Author: Job Poster Account

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 last fiscal year. The San Francisco Foundation serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties.

Reports To: Vice President of Programs

Position Summary:

Pathway Director Anchoring Communities (Place)

The San Francisco Foundation believes that a focus on People, Place and Power provides the pathways to greater racial and economic equity in the Bay Area. Since the launch of its equity agenda in mid-2016, the Foundation’s Community Impact Department has also been organized around these three Equity Pathways. The three Pathway Senior Directors are members of the Department’s leadership team. Under the leadership of the Chief Impact Officer and the Vice President of Programs, they act as major contributors to the development and implementation of the Foundation’s equity agenda, determining the short and long-term program results and the associated strategies to achieve them—grantmaking, advocacy, and civic leadership—across a range of issues. Senior Directors also work to foster greater alignment and partnership with the Foundation’s extensive network of donors and partners from across the philanthropic, nonprofit, for-profit and public sectors.

The Place Pathway focuses on anchoring the region’s neighborhoods so that all residents, particularly low-income people of color, can live, work, thrive, and create. The portfolio supports grantee that are protecting, preserving and producing affordable housing, and those that are advancing equity through the arts.  It also supports efforts to reduce the displacement of not-for-profit organizations (neighborhood anchors) which bind together the social fabric that creates a sense of belonging for people of color and low-income residents.  The Place Pathway is a team of 11 professionals, including staff for the HopeSF multi-funder collaborative, and the Foundation staff which prepares the social impact analyses for the Foundation’s Program Related Investment loan program (the Bay Area Community Impact Fund), has fiscal oversight of the housing and workforce funds of the Bay View Hunters Point Community Benefits Agreement, and administers several cohorts of neighborhood organizations active in housing, arts, and youth technology programs.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Strategy development and implementation
• Determine and refine pathway results and strategies, including grantmaking, convenings, research, and partnerships,
• Engagement with grantees, community partners, other funders and civic leaders to build collaborative relationships and advance results
• Oversight of grantmaking strategies and processes, ensuring collaborative and responsive relationships with grantees and applicants
• Ensure a strategic focus on policy and systems change at scale.
• Participate in department leadership groups, and with other directors and leaders across the Foundation to make decisions on grantmaking and other investments, and to develop alignment and synergy across pathways to accelerate momentum towards results.
• Advise the Vice President of Programs on new partnerships and engagements on larger policy and system change efforts, and department- and foundation-wide efforts.
• Mentor, train, and provide professional and leadership opportunities for multicultural fellow.

Team Management and Oversight

• Supervise and mentor a team of ten staff members, with four direct reports.
• Nurture a culture of collaboration, with a focus on results.
• Accountable for team performance and budget management.

Interdepartmental Leadership

• Coordinate across pathways and organization, develop collaborative relationships with other directors and staff, participate in organization-wide directors team and other efforts, as assigned.
• Collaborate with SFF Philanthropic Advising and Planned Giving on donor and private sector aligned investment, including participating, delegating, and supervising regular engagement with individual donors and coordinated efforts.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications staff to advance pathway and overarching equity goals.

Evaluation, Impact, and Culture of Learning

• Work with Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation to develop and track metrics for pathway results and make needed adjustments to strategy development and implementation.
• Lead the team in capturing grant partner results and data in grantmaking (FLUXX) and CRM (Salesforce) systems.
• Seek opportunities to learn from and share new grantmaking and evaluation approaches.
• Participate in sharing successes and failures to inform our culture of learning and improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide external leadership for advancing pathway results and for the overarching regional equity agenda.
• Participate in leadership and oversight of HOPE SF multi-funder collaborative.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with funder partners, particularly those connected to Fund for an Inclusive California, Non-Profit Anti-Displacement Working Group housed at Northern California Grantmakers, and core community and institutional partners.
• Develop multi-sector partnerships focused on Place pathway agenda.
• Create opportunities to collaborate and network among all Place Pathway grant partners
• Monitor, maintain knowledge of, and assess emerging equity issues, policies, and practices at the local, regional, state and national levels — articularly those connected to the Place pathway agenda
• Identify themes and trends across the team’s grant portfolio and in the nonprofit sector to inform and refine PRI strategy and potential opportunities.

Qualifications:

Education

Master’s degree or a combination of education and experience required. Disciplines include (but are not limited to) affordable housing, community development, planning, narrative change, and public policy/systems change.

Leadership Experience

• Minimum of ten years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the nonprofit philanthropic, private and/or public sectors.
• Experience and commitment to successfully developing, managing and mentoring a diverse team.
• Strong collaborator with experience with managing complex initiatives.
• Experience with philanthropy, grantmaking, and/or fundraising.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with diverse individuals, organizations, and communities.
• Team leader, skilled at building collaborative and results-driven teams with cultures of inclusion and mentorship
• Familiarity with policy and systems change, with particular emphasis on stabilizing communities at risk of displacement which have significant people of color and/or low-income residents.
• Experienced public speaker and institutional ambassador.
• Demonstrated personal integrity and commitment to equity and the ability to engender trust, credibility and confidence across racial, economic, ethnic, and geographic differences.

Content / Issue Area Knowledge

• Demonstrated deep commitment to and experience working with the principles and practices of racial and economic equity.
• The ideal candidate has knowledge and experience in affordable housing (particularly anti-displacement and residential protections, production and preservation of affordable housing), and the nexus of housing/jobs/nonprofit anchors with neighborhood stability in the Bay Area region.

Technical abilities and skills

• Ability to lead collaborative efforts internally and with a range of community partners.
• Excellent facilitation, listening, oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, projects, and staff.
• Customer-service orientation to supporting grant partners and fellow staff in achieving goals and results.
• Self-starter with a results-and problem-solving orientation and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft environments.

Compensation

Commensurate with background and experience in addition to a competitive benefits package.

