Category: Job Posting

The Organization

Stupski Foundation is a private spend down foundation investing all of its assets in the next nine years to address some of the Bay Area and Hawaiʻi’s biggest challenges. The Foundation primarily funds organizations in San Francisco and Alameda Counties and Hawaiʻi that address Food Security, Postsecondary Success, Early Brain Development, and Serious Illness Care. Between 2016 and 2017, the Foundation focused on what to address in each issue area. In 2018, it focused on creating an initial set of strategies within each issue area. From 2020 onwards, the Foundation will work with its partners to determine which investments are most impactful. The Foundation will work quickly and iteratively to help create sustainable, lasting impact before closing its doors in 2029. The Foundation is also embarking upon an equity advancement process and seeks candidates who are committed to equity and who are eager to help build its organizational culture.

Position Overview

The Foundation is looking for a highly-collaborative, equity-centered and inquisitive professional to work with its fast-paced, innovative, and growing team. In alignment with the Foundation’s spend down strategy and equity advancement process and in expression of the values driving the Foundation’s work – accountability & courage, curiosity & compassion, innovation & entrepreneurship, and discipline & persistence – the new Director of Learning position has been created to help maximize the impact of the Foundation’s community investments with a deep focus on community engagement. Reporting to the Chief Program Officer and directing a small team of consultants, the Director of Learning will design, lead and draw implications from traditional and equity-centered methods of learning and evaluation to inform strategy, grantmaking, and organizational change efforts. Above all, as a member of leadership, the Director will apply their passion for social change; ability to engage with multiple stakeholders; research and analytical capabilities; and unique experience to advance the Foundation’s mission and ambitious strategies over the next nine years while actively engaging in ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Key responsibilities for the Director include providing leadership in:

• Organizational Learning & Development: Define and strengthen the Foundation’s internal learning culture and build the learning capacity of the Foundation’s team through inventive, equity-centered and synergistic principles, processes, systems, coaching and trainings
• Measurement & Evaluation: Augment and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Program Directors and community to reimagine how the Foundation measures impact; design, test, iterate and institutionalize multiple qualitative and quantitative evaluative approaches and methods; and draw out implications from data sets, research, stakeholder feedback, and grantee reports to make recommendations and collaborative decisions to inform effective grantmaking
• Strategic Learning: Investigate at a grant cluster, initiative and/or issue area level and aggregate learnings across issue areas to inform overarching strategy
• Constituent-Centered Learning Design: Identify key assumptions and success metrics for impact and scale within each issue area and, with Program Directors, design effective experiments, shorten feedback loops, and execute continuous learning cycles
• Grantee Learning: Advance systems and processes for partnering with Foundation grantees to improve programs and services and to track progress
• Engagement & Management: Forge relationships with Foundation staff, the Board of Directors, and external stakeholders, including diverse communities; revolutionize the Foundation’s community engagement approach; and identify, cultivate and oversee supportive and values-aligned learning partnerships with external consultants, evaluators, community members to ensure success
• Community & Field Learning & Development: Stay abreast of and leverage effective practices in communities and the field; transition the base of knowledge and power from the Foundation to the community via inclusive processes, convenings and co-learning sessions; and work with the Director of Communications to share the Foundation’s learnings more broadly with peer funders, grantees and communities

A successful Director is an adaptable, emotionally intelligent, and relationship-oriented leader who is committed to learning and growth, and possesses the following competencies and qualifications:

Core Competencies

• Seeks opportunity for continuous learning and growth
• Comfortable creating, testing, and revising strategy in an agile environment
• Has an ability to turn data into actionable insight and develop recommendations for strategic shifts
• Listens with an open mind and a deep commitment to respecting diverse viewpoints
• Fosters trusting relationships with multiple stakeholders including community members, grantees, internal staff/consultants and the Board
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to create original written content and adapt to deliver verbal presentations in multiple settings with multiple audiences and diverse stakeholders
• Capable of juggling multiple priorities, effectively delegating, and delivering timely results in a fast-paced environment with clear team communication
• Has a demonstrated commitment to equity, personally and professionally
• Able to adapt learning and evaluation processes based on context, needs, and audiences

