work of the International Human Rights Program will be highly active December 1st, 2020. Ideally, the Program Officer will be fully engaged by this date. However, qualified candidates are encouraged to express interest even if that timeline is not optimal.

 

For more information on Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, please visit www.wpfund.org.

 

The Opportunity

One of the greatest challenges facing the global community is how to stop mass violence and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. The public is saturated daily with images and stories of large-scale violence and suffering in the context of armed conflict, natural disaster, and other emergencies. Yet while the human rights field has strong, effective tools for holding those who violate human rights accountable years after violence ends, generating public outrage and political will to prevent or stop atrocities is difficult to spark and sustain.

 

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund’s International Human Rights Program seeks a Program Officer to manage an international grantmaking program focused on ensuring that the international community prevents and responds to large-scale, systematic violence against civilians – situations that include genocide, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities. The Program Officer will be based in the New York, NY office and will report to Program Director Lesley Carson.

 

The work of the Program Officer will consist of staying well-informed of relevant issues, trends, and policy developments; managing part of the program’s grants portfolio, including monitoring and evaluating existing grants and soliciting and recommending new or continuing grants, and building and maintaining relationships with other Foundation staff and field thought leaders. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with Human Rights program teammates on workflow and team initiatives, mentoring junior staff, communicating strategy and impact with internal audiences, and taking part in cross-programmatic and Foundation-wide learning, committees, and collaboration.

 

The Program Officer, International Human Rights’ primary responsibilities fall into four broad categories, each of which is central to the role:

 

Strategy Development and Implementation

  • Under the guidance of the Program Director, develop and implement a grantmaking strategy focused on the prevention of atrocities and protection of civilians, including work on early warning and early response mechanisms, consistent with the program’s current multi-year work plan
  • Stay well-informed of new developments and trends in the atrocity prevention and response field to find emerging needs, gaps, and opportunities, and to supply analyses to synthesize implications for the program
  • Identify efforts to challenge field orthodoxy and ways of working that reinforce power dynamics between the Global North and South and undermine local, national and regional change efforts
  • Explore emerging grantmaking strategies that invest in leadership of communities most directly affected by mass atrocities, generate public demand for action to stop human rights violations, and leverage power at local, national, and regional policy levels

 

Grantmaking

  • Explore potential grantee partnerships, manage grantee relationships, analyze background information, ask for and develop funding proposals, determine appropriate funding levels, and prepare grant recommendations
  • Conduct site visits to monitor grantee work, reviewing progress reports, conducting evaluations of grantee programs, and monitoring use of grant funds
  • Ensure compliance with internal grantmaking due diligence and monitoring protocols. Liaise with Wellspring’s grants management and legal teams to troubleshoot compliance issues and ensure prompt and smooth grant transactions

 

External Relations

  • Create annual work plans, annual reports, and prepare presentations and memos to educate Wellspring leadership and donor clients on strategy, emerging areas, and grantmaking impact
  • Build and keep engagement with peer funders, thought leaders, affinity groups, and civil society organizations working in fields relevant to human rights and atrocity prevention and response
  • Engage in creative use of convenings, co-funding, partnerships, pooled funds, and other philanthropic tools in order to promote a common grantmaking agenda and advance learning in the philanthropic and advocacy sectors, among others

 

Team and Organizational Engagement

  • Contribute to the advancement of organization‐wide initiatives at Wellspring, including internal committees or task forces with program and operational staff
  • Initiate and lead institutional discussions on common thematic areas of interest or grantmaking practice, collaborating with staff from other program areas to share and align strategic thinking
  • Participate in team activities to coordinate workflow, learn, align grantmaking, and represent the Human Rights team internally

 

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics:

  • Minimum of 7 years of programmatic experience in international human rights, atrocity prevention and response, social justice, and/or or related fields
  • Experience working with a human rights or humanitarian aid or advocacy organization dedicated to atrocity and/or conflict prevention and response and protection of civilians during armed conflict
  • Experience as part of public advocacy campaigns targeting multi-lateral institutions
  • Deep knowledge of sub-Saharan Africa or Latin America
  • Understanding of how to work as an impartial player in coalitions across a range of progressive movements and with a diverse set of actors, developing and implementing strategic plans or initiatives that engage a range of perspectives and stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of regional and United Nations legal and policy frameworks on conflict and atrocity prevention, as well as the understanding of linkages between national, regional, and international policy forums and advocacy
  • Proven organizational skills, with the ability to handle a variety of programmatic and administrative tasks independently and meet deadlines
  • Excellent research, writing, editing, and communications skills
  • Initiative, resourcefulness, flexibility, and strong multicultural skills
  • Ability to handle confidential information with complete discretion
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s degree in conflict studies or relevant field preferred
  • A commitment to continued learning on issues related to race, gender, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
  • Foreign language skills a plus
  • Grantmaking experience preferred, but not required
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of the time required (Note that Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is prioritizing the safety of its team in COVID-19 and has suspended travel for the time being)