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/

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 last fiscal year. The San Francisco Foundation serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties. ​

Position Overview

Reports To: Initiative Officer and Program Director, HOPE SF

INITIATIVE OVERVIEW

​​​​​​San Francisco’s HOPE SF initiative is the nation’s first large-scale public housing development and reparations initiative aimed at de-concentrating poverty, reducing social isolation, and creating vibrant mixed-income communities without mass displacement. Managed as a collective impact initiative and run out of the Mayor’s Office, HOPE SF communities, located in the southeast sector of the city, include four of the most historically isolated and dilapidated public housing communities in the nation. Unlike prior redevelopment efforts that have largely displaced the existing population, HOPE SF is committed to the 5,000 current residents and to preserving the racial and economic diversity of San Francisco.

In 2011, the Partnership for HOPE SF, led by three organizations, the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Foundation, and Enterprise Community Partners, was formed to leverage the skills and resources of the philanthropic, non-profit, and business sectors to ensure that HOPE SF communities would be places of opportunity for all. The Partnership for HOPE SF has raised over $18,000,000 to support innovation and learning for the initiative; however, it is far more than a source of philanthropic funding. Made up of over 20 organizations, The Partnership for HOPE SF provides critical roles, including leadership and influence, strategic partnership, and data and evaluation support.

The San Francisco Foundation houses The Partnership for HOPE SF and leads in the areas of fundraising, strategic communications, knowledge sharing, and civic engagement. The San Francisco Foundation manages the philanthropic funds and grantmaking efforts to seed innovative strategies, build organizational capacity, and promote leadership development.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Partnership for HOPE SF is an initiative of the San Francisco Foundation. The position of Initiative Associate is a full-time position that reports to the Initiative Officer (IO). The Partnership for HOPE SF team includes the Initiative Officer (1 FTE), Initiative Associate (1 FTE), and Program Assistant (.5 FTE). The HOPE SF initiative staff is part of the Place Pathway. The team that makes up the Partnership for HOPE SF works closely with outside partner organizations, consultants, grantees, and funders. The Initiative Associate will provide support in the areas of fundraising, marketing and communications, strategic planning and evaluation, and grant making. The Initiative Associate works independently and with guidance from the IO.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the IO in the areas described below, with the primary focus on fundraising and communications.

Communications Coordination:

• Coordinate the initiative-wide communications for HOPE SF. Work with professional writers as needed and co-produce stories through strong relationships with outside partners and residents.
• Develop and draft content for blogs and newsletters.
• Write, review, and maintain HOPE SF website updates. Track website data analytics for continuous improvement.
• Lead the HOPE SF social media strategy—track news, stories, events, photos to maintain consistent presence on three-four social media platforms. Track public comments and data analytics for continuous improvement.
• In partnership with the IO and the Marketing Communications team, design an annual communications piece (one pager, annual report, brochure, etc.) for funders – be able to generate basic graphics information (infographic, PowerPoint presentations, One-pager, etc.).
• Coordinate knowledge sharing activities for HOPE SF. HOPE SF supports a learning agenda, meaning that we are constantly learning, reflecting, and course correcting. SFF leads many of the activities to share our knowledge through regular communications and updates with partners, especially funders. Be able to work with data analysts at the mayor’s office and other organizations, as well as researchers to gather, synthesize, and communicate impact.
• Facilitate conversation to get ongoing input, feedback from across HOPE SF partners to improve communications. May include planning meetings, online learning and collaboration, and surveys of residents and partners.
• Manage relationships with communications consultants, including coordinating projects, generating, and tracking contracts, and processing invoices.

Fundraising Support:

• Draft narrative and other content grant applications and progress reports. Support the overall proposal writing and progress reporting process (includes drafting narrative and financial information, compiling supporting information, and record keeping and compliance with internal processes and policies).
• Work with HOPE SF grantees to track data, milestones, and accomplishments to inform current and potential funders of progress and lessons learned.
• Conduct research and “cold calls” to maintain a prospecting pipeline and increase fundraising opportunities.
• Support the IO in coordinating fundraising activities, meetings, events and tours.

Strategic Development and Stakeholder Engagement Coordination:

• Coordinate strategic planning conversations and task forces (subject matter to be determined), made up of multi-sector thought leaders towards the creation of HOPE SF strategies and pilot programs. Help to synthesize and document discussions, proposed models, strategic implementation plans.

Coordination of Convenings, Events, and Presentations:

• Help design and manage the coordination of regular presentations and discussions to provide reflection, learning and community building opportunities for HOPE SF partners.
• Coordinate participation in local and national presentations, conferences, speaking engagements.
  • Research conference opportunities
  • Submit proposals
  • Create and support the panels; help develop presentations

Grantmaking Support:

The Partnership for HOPE SF makes approximately 20 grants and manages approximately 20 contracts annually.

• Coordinate some Request for Proposals (RFP), grants, and contracts, and manage grantee relationships.
• Review grantee progress reports. Track and document data and progress associated with the grants.

Other Responsibilities as Assigned

The Initiative Associate will be responsible for managing her/his general administrative activities, including calendaring, scheduling, and expense management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Undergraduate degree strongly preferred but will consider the extent of experience if necessary.

Required experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the non-profit, philanthropic, or public sector. A successful and positive track record working in culturally and ethnically diverse communities.

Experience: Ideal candidate will have any combination of mid-level experience with fundraising, marketing, communications, relationship building, and data analysis.

Knowledge, skills, and competencies: Excellent facilitation, listening, oral and written communications skills. Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously. Demonstrated personal integrity and commitment to racial equity. The ability to engender trust, credibility, confidence with a variety of constituencies, including corporate and foundation executives, government and non-profit leaders, and residents of public housing. Computer literacy in the Microsoft environment, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required. Attention to design and an ability to create basic graphics information, such as PowerPoint presentations, infographics, handout material. Experience with Salesforce, Mailchimp, Fluxx Grants Management System is highly recommended.

Compensation is commensurate with background and experience, in addition to a very competitive benefits package.

How To Apply

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

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 last fiscal year. The San Francisco Foundation serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties.