Key Qualifications

• Relevant Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting teams, organizations and/or initiatives in data- and impact-driven, social-sector environments such as community-based organizations; government agencies; consultancies; or philanthropic organizations
• Centering Community: Demonstrated ability to work in and as part of community and facilitate community engagement, participatory learning, and community research
• Centering Equity: Willing to meet staff and Board where they are and artfully influence change by guiding the Foundation into a new equity- and community-centered approach
• Learning Orientation: Focused on building a continuous improvement and learning culture through assessment of outcomes and promoting organizational change
• Structural & Cultural/Racial Equity Analysis: Fluency in social, political, structural and historical factors contributing to inequities
• Research: Skilled in a range of quantitative and qualitative research and data methods
• Education: Has a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or work experience in excess of the minimum requirement; an advanced degree is a plus

How To Apply

Stupski Foundation is partnering with Walker and Associates Consulting – a national strategic management consulting and search firm located in Alameda County – to facilitate this search. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (candidates will be notified in advance of any outreach to your references) to stupski@walkeraac.com on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 noting the following additional instructions:

• Use the subject line: Director of Learning.
• To foster an open and impartial application review process that minimizes the potential for bias, please remove any reference to academic institutions from which you obtained any degree, if applicable. You should still list any degrees without reference to the school just simply list the type of degree conferred, for example: “Bachelor of Arts in Economics.”
• Submit Microsoft Word or PDF files only (one combined PDF file is preferred).

Stupski Foundation strives to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture focused on continuous learning and welcomes individuals with work and lived experiences in the issue areas and communities we seek to serve. The Foundation does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, size, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law and is an employment-at-will company.

The Organization

Stupski Foundation is a private spend down foundation investing all of its assets in the next nine years to address some of the Bay Area and Hawaiʻi’s biggest challenges.

The Foundation primarily funds organizations in San Francisco and Alameda Counties and Hawaiʻi that address Food Security, Postsecondary Success, Early Brain Development, and Serious Illness Care. Between 2016 and 2017, the Foundation focused on what to address in each issue area. In 2018, it focused on creating an initial set of strategies within each issue area. From 2020 onwards, the Foundation will work with its partners to determine which investments are most impactful. The Foundation will work quickly and iteratively to help create sustainable, lasting impact before closing its doors in 2029. The Foundation is also embarking upon an equity advancement process and seeks candidates who are committed to equity and who are eager to help build its organizational culture.

Position Overview

Using the federal poverty guidelines benchmark of 350% poverty level and the Alice Report, there are approximately 1.5 million individuals struggling with food insecurity in the Bay Area and Hawai’i. The Foundation is confronted with multiple and constant tensions in responding to this need: grantmaking to answer today’s crisis versus investing in long-term resilience; supporting local, food justice initiatives that are long-term with fewer beneficiaries versus funding macro relief programs that provide temporary relief for millions but do nothing to change a system built on legacies of inequality and systemic racism. COVID-19 has greatly intensified these competing pressures and goals. It remains unclear how the crisis will impede and/or accelerate efforts to build healthier, more equitable and resilient food systems.

It is within this context that the Foundation is looking for an approachable, trustworthy, and creative professional to work with its fast-paced, innovative, and growing team. Reporting to the Director of Food Security, the Food Security Program Officer will assist in the implementation of the Foundation’s food security strategies with an annual community investment of approximately $5 million. The Program Officer will help facilitate an effective workflow with the Food Security team comprised of the Director and a team of consultants. Additional tasks include monitoring grantmaking and developing relationships with key partners, including the Hawai’i Community Foundation. With guidance from the Director, the Program Officer will be instrumental in continuing to operationalize the Foundation’s grantmaking strategies and helping further refine its giving approach. Above all, the Program Officer will apply their passion for social change; ability to engage with multiple stakeholders; research and analytical capabilities; and unique experience to advance the Foundation’s mission and ambitious strategies over the next nine years while actively engaging in ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Key responsibilities for the Program Officer include:

• Partner with a portfolio of grantees to co-design grantmaking and assist their programs in reaching their intended impact in a timely manner
• Draw out implications from data sets, research, stakeholder feedback, and grantee reports to make grant recommendations
• Interact and forge relationships with Foundation staff, consultants, the Board of Directors, and external stakeholders including the diverse communities we serve
• Support the Director in building relationships with key stakeholders and funders to create coalitions that can sustain impact beyond the Foundation’s existence (up to 30% travel may be required, when safe/advisable to do so)
• Work collaboratively with Director and consultants to capture grantee results, draw out implications, and fine-tune strategies
• Create collaborative events and spaces with grantees and stakeholders, such as convenings and co-learning sessions

A successful Program Officer is an adaptable, ethical, and relationship-oriented leader who is committed to learning and growth, and possesses the following competencies and qualifications:

Core Competencies

• Seeks opportunity for continuous learning and growth for themselves and grantees
• Listens with an open mind and a deep commitment to respecting diverse viewpoints
• Forges trusting relationships with Foundation staff, the Board of Directors, external stakeholders and grantees
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to create original written content and adapt to deliver verbal presentations in multiple settings with multiple audiences and diverse stakeholders
• Has an ability to turn data into actionable insight and develop recommendations for strategic shifts
• Capable of juggling multiple priorities, effectively delegating, and delivering timely results in a fast-paced environment with clear team communication
• Has a demonstrated commitment to equity, personally and professionally

Key Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience working to advance community food systems in social-sector environments such as community-based organizations; government agencies; consultancies; or philanthropic organizations
• Track record of strong communications with internal and external stakeholders
• Familiarity with Bay Area and/or Hawaiʻi food security stakeholders and issues; existing relationships a plus
• Ability to grasp, translate and operationalize big ideas into operational goals and plans that meet the needs of the Foundation, partners and communities
• Capable of juggling multiple priorities and delivering results in a sometimes fast-paced environment with clear team communication
• Can quickly absorb, analyze, and share implications of large amounts of information, including research, data, community input, and grantee reports
• Solid grants and/or data management experience via Salesforce or similar systems
• Demonstrated history of centering the needs of communities when creating strategies or programs and/or when grantmaking
• Has a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or work experience in excess of the minimum requirement; an advanced degree is a plus

Compensation The Salary Range for this position is $150,000 – $175,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

How To Apply

Stupski Foundation is partnering with Walker and Associates Consulting – a national strategic management consulting and search firm located in Alameda County – to facilitate this search. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (candidates will be notified in advance of any outreach to your references) to stupski@walkeraac.com on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 noting the following additional instructions:

• Use the subject line: Food Security Program Officer.
• To foster an open and impartial application review process that minimizes the potential for bias, please remove any reference to academic institutions from which you obtained any degree, if applicable. You should still list any degrees without reference to the school just simply list the type of degree conferred, for example: “Bachelor of Arts in Economics.”
• Submit Microsoft Word or PDF files only (one combined PDF file is preferred).

Stupski Foundation strives to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture focused on continuous learning and welcomes individuals with work and lived experiences in the issue areas and communities we seek to serve. The Foundation does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, size, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law and is an employment-at-will company.

The Organization

The American Kidney Fund (AKF) fights kidney disease on all fronts as the nation’s leading kidney nonprofit. AKF works on behalf of the 37 million Americans living with kidney disease, and the millions more at risk, with an unmatched scope of programs that support people wherever they are in their fight against kidney disease—from prevention through post-transplant living.