 

Compensation & Benefits

The annual salary for this role will be $115,000-135,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

 

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund offers a very generous benefits package, including payment of 100% of the health insurance premiums for employees (and 80% of the premiums for spouses, domestic partners, and qualified family members). Wellspring also offers other benefits, including life insurance, long-term disability protection, a group 401(k) retirement plan (with employer match), support for continuing education, up to $5,250 in annual student loan repayment or college savings assistance for dependents, and is committed to providing transgender-inclusive healthcare.

 

Contact

Koya Leadership Partners, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Molly Brennan and Turner Delano are leading this search. To recommend potential candidates or to express your interest in this role, please visit this link. All nominations, inquiries, and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.

 

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund believes it is strengthened by the diversity of its staff, and welcomes such diversity, including race, gender identity or expression, educational attainment, disability, veteran status, and personal experience with the criminal justice system. Wellspring welcomes applications from people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, and strongly encourages people of color and persons with disabilities to apply. Wellspring actively cultivates an institutional culture that reflects the values of respect, equity, and inclusion that it seeks to amplify in the larger world.

 

About Koya Leadership Partners

Koya Leadership Partners, a member of the Diversified Search Group, is a leading executive search and strategic advising firm dedicated to connecting exceptionally talented people with mission-driven clients. Our founding philosophy—The Right Person in the Right Place Can Change the World—guides our work as we partner with nonprofits & NGOs, institutions of higher education, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the world.

 

For more information about Koya Leadership Partners, visit www.koyapartners.com.

San Francisco

Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation, San Francisco Foundation

The Organization

With more than $1.5 billion in assets, the San Francisco Foundation is one of the largest community foundations in the country. The foundation is committed to expanding opportunity and ensuring a more equitable future for all in the Bay Area. Together with its donors, the foundation distributed $154 million to nonprofit organizations in its last fiscal year. The San Francisco Foundation serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties with some initiatives serving the nine-county Bay Area.

Position Overview

Strategic Learning and Evaluation at the San Francisco Foundation 

SFF is an equity centered and results driven organization committed to advancing racial equity and economic inclusion in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Director of Strategic learning and evaluation will support the expansion of the Results Count® framework throughout the organization and co-create opportunities for staff to become results-based leaders. Using traditional and nontraditional data sources, the Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation will lead timely analysis, disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity, gender, geography, and other important demographics in service to advancing equity to scale and strengthening our strategies.

Our goal is to assess and communicate our external impact while modifying our strategies, as needed, to achieve our equity agenda. Thus, we have identified strategic learning – gathering data and insights to inform the Foundation’s decision-making about strategy—as the priority function for the Strategic Learning and Evaluation team. This entails synthesizing and interpreting information from a wide set of evaluative or monitoring sources to inform Foundation leadership and staff about progress in achieving our equity goals. In addition, the Director will use both internal and external sources to assess our contribution to population-level changes, and to enable the Foundation’s decisions to stay the course and determine when and why strategies or tactics should be altered.

The Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation reports to the Chief Impact Officer.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Director’s primary functions are to:

  • lead the Strategic Learning and Evaluation Team
  • improve and refine the foundation’s creation of a data infrastructure that enables the collection, analysis, and synthesis of data, to monitor how the Foundation’s donors, grantees, programs, strategies, and overall civic leadership are advancing our equity agenda;
  • oversee evaluation efforts and/or provide guidance to other staff or consultants for that work, as well as for the ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of their portfolios;
  • advance knowledge management by supporting cross-team and cross-department learning; and

POSITION SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITIES 

To fulfill the strategic learning responsibilities, the Director of Strategic Learning will function as an in-house leader and advisor:

  • In consultation with Foundation leadership and external and internal advisors, advance an overall approach to strategic learning and evaluation for the Foundation that balances being proactive and responsive.
  • Work with Foundation leadership to support monitoring and assessment of the Foundation’s equity strategy, track the Foundation’s impact in advancing economic security, affordable housing, and civic engagement while capturing and sharing learnings, both internally, including with the board, and externally.
  • Design the structures and processes to support strategic learning. Identify opportunities for learning to improve practice internally and highlight innovation.
  • Assure that the Foundation’s data infrastructure and learning processes function well and inform strategy. Identify the lessons/information that can be aggregated and synthesized for others in the Foundation.
  • For priority strategic initiatives, work with staff to track indicators and develop and monitor performance measures.
  • Implement processes and frameworks to assess progress, inform decision-making, and ensure continuous improvement of SFF’s equity agenda.
  • Provide consultation during strategy development.
  • Advise on which functions should be implemented by foundation staff and which require external evaluators; oversee consultants as appropriate.
  • Work with IT and Grants Administration to identify and address functional gaps in the data infrastructure, as needed, to ensure high quality and timely data analysis and reporting.