Position Overview

The San Francisco Foundation is uniquely positioned to address the Bay Area’s most pressing needs, particularly in the areas of affordable housing in the region. The Foundation aims for greater community impact and moving toward population-level results for low-income families and communities of color left out of the region’s robust economy. Five years into the San Francisco Foundation’s implementation of the racial equity and economic inclusion agenda, the organization is at an exciting juncture and next crossroads – poised to further leverage its impact across the Bay Area through deepened strategies for policy and systems change at the local, regional, and state levels, as well as innovative, proactive, and strategically aligned approaches.

Reports To: Vice President of Policy and Innovation

Position Overview:

This limited term (two years) position of Program Officer, under the direction of the Vice President of Policy and Innovation (VPPI), has primary responsibility for strategic and aligned grantmaking under the Foundation’s Policy and Innovation Team. The Program Officer will contribute subject-matter expertise in housing policy, help inform strategic grantmaking priorities that advance affordable housing policy and systems change, collaborate across teams in the Community Impact Department, and maintain external relationships with grant partners that are addressing inequities in public policy. Under the leadership of the VPPI, the Program Officer will manage grantmaking budget and portfolio, co-convene an internal Lobbying Work Group that includes members of the Power Pathway and whose grantmaking portfolio includes community organizations are building the grassroots power and inclusive voice of low-income and people of color through leadership development, community organizing, and civic engagement efforts. This is an individual contributor role and the ideal professional has to be comfortable being a thought partner on strategy, managing a grantmaking portfolio, while being comfortable managing his/her own schedule and administration.

Results in Role

Under the direction of the Vice President of Policy and Innovation, the Program Officer is responsible for strategic grantmaking that contributes to the Foundation’s rooted in vibrant communities’ targets. Determined by the cross-departmental Housing Work Group for the Foundation’s regional and state-level housing work, the Foundation envisions a 20-year line of sight where our Bay Area communities have:

Significant increase in affordable housing production in alignment with various income spectrum (120% and below of Area Medium Income);
A policy environment that stabilizes the housing situation for tenants at the lower end of the economic ladder;
An ongoing housing and transportation system that maintains a balance between job growth and housing supported by regulatory oversight, implementation, and watchdog advocacy, dedicated, reliable funding stream, and stronger, more sophisticated political voice; and
Communities welcome affordable housing creation in their neighborhoods, and low-income families, so that progress can be made at the jurisdictional level.

This work is grounded in a tenant protection, affordable housing preservation, and production framework; and addresses five big levers: 1) equitable regional governance; 2) increased financial resources for affordable housing; 3) legislative victories for tenant protections; 4) increased public will to support local, regional, and state civic action; and 5) increased political will for policy change. As part of the internal Housing Work Group, the Program Officer will help to ensure strategic coordination, integration, and alignment across grantmaking portfolios, particularly between the Policy and Innovation team and the equity pathway teams through the following:

Strategic Grantmaking

Conduct strategic grantmaking related to housing impacts, and investment in policy change and systems change efforts at the local, regional, and state levels. The Program Officer helps to meet grantmaking performance measures for the Policy and Innovation Team by doing the following:

Develop and manage a robust grantmaking portfolio. Develop a strategy for grantmaking portfolio, including collaboration with internal colleagues and external partners.  As appropriate, s/he will also jointly review grants with other teams in the Community Impact Department and in collaboration with other funding entities, including the Foundation’s lobbying portfolio.
Review, research, and recommend grants. Determine the solicitation of grants and the response to nonprofit, government, and private agency requests for Foundation funding. This could include the development of RFPs and/or plans for grants distribution. Evaluate merits of written proposals, conduct due diligence, participate in site visits, review research, and present grant recommendations to the Board of Trustees, as appropriate.

External Focus

Meaningful contributions that advance the team’s affordable housing strategies to achieve population-level outcomes. This includes the management of key components of strategy development and implementation, including research and analysis, as well as building and maintaining relationships with community partners.
Demonstrated civic leadership.  Develop and implement a plan to advance critical elements of the Foundation’s equity agenda in affordable housing through a civic leadership role, maintaining grantee relationships, connections to the staff at similar foundations, and participation in relevant affinity groups.
Partnership design, development, and implementation. Lead proactive efforts for change, including partnership development efforts with other funders, private and public sector leaders, and grantees. This could include working with VPPI and Institutional Partnerships Officer to raise additional funds from other foundations to leverage additional grantmaking resources for community impact.
High-impact, well-organized convenings, events, and other briefings. Identify, facilitate, and manage opportunities to bring various stakeholders together to further the goals of the Foundation’s equitable housing agenda. Working with the rest of the Policy and Innovation Team, as well as the Foundation’s Marketing and Communications Team so that convenings position SFF as a resource for those interested in addressing critical issues affecting individuals and communities, gather input on a specific strategy or body of work, garner support for a cause or activity, and/or educate and learn.
Provide resource and referral advice and technical assistance to grantee partners, agencies and/or collaboratives.

Internal Focus

Deepened housing knowledge, skill, and expertise at SFF through the Program Officer research and thought leadership, and information dissemination through key speaking engagements, articles, media interviews, and other social media opportunities.
Meaningful contributions to the Foundation’s strategic learning and evaluation work.  Determine the benchmarks, indicators of success, and methodology to track and assess the progress toward outcomes associated with the Policy and Innovation Team strategies, as well as the effectiveness of grants and progress reports. Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform recommendations and decision-making.
In partnership with the Philanthropy and Gift Planning Department, the Program Officer meets with donors and prospective donors as assigned, providing them with information about Policy and Innovation efforts or other specific issues, and best practices and grantmaking opportunities in the Bay Area. Provide background information for direct funding requests to donors.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree, in one or more of the Foundation’s programmatic areas of focus or a related discipline required. A master’s degree strongly preferred.

Experience:

8-10 years of increasingly responsible experience in a leadership role in the public, non-profit, or philanthropic sector.  In-depth knowledge of grantmaking and successfully managing projects to achieve specified goals and outcomes.  Ideally, the Program Officer has broad, multi-sector knowledge and/or experience coupled with a good understanding of Bay Area nonprofit, public, and philanthropic communities. This person must deeply value racial equity and economic inclusion, and has experience with housing policy, policy advocacy, and/or systems change efforts at scale. Proven record of successfully working collaboratively and in teams.

Knowledge, Skills, & Competencies

Strong active listening, oral, and written communication skills.
Ability to build successful relationships with local leaders and organizations and engage people from diverse backgrounds in a variety of settings.
Ability to facilitate meetings, synthesize ideas, and provide sensitive feedback.
Strong understanding of organizational development and operations of small and large nonprofits.
Finance, budget and management experience.
Ability to lead collaboratives of multiple funders and leaders, provide cross-sector learning opportunities for funders and grantees, and serve as staff lead for special projects or committees.
Demonstrable computer and technology literacy in word processing, email, spreadsheets, contact management, and knowledge management applications.

Compensation

Commensurate with background and experience in addition to a competitive benefits package.

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

How To Apply

Careers

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 last fiscal year. The San Francisco Foundation serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties with some initiatives, including this one, serving the nine-county Bay Area.

Position Overview

The San Francisco Foundation is uniquely positioned to address the Bay Area’s most pressing needs, particularly in the areas of affordable housing in the region. The Foundation aims for greater community impact and moving toward population-level results for low-income families and communities of color left out of the region’s robust economy. Five years into the San Francisco Foundation’s implementation of the racial equity and economic inclusion agenda, the organization is at an exciting juncture and next crossroads – poised to further leverage its impact across the Bay Area through deepened strategies for policy and systems change at the local, regional, and state levels, as well as innovative, proactive, and strategically aligned approaches.

Reports To: Director, People Pathway

Position Overview

The Program Officer / Senior Program Officer, under the direction of the Director of the People Pathway, has primary responsibility for grantmaking, strategy development, and activating SFF’s other resources in service of People Pathway strategies and results. Working in partnership with the People Pathway Director, the Program Officer / Senior Program Officer will manage a portion of the grantmaking, and operating budget related to core bodies of work including criminal justice, quality empowered jobs, and community wealth. This position will also play a role in building team cohesion as well as convening inter-departmental working groups related to strategic geographies (Contra Costa), populations (migrants), or approaches (youth organizing).  The ideal candidate must   be comfortable being a thought partner on strategy, managing a grantmaking portfolio, engaging in internal and external relationship management, as well as managing his/her own schedule and administration.

Role and Core Responsibilities

Under the direction of the People Pathway Director, the Program Officer/Senior Program Officer is responsible for strategic grantmaking that contributes to the Foundation’s economic inclusion target which is: by 2024, 50,000 more people of color who were earning low wages will have family sustaining wages and opportunity to save.

The Program Officer/ Senior Program Officer will help to ensure strong relationships with grantees, strategic  alignment across grantmaking portfolios as well as use other levers to amplify and strengthen work of grantee partners including capacity building, funder influence, donor alignment, convening, and communications.  Major areas of responsibility are:

Strategic Grantmaking

Conduct strategic grantmaking related to economic inclusion, criminal justice, quality empowered jobs, and community wealth. The Program Officer / Senior Program Officer helps to meet grantmaking performance measures for the People Pathway by doing the following:

• Develop and manage a robust grantmaking portfolio. Serve as the main point of contact for grantees in existing portfolio as well as determine future directions of the portfolios.  As appropriate, s/he will also jointly review grants with other teams in the Community Impact Department and in collaboration with other funding entities, including the Foundation’s lobbying portfolio.  Execute grants and coordinate logistical details related to grants and relationship management.
• Review, research, and recommend grants. Determine the solicitation of grants and the response to nonprofit, government, and private agency requests for Foundation funding. This could include the development of RFPs and/or plans for grants distribution. Evaluate merits of written proposals, conduct due diligence, participate in site visits, review research, and present grant recommendations to the Board of Trustees, as appropriate.
• Monitor Landscape.  Track key players, opportunities, and threats in key content areas related to People Pathway strategies.  Engage grantees and field leaders as key informants and thought partners on landscape and strategy.

External Focus

• Meaningful contributions that advance the team’s economic inclusion strategies to achieve population-level outcomes. This includes management of key components of strategy development and implementation, including research and analysis, as well as building and maintaining relationships with community partners.
• Demonstrated civic leadership.  Develop and implement plan to advance critical elements of the Foundation’s equity agenda in economic inclusion through a civic leadership role, maintaining grantee relationships, connections to staff at similar foundations, and participation in relevant affinity groups.
• Partnership design, development, and implementation. Lead proactive efforts for change, including partnership development efforts with other funders, private and public sector leaders, and grantees. This could include working with other SFF teams and Institutional Partnerships Officer to raise additional funds from other foundations to leverage additional grantmaking resources for community impact.
• High-impact, well-organized convenings, events, and other briefings. Identify, facilitate, and manage opportunities to bring various stakeholders together to further the goals of the Foundation’s inclusive economy agenda. Working with the rest of the People Team, other relevant internal collaborators, as well as the Foundation’s Marketing and Communications Team so that convenings position SFF as a resource for those interested in addressing critical issues affecting individuals and communities, gather input on a specific strategy or body of work, garner support for a cause or activity, and/or educate and learn.
• Provide resource and referral advice and technical assistance to grantee partners, agencies and/or collaboratives.

Internal Focus

• Deepened knowledge, skill, and expertise at SFF about People Pathway grantees and strategies through the Program Officer / Senior Program Officer’s research and thought leadership, and information dissemination through key speaking engagements, articles, media interviews, and other social media opportunities.
• Meaningful contributions to the Foundation’s strategic learning and evaluation work.  Determine the benchmarks, indicators of success, and methodology to track and assess the progress toward outcomes associated with the People Pathway strategies, as well as the effectiveness of grants and progress reports. Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform recommendations and decision-making.

• In partnership with the Philanthropy and Gift Planning Department, the Program Officer/ Senior Program Officer meets with donors and prospective donors as assigned, providing them with information about People Pathway  efforts or other specific issues, and best practices and grantmaking opportunities in the Bay Area. Provide background information for direct funding requests to donors. Organize and present at donor forums.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree, in one or more of the Foundation’s programmatic areas of focus or a related discipline required or the combination of education and experience.