In fulfilling the above responsibilities, the Director of Strategic Learning will support and work with other staff. The Director will:

  • Lead, supervise and mentor the Strategic Learning and Evaluation team.
  • Work with leadership in strengthening SFF’s results focus and the overall approach of developing, monitoring and making strategic shifts to reach goals
  • Develop generic approaches and tools that staff can use for assessing the effectiveness of their work and their progress towards identified results.
  • Respond to Community Impact (and other) staff requests for assistance with major evaluations to assure that they provide quality, useful and timely information on SFF’s progress towards a more equitable Bay Area. Provide technical consultation to Community Impact (and other) staff engaged in priority strategies, helping to frame priorities, questions, sequencing, methods, and interpretation of results.
  • Collaborate with Director peer group across the Foundation on initiatives that have cross-departmental impact.
  • Identify specific gaps in knowledge and skills needed to ensure that SFF staff obtain and use data to make course corrections as needed. Coordinate with SFF’s HR/Training staff as needed.
  • Articulate SFF’s learning and evaluation principles and present evaluations and learning cases to the Board of Trustees in cooperation with Foundation leadership.
  • Take a developmental evaluation approach as the foundation advances its equity strategy, creating a collaborative and dynamic learning environment for strategic learning and supporting improvements in practice and decision-making, including in the ongoing development of relationships with grantees and their engagement in participating in and setting the parameters of learning and evaluation.
  • Work effectively as a valuable and trusted team member and facilitate collaborative learning within the Community Impact department and across the Foundation.
  • Encourage and reinforce a feedback-oriented culture, specifically as related to the effectiveness of SFF’s efforts against equity strategy goals.
  • Coordinate with Marketing and Communications to advance understanding of the Foundation’s commitment to promote equity in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Facilitate collaborative learning and help SFF staff utilize evaluation data to advance the equity agenda.
  • Work with external partners to further develop and advance the Bay Area Equity Atlas and engage SFF staff in the ongoing use and development of the Atlas.

As part of the administrative tasks of the role, the Director of Strategic Learning will:

  • Develop and manage an annual budget for approval by the Chief Impact Officer.
  • Participate in other duties consistent with the role of a Director and/or duties as requested by the Chief Impact Officer.

QUALIFICATIONS

The Director of Strategic Learning should have the following experience and qualifications:

  • Deep commitment to the Foundation’s mission, values, and equity strategy.
  • A minimum of 8 years of work experience conducting, designing, commissioning, and/or managing social science research or evaluations that are actionable and inform strategy in the social sector. Experience with a broad set of methods and approaches to evaluation and performance measurement, including both quantitative and qualitative methods. Experience with database applications and research services.
  • Proven ability to motivate, develop, and lead individuals and teams.
  • Significant experience in the equity and/or social justice field; substantive knowledge on the approaches and technologies to promote equity, such as advocacy, organizing, movement-building, and public policy.
  • Experience with foundation(s) preferred; ideally, as a practicing evaluator in a foundation’s program areas related to equity, nurturing movements, community-building in low income communities and/or communities of color or similar experience. Comfortable bringing evaluative thinking, techniques, and a learning orientation to bear in multidisciplinary (cross-program area) projects.
  • Graduate degree in the social sciences, economics, public policy, urban planning, or related discipline or equivalent professional experience/qualifications demonstrating knowledge of multiple approaches to strategy, learning and evaluation.
  • Ability to clearly communicate concepts, research findings and data interpretations, and to draw the implications of these analyses for program strategy.
  • The highest level of personal and professional integrity and respect for others. Flexibility, sense of humor; emotional intelligence; capacity for self-reflection and humility.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with high performing peers in shared efforts. The ability to listen and learn from diverse perspectives.
  • Excellent writing and conceptual skills. Demonstrated ability to process complex information and present ideas in a pragmatic, compelling manner.
  • Conscientious and pragmatic approach to problem identification and resolution. Capacity to negotiate priorities and seek creative solutions. Well organized but not rigid.
  • Web-based skills relevant to research and communication in the evaluation field. Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience with Fluxx and Salesforce are a plus.

COMPENSATION: A competitive compensation package commensurate with background and experience in addition to a very competitive benefits package will be offered

The San Francisco Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of diverse backgrounds to apply.

How To Apply

https://sff.org/contact-us/careers/

Indianapolis, Indiana

Information Technology, Applications Manager, Lumina Foundation

The Organization

Lumina Foundation is an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. We envision a system that is easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation’s need for talent through a broad range of credentials. Our goal is to prepare people for informed citizenship and for success in a global economy.

Lumina is working with partners to design a learning system that gives every person—regardless of race and ethnicity, income, or other socioeconomic factors—the opportunities that only education and training after high school can provide. To achieve our mission, we work with governmental, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations to bring about widespread change. Our work relies on strategic communication, empowering leaders who can bring about change, policy outreach to state and federal officials, investments in proven and promising practices, and targeted efforts to measure and evaluate progress.

Lumina Foundation has a passionate and committed staff and is among the nation’s top private foundations, with an endowment in excess of $1.2 billion.

Position Overview

The IT Application Manager oversees the Foundation’s third-party and internally managed IT applications used to support business processes and services across the Foundation, including technologies hosted on premise or in the cloud. This position will work with the business unit owners to ensure the applications are implemented, maintained, and utilized in accordance with the Foundation’s strategic priorities and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Advance Lumina’s commitment to ending  systemic racism and barriers to learning beyond high school for Black, Latino and Native American individuals. Further Administration and Partnerships specific practices that promote racial and ethnic diversity in hiring, contracting, grantmaking, inclusive decision making, and achieving fair and just outcomes arising from the department’s exercise of its duties and responsibilities. Effectively communicate Lumina’s commitment to internal and external partners

• Oversee the functionality, stability and security of the Foundation’s applications and systems, which include, but are not limited to, grants management, CRM, financial management, contract management, event management, video conferencing and payroll processing.

• Work with the application vendors to ensure that the Foundation is maintaining the most up to date version and is using it in accordance with the vendor’s terms and conditions and specifications.

• Manage the user and access rights and permission on designated systems and applications.

• Configure and manage sound security protocols on the designated systems and applications and conduct threat and vulnerability assessments against them.

• Evaluate and assess external and internal technology capabilities required to achieve desired organizational priorities and industry best practices.

• Work with the IT Director to ensure the Foundation’s IT operating and capital expenditures are managed within scope and their planned budgets.

• Work with the IT Director to develop and update policies, procedures and best practices that govern the Foundation’s applications and systems.

• Maintain a network of trusted advisors, consultants and vendors to help assess the effectiveness of the Foundation’s application and systems and IT service model and network, and who can provide advice whether they are the most effective means to meet our changing business priorities.

• Establish in-person and virtual training platforms for keeping end users informed of best practices.

• Maintain currency on new technologies and platforms — including artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing — and provides direction on what emerging technologies should be assimilated, integrated and introduced at the Foundation. This will ensure that IT capabilities respond to the needs of the Foundation’s strategic priorities.

• Provide strategic direction, oversight and take ownership for the design, development, operational and support of IT systems that fulfill the needs of the Foundation’s business units, including the full life cycle of technical architecture, equipment and IT service support.

• Work with and oversee IT consultants and vendors engaged by the Foundation to manage applications or projects.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or demonstrated competency required in computer science or other related content area.

• At least five (5) years of information technology systems experience, including oversight and administration of large cloud-based applications.

Qualifications

• Specific technical knowledge or experience with the systems and applications that support the Foundation’s work.

• Knowledge of information infrastructure technologies (e.g., relational databases, report or visualization systems).

• Experience with Microsoft’s collaboration and productivity applications.

• Ability to provide clear direction by fostering common vision, setting priorities, and clarifying roles and responsibilities.

• Ability to coach and develop others, including people that are not direct subordinates.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate concepts and activities accurately, effectively, and in ways that are suited to the Foundation’s varied stakeholders.

• Ability to develop and execute business plans, effectively manage a budged, and lead change management efforts.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills exercised with good judgement; ability to present issues clearly and concisely.

• Exercises sound judgment in handling sensitive or confidential information.

• Ability to work collegially and diplomatically across the organization and various audience groups.

• A facility for resolving conflict among multiple parties.

How To Apply

Applicants should send to the e-mail address below.

• a letter of interest that includes desired compensation, and

• resume as separate attachments outlining experience relevant to the position

Amber Shelton

Human Resources Manager

lfecareers@luminafoundation.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

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