Experience

8+ years of increasingly responsible experience in a leadership role in the public, non-profit, or philanthropic sector.  In-depth knowledge of grantmaking and successfully managing projects to achieve specified goals and outcomes.  Ideally, the Program Officer / Senior Program Officer has broad, multi-sector knowledge and/or experience coupled with an understanding of Bay Area nonprofit, public, and philanthropic communities. This person must deeply value racial equity and economic inclusion and has experience with grassroots or community-based work, policy advocacy, and/or systems change efforts at scale. Proven record of successfully working collaboratively and in teams.

Knowledge, Skills, & Competencies

• Strong active listening, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to build successful relationships with local leaders and organizations and engage people from diverse backgrounds in a variety of settings.
• Ability to facilitate meetings, synthesize ideas, and provide sensitive feedback.
• Strong understanding of organizational development and operations of small and large nonprofits.
• Budget and management experience; finance experience a plus.
• Ability to lead collaboratives of multiple funders and leaders, provide cross-sector learning opportunities for funders and grantees, and serve as staff lead for special projects or committees.
• Demonstrable computer and technology literacy in word processing, email, spreadsheets, contact management, and knowledge management applications.

Compensation

Commensurate with background and experience in addition to a competitive benefits package.

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/

The Organization

Sidwell Friends School is a dynamic educational community grounded in Quaker traditions and focused on the joys of exploration and discovery. The School is the only pre-K to grade 12 Quaker school inside of Washington, D.C. and consists of a Lower School for grades pre-K through four on a five-acre campus in Bethesda, and a Middle and Upper School campus in the heart of Washington, D.C.

Position Overview

Assistant Head of School for Advancement

Sidwell Friends

Washington, D.C.

Bethesda, MD

https://www.sidwell.edu/

The Assistant Head of School for Advancement will lead fundraising and alumni engagement efforts at Sidwell Friends School. With more than 50% students of color, a list of notable and accomplished alumni, a discerning and committed parent body, and highly qualified and dedicated faculty and staff, Sidwell Friends is a dynamic, diverse, and demanding community that has embarked on the most ambitious capital and endowment campaign in the School’s history. Leading in the Light, the institution’s strategic plan, provides the architecture for this historic effort, setting forth priorities for the future: to unify two campuses on one site (beginning with the construction of a new upper school), provide unparalleled opportunities for teaching and learning, inspire ethical leadership, and build enduring financial strength. In addition, the campaign will advance the School’s historic and widely recognized commitment to environmental stewardship, supporting a master plan to achieve carbon neutrality, contribute to local sustainability efforts, and build an environment that fosters wellness, supportive community relationships, and an unprecedented environment for learning.

The AHSA reports directly to the Head of School, leads a talented team of direct reports, and oversees all advancement functions. This individual must possess superior communications skills, resilience, and emotional intelligence, and have a demonstrated ability to inspire and mentor staff and volunteers to dream big and stretch far in support of Sidwell Friend’s mission and vision. The best-matched candidate will demonstrate maturity in the industry through proven campaign experience, strong leadership/management practice, and effective volunteer engagement at the highest levels, preferably in an academic environment and with a high degree of integrity. The successful candidate will have the ability to work in a fast-paced and diverse environment, one that requires humility, adaptability, focus, and a genuine interest in understanding and embracing Quaker values and the culture of the School.

How To Apply

To apply or to refer candidates, please contact Faith Eutsay, Senior Consultant, Lindauer at https://bit.ly/SidwellAHSA.

The Organization

The Open Society Justice Initiative’s team of human rights lawyers and staff pursue strategic litigation and other legal work that supports the mission and values of the Open Society Foundations.

Position Overview

Grants Portfolio Analyst, Executive Office

Competitive rates of pay apply

New York

Do you want to help make the world a better place with your project management and grants evaluation skills? The Executive Office seeks a Grants Portfolio Analyst to assist with grant-making activities, including soliciting and reviewing grant proposals, assessing the organizational health, capacity and effectiveness of potential grantees, conducting grantee site visits and other monitoring and evaluation activities.

The Executive Office supports the top leadership of Open Society Foundations in all aspects of their roles. They oversee the global network, establishing and adjusting its strategies in partnership with the Chairman and the Global Board, advancing its strategies as its principal representative body, fostering and sustaining collaboration across the network, and continuously assessing and strengthening the quality and effectiveness of the institution.

 As the Grants Portfolio Analyst, you will:

·          Assist with all grant-making activities in the Executive Office in collaboration with the grants team, including soliciting and reviewing grant proposals, assessing the organizational health, capacity and effectiveness of potential grantees, conducting grantee site visits and other monitoring activities

·          Manage a wide range of activities related to the grant making process and/or analytical work in support of field development, advocacy, regional consultations, and integrative activities

·          Analyze grant proposals, design grants (type of support, degree of flexibility, duration, payment structure, reporting/learning expectations, etc.) and author grant recommendations

·          Review and approve reports and other documents for compliance, accuracy, and readability; this may include review of data to assure that it is accurate and complete in accordance with appropriate protocols

·          Act as a liaison and point of contact for various operational functions related to grant making to ensure efficient flow of grants processing and other information

What we are looking for:

·          Five to seven years of relevant experience in project management, with grantmaking experience strongly preferred

·          Knowledge of and experience working on international human rights and social justice issues across multiple geographies

·          Strong communication and interpersonal skills and sensitivity to cultural differences

·          Proven ability to work efficiently and prioritize in a fast-paced environment; to troubleshoot and follow projects through to completion and on schedule, without loss of attention to detail and budget

·          High level of resourcefulness and self-motivation, able to work independently

Desirable but not essential:

·          Fluency in languages other than English a plus

What we offer:

·          Ample opportunities to learn and grow, from annual professional development allowances to onsite trainings and brown bag lunches with visiting experts

·          With some variability according to location, benefits include generous time off, flexible work arrangements, private medical coverage, generous retirement savings plan, progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support, sabbatical opportunities, and much more

·          A commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to bring their full self to work and make a positive impact on the world

 How To Apply

If this sounds like the position you have been looking for, please submit a cover letter and CV via our website: https://osfglobal.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSF/job/New-York/Grants-Portfolio-Analyst–Executive-Office_JR-0001869

If this sounds like the position you have been looking for, please submit a cover letter and CV via our website: https://osfglobal.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSF/job/New-York/Grants-Portfolio-Analyst–Executive-Office_JR-0001869

 We look forward to learning more about you.

Closing date: 28 August 2020.

We aim to build an inclusive workforce that is reflective of the populations we support, and actively seek applications from those who are marginalized and underrepresented. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.

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 last fiscal year. The San Francisco Foundation serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties with some initiatives, including this one, serving the nine-county Bay Area.

Reports To: Policy Fund Initiative Officer of the Partnership

Position Summary:

The Partnership for the Bay’s Future (“the Partnership”) launched in early 2019 with the support of the San Francisco Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Ford Foundation, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Facebook, Genentech, Kaiser Permanente, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Stupski Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.,

Today, along with a growing and diverse set of private, public, philanthropic and community partners from across the region, the Partnership is committed to creating a more accessible, equitable and prosperous Bay Area for all the region’s residents by addressing the interconnected and urgent crises in housing, transportation, and economic opportunity.

The Partnership seeks to develop a strong regional network – a cross-sector of leaders and partners with a common understanding of the housing, transportation, and economic opportunity-related challenges facing the region, a shared regional agenda of potential solutions, and a collective commitment to advancing the agenda and moving solutions forward through leadership, collective action, and the investment of resources.

The Partnership is part of a regional approach to equitable housing and economic inclusion and Partnership staff work closely with the Great Communities Collaborative.

Responsibilities:

This limited term (three years) position of Associate Initiative Officer (AIO) is a full-time position that reports to the Policy Fund Initiative Officer of the Partnership. The AIO will provide support to the Initiative Officer in the areas of the program, administrative, policy, and fundraising activities of the Partnership, in order to achieve the Partnership’s strategic goals.

Program Implementation

• Manage administration and partner relationships for key component projects of the Policy Fund, including within the regional grant program
• In coordination with the Initiative Officer, lead the implementation of strategies toward the achievement of the Policy Fund and Partnership for the Bay’s Future goals
• Codify Partnership processes, assist in the development of Policy Fund processes and ensure their alignment with SFF infrastructure
• Contribute to Partnership-specific communications mechanisms (newsletter, listserves, etc.) for various audiences, including other philanthropic organizations, public agencies, decision-makers, prospective funders, and NGOs at workshops, conferences, donor forums and briefings
• Coordinate convenings of and communications with, community-based organizations, project partners, local government, developers, funders and other key stakeholders

Project Evaluation

• Work with the Partnership Sr. Director, Policy Fund Initiative Officer, and evaluation consultant to develop measurements and track the impact of work across grants and the initiative at large
• Track housing policy at the local and state level for its implications on regional systems change
• Represent the Partnership in select regional discussions and community meetings as requested
• Assess knowledge and research in the field and coordinate research and reports as needed
• Provide backbone support to Advisory Board for the Partnership, and the State & Regional Policy Fund Working Group, coordinating with working group co-chairs to shape meeting trajectory and outcomes, create materials and other support as needed

Grant-making

• Support the Initiative Officer with the coordination of the Partnership’s grant-making, including:
• Work closely with the Initiative Officer to assist in the management of the grantmaking of the Partnership’s Policy Fund, including reviewing proposals and participating in the implementation of the Funds’ grantmaking programs.
• Participate in face-to-face meetings, telephone contact, and written correspondence with grantees

Fundraising Support

• Support the Partnership Sr. Director with fundraising and administering the day-to-day activities of grants received, including:
• Track funders’ required deliverables, including reports and proposals, to ensure they are completed on time
• Collect content and draft proposals, progress and final reports for the Initiative Officer and Sr. Director’s review
• Ensure compliance with internal SFF proposal procedures
• Develop materials to support the Sr. Director in fundraising activities, including fundraising proposals, funder meetings, and funder events as requested

Qualifications:

Education:

Undergraduate degree strongly preferred but will consider the extent of experience if necessary.

Required Experience: 

Minimum of five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the non-profit, philanthropic or public sector. A successful and positive track record working in culturally and ethnically diverse communities.

Experience with project and program management, relationship building, fundraising, policy and data analysis.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Demonstrated personal integrity and commitment to this work and the ability to engender trust, credibility and confidence with a variety of internal and external constituencies, including funders. Skilled in critical thinking, diplomacy and discretion
• Excellent listener and communicator with a passion for learning and a commitment to excellence
• Comfortable within a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience in taking initiative and leadership related to the development of projects and programs and relationship-building
• Knowledge of housing and community development, policy and systems change, community organizing and advocacy desirable.
• Computer literacy in the Microsoft environment, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.

For more information about the Partnership for the Bay’s Future go to https://www.baysfuture.org/

Compensation

Commensurate with background and experience in addition to a competitive benefits package.

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/

The Organization

Program Analyst, Health Care
The Duke Endowment
Charlotte, North Carolina

 About The Duke Endowment

Since 1924, The Duke Endowment has worked to help people and strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits.

Located in Charlotte, N.C., the Endowment seeks to fulfill the visionary genius and innovative legacy of James Buchanan Duke, one of the great industrialists and philanthropists of the 20th century.

The Endowment has awarded more than $4 billion in grants since its inception. With assets of $3.8 billion in 2019, the Endowment is one of the nation’s largest 501(c)(3) private foundations.

For more information on the Endowment, please visit the website.

Position Overview

The Program Analyst, Health Care Opportunity

The Health Care program’s long-term goal is to drive improvements in health status and reductions in health disparities.  The program’s three strategies are outlined below:

·       Expand access for vulnerable populations to reduce health disparities and promote health equity by supporting access to essential services and resources.

·       Promote healthy lifestyles to support population health by advancing programs and policies that promote healthy behaviors and address social determinants of health.

·       Advance system reform by demonstrating the effectiveness of innovative models that are scalable and sustainable in order to promote healthy lifestyles and expand access.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Program Analyst to join the Health Care team and work closely with the Director, Health Care to finalize the planning and implementation of the Carolinas Health Innovation Institute. The Program Analyst will also conduct research and analysis to support the Health Care program area’s focus on innovation and the development of new strategies to support emerging topics. The Program Analyst will be responsible for preparing and sharing findings with Endowment Trustees, for conducting due diligence in the grantmaking process and analyzing the impact of grantmaking strategies. They will also have the opportunity to represent the Endowment at meetings with grantees and at relevant conferences and meetings.

Responsibilities

·       Support the planning and implementation of the Carolinas Health Innovation Institute, including the organization and progression of topics currently in the early stages of testing and consideration for advancement.

·       Coordinate ongoing work to consolidate all technical assistance and implementation support for established initiatives and future multi-site pilots and demonstrations.

·       Support ongoing work for the design and build of a consolidated data portal; works with a consulting group to customize evaluation and reporting software.

·       Coordinate the routine dissemination and review of comparative and aggregate data related to capacity, outputs and outcomes.

·       Support staff in the development of statewide plans and implementation of new strategies to address the emerging focus on social determinants of health.

·       Conduct research, perform analysis and provides strategy support on various topics related to Health Care and the Endowment’s grantmaking in this area.

·       Prepare summaries, white papers, and reports to share with various audiences, including Endowment Trustees and other program areas.

·       Monitor results of Health Care grants; work with the Endowment’s Evaluation team and the Health Care area team to analyze and assess the impact of grantmaking activities and to propose course corrections/new approaches as needed.

·       Ensure the integrity of Health Care’s grantmaking data in the Endowment’s various information systems.

·       Participate in intra-Endowment committees and special projects as appropriate.

·       Represent the Endowment in relationships with grantees and participates in meetings with other philanthropic organizations at state and national meetings.

Candidate Profile

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

·       Graduate degree and/or at least two to three years of related experience, preferably in the area of health policy, analyzing population health data, and structuring demonstration programs.

·       Demonstrated project management and organizational skills.

·       Strong analytical skills; ability and drive to analyze and synthesize data, and to organize and process significant interrelated information.

·       Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

·       Interpersonal skills that will allow the position to build relationships both internally and externally.

·       Critical thinking skills along with initiative to contribute and share ideas

·       Ability to engage others in dialogue in order to learn from diverse perspectives and opinions.

·       Ability to meet deadlines and take initiative to pursue work, assist others and resolve problems and issues.

How To Apply

Contact

Koya Leadership Partners, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Erin Reedy is leading this search. To make recommendations or to express your interest in this role please visit this link here or email ereedy@koyapartners.com. All nominations, inquiries, and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.

The Duke Endowment is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+, and other underrepresented applicants.

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

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 last fiscal year. The San Francisco Foundation serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties with some initiatives, including this one, serving the nine-county Bay Area.

Position Overview

Reports To: Senior Director of Human Resources and Administration

The Human Resources Manager/Senior Human Resources Manager (HRM/SHRM) is responsible for managing and administering key departmental functions including, recruitment and retention efforts, talent management and development, employee communications and engagement, and human resources projects and research. The HRM/SHRM reports to the Senior Director of Human Resources, and Administration (Sr. HRDA) serves as a thought partner to the Sr. HRDA, the Operations Team, and other organizational leaders in the implementation and execution of initiatives and programs that support the Foundation’s staff, business plan and strategic direction.

Job responsibilities:

People and Recruitment

• Work with the HR and Administration Team to build and implement meaningful onboarding programs that educate and connect new employees to the Foundation’s mission, vision, values, strategy, and operations.
• Support the organization’s recruitment processes, which includes working directly with hiring teams to fill open job requisitions, managing the ATS, source candidate leads, and leading the recruitment lifecycle.
• Continually evaluate the Foundation’s talent management system to ensure that the organization is positioned to attract and retain top talent and coach underperformers through comprehensive reviews, talent development plans and programs, and meaningful, timely, and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Provide ongoing training to staff and managers on the Foundation’s people practices, local/state/federal labor laws, and wage and hour compliance.
• In partnership with the Human Resources Team, participate in the Foundation’s annual performance review and talent planning activities.
• In collaboration with the Sr. HRDA, apply fair, consistent, and legally sound employee relations strategies across the Foundation to provide counsel to staff and managers with responsive and useful advice on the various issues that arise out of an employment relationship.
• In partnership with the Sr. HRDA, provide consistent, informative communication to staff in meaningful formats regarding HR programs, policies, events, etc.  Collaborate with IT and marketing & communications teams to ensure that messaging is branded and conveyed in a user friendly and resourceful format.
• Provide consistent developmental support and guidance to Foundation staff to ensure that they have the tools, information, and coaching necessary to carry out their work at the highest level.

Strategy

• Assist the Sr. HRDA in the development, implementation, and evaluation of HR strategies that will help to establish and maintain a high performing culture where talent is engaged, recognized and developed, ensuring the success and longevity of the organization and the connection of those who work here to the Foundation’s mission.
• Support the Sr. HRDA with designing, institutionalizing, and maintaining systems that support the organizations’ focus on Equity practices and norms.

• Collaborate with local HR professionals to ensure the sustainability and continued growth of the sector’s talent practices.

Programs

• Work with the HR Team to continually evaluate and maintain comprehensive and cost-effective employee compensation and benefits programs to ensure that the Foundation is positioned to attract and retain top talent and provide for the financial stability and wellbeing of staff.
• Research, develop, and implement additional programs that promote continuous learning (internal and external to the Foundation), equity/diversity/inclusion, safety, and engagement, helping to oversee and staff committees.

Policy and Legal Compliance

• Work with the Sr. HRDA to develop and maintain effective and legally sound policies and procedures that serve as a resource to staff and ensure consistency across the Foundation.
• Collaborate with the HR and Administrative Services Team to serve as a key member of the Foundation’s business continuity team.
• Assist with the Foundation’s benefit programs, including open enrollment and broker negotiations.
• In partnership with the Sr. HRDA, work with Foundation vendors and external legal counsel.

Finance

• In collaboration with Sr. HRDA, produce an annual HR budget.
• Provide information for annual organization audits as requested.
• In partnership with the HR Team, support payroll needs, as requested.
• Support the HR Team with producing the annual total compensation statements.
• Assist with periodic compensation reviews for all staff positions.

Qualifications, Credentials, and Technical Skills required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or the combination of education and work experience.  HR Certification’s a plus.
• Six to nine years of progressively responsible experience in the field of human resources. Note: this is a HR Generalist role scope, not a specialist.
• Compensation management and benchmarking experience a plus, not required.
• Proficiency level in Microsoft Suite
• Advanced knowledge of human resources laws and regulations, including those around employment, benefits, leaves of absence, reporting, and others.
• Ability to organize, evaluate, and present information effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively interact with and present to a diverse group of individuals at all levels, both internal and external, to the Foundation.
• Ability to maintain the strictest level of confidence regarding employee and other sensitive information concerning the Foundation.
• Desire to continually learn and share new topics in the field of human resources and the desire to stay current on issues and initiatives that are important to the Foundation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, consistently meeting deadlines, and changing directions as necessary to accommodate unanticipated issues that may arise.
• Ability to take a proactive role in team efforts and promote cooperation and collaboration across the organization.
• Ability to work accurately with close attention to detail.
• Demonstrate the highest level of ethical and professional behavior.

Compensation

Commensurate with background and experience in addition to a competitive benefits package.

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/

Reports To:  President and CEO

Employment Status:  Exempt Employee, Full-Time

Supervises: Director of Communications and Marketing, Director of Development, Director of Membership and External Affairs Associate

Key Outside Relationships: ABFE Individual and Institutional Members, Donors, Board Members, allied organizations and individuals, clients program clients and vendors

Salary: $150,000

The Organization

ABFE is a membership-based philanthropic organization that advocates for responsive and transformative investments in Black communities. Partnering with foundations, nonprofits and individuals, ABFE provides its members with professional development and technical assistance resources that further the philanthropic sector’s connection and responsiveness to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion. Established in 1971 as the Association of Black Foundation Executives, the all-volunteer organization was credited with many of philanthropy’s early gains in diversity. It since has evolved into a fully staffed, influential network. In 2013, the organization shed its descriptor and adopted the simpler ABFE (ab-fee) to better reflect its broadening membership.www.abfe.org

Position Overview

The Vice President for External Affairs will advance ABFE’s mission by increasing the reach and impact of ABFE’s work: enhancing its overall reputation for excellence and expertise, strengthening relationships with key audiences and partners, raising the visibility of ABFE’s leaders and experts and shaping ABFE’s public image.

The Vice President is a member of the senior leadership team and reports to the President/CEO. The Vice President oversees a team of four or five staff members responsible for essential strategic functions, including communications and marketing, development, and membership.

Immediate Priorities:

• Thoroughly understand the organization’s history and culture; board, staff, membership, finances, funding, and programs.
• Identify the organization’s critical marketing and branding “gaps” toward understanding the essential components required to develop a high-level external relations and communications strategy.
• Assess and execute opportunities for membership expansion in key areas of interest (e.g., corporate philanthropy, Black philanthropy).
• Establish collaborative working relationships with the organization’s leaders, staff, and constituencies; foster and sustain a culture of cooperation, trust, communication, mutual support, teamwork, and integrity.
• Be the driving force for all diversified, unique, and creative fundraising while in collaboration with board members and staff; establish professional relationships with individual donors, foundations, government, and business funders and key members of the press.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all aspects of the department’s work are designed, budgeted, organized, and staffed to achieve maximum success.
• · Manage and recruit a high-functioning team to further the work of communications and marketing, development, membership, and ABFE’s overall mission.
• · Supervise external affairs staff and manage the day-to-day activities of the team.
• ·Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality.
• · Create an accountability program that motivates and mentors a team of independent managers to deliver the highest quality work to advance the mission.

Membership:

• In conjunction with the Director of Membership, manage the membership database and extract relevant data toward understanding membership growth potential, while taking inventory of outstanding data needs.
• Build out a data-driven quality control program to ensure that the membership data analysis informs programmatic, fundraising, and communications directions.
• Scale current technologies that contribute to innovations in the service delivery models that drive the organization’s growth.

Development:

• Serve as chief development officer.
• In conjunction with the Director of Development, drive fundraising solicitations, expand networks and strengthen partnerships, especially with major private foundations and corporate philanthropy.
• Develop and implement strategies to build on ABFE’s successful fundraising track record by ensuring diverse revenue streams, including individual major gifts, foundations and corporations, mail and online programs, planned giving, and international fundraising opportunities, as appropriate.
• Set annual and long-term goals for increasing revenues for the organization’s overall programs.
• Generate increased revenue from both existing donors and maintain and grow a robust pipeline of prospective donors.

Communications and Marketing:

• Serve as the senior strategic advisor and lead on communications and marketing initiatives to the President.
•  In conjunction with the Director of Communications and Marketing, raise the profile of ABFE through traditional news media, public events, social media, and other communications outlets, as well as public outreach.
• Oversee and update ABFE’s branding, public outreach materials, and graphic standards.
• Strengthen and deepen the connections to key audiences, including national and regional collaborators, members, partners, local community, foundations, and nonprofit public and develop and lead efforts to expand ABFE’s reach to new strategic audiences.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to and passion for ABFE’s mission;

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field is required.

Minimum ten years of relevant experience in communications and marketing, development, and member services, preferably in the nonprofit sector with advocacy or racial and social justice organizations.

Exceptional written, interpersonal and communication skills with a commitment to a high level of customer service.

Ability to manage multiple high-stake initiatives using effective project management skills;

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines, demonstrating a flexible approach.

How To Apply
Please submit resume and cover letter to hiring@abfe.org by September,2020.