With programs of prevention, early detection, financial support, disease management, clinical research, innovation and advocacy, no kidney organization impacts more lives than AKF. With the nation’s largest free kidney health screening program, Know Your Kidneys™, AKF fosters kidney disease prevention and early detection in at-risk individuals and communities. One out of every 6 kidney failure patients cannot afford the cost of care, and AKF is there for them, providing lifesaving treatment-related financial assistance. AKF enables all people with kidney disease to live their healthiest lives through disease management education, award-winning public and professional health education materials, courses and webinars. AKF drives innovation through strategic partnerships and investment in clinical research to improve patient outcomes, and fights tirelessly for legislation and health policy to improve the lives of kidney patients. AKF’s KidneyNation online fundraising community unites Americans in support of AKF’s mission.

AKF is one of the nation’s top-rated nonprofits and invests 97 cents of every donated dollar in programs, not overhead. AKF holds the highest 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator and the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar.

Position Overview

The Corporate Engagement Manager is a vital member of the corporate team with responsibilities to help implement AKF’s corporate development strategy, as well as helping to grow our portfolio of contributors. The Manager will report directly to the Sr. Director of Corporate Engagement, and work closely with the Directors of Corporate Engagement.

This position will be focused on 60% administrative/project management of corporate funded projects, 20% stewardship, 20% fundraising and other special projects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Serve as the Corporate team’s program manager playing a role in fundraising project management, prospecting, stewardship, and some direct fundraising.
• Manage a weekly cross-departmental meeting to coordinate all corporate-funded programs, working closely across departments to ensure sponsor deliverables are met within agreed upon timelines
• Manage budget tracking for all corporate funded projects and updating applicable staff related to status of budget vs. actual spend
• Manage sponsor benefit fulfillment for Corporate Members program, also working externally with Corporate Members, as needed
• Manage corporate stewardship plan, including development of a monthly corporate e-newsletter, charitable impact reports, and C-suite acknowledgement letters
• Serve as corporate liaison to the Office of Communications and Marketing for coordination of any online content needed for the AKF website or Facebook page and other relevant social media needs
• Support Sr. Director and Director(s) fundraisers with the preparation of proposals as needed, including assisting in writing and submitting grant proposals directly into online systems or to corporate contacts, as appropriate
• Conduct regular research to identify a broad pool of corporate prospects, coordinating quarterly outreach to new prospects via mail, email and phone
• Keep up to date on current trends in the health/pharma industry
• Manage development of materials, logistics coordination and other preparations for annual conferences, or new virtual activities, as needed
• Ensure corporate contacts are kept up to date in development database (Raiser’s Edge)
• Assist in other administrative and/or corporate projects as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
The ideal candidate:
• Must have a minimum of two to four (2-4) years of relevant development experience, preferably corporate partnership management, prospect research, and grant writing
• Must have experience in managing budgets and using Excel spreadsheets to keep track of multiple projects, and it is preferred to also have experience in using Power Point.
• Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Be able to anticipate, plan, prioritize and react to changing needs and situations with professionalism, integrity and diplomacy
• Have strong interpersonal skills, a positive disposition, strong written and verbal communication skills, be goal-oriented, ability to succeed in a team environment, excellent decision-making and judgment skills, strong project management skills as well an innate sense of pace and urgency
• Ability to handle confidential matters with a high level of integrity
• A proactive self-starter with ability to equally function autonomously and as a member of a team, with a high regard for accountability and outcomes.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) as well as fundraising database software (Raisers Edge, Convio, or similar software)
• Must be able to travel, if needed (no more than 10% of time)
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs. related to delivery of sponsorship proposals or benefits
• B.A./B.S. degree preferred

How To Apply

Please visit our website at www.kidneyfund.org or https://secure4.saashr.com/ta/6162608.careers?ShowJob=352593620 to apply.

The Organization

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

Roca’s mission is to be a relentless force in disrupting incarceration and poverty by partnering with young adults, the police, and systems at the center of urban violence to create safety, address trauma, and find hope.

We relentlessly find and work with the people who drive the most violence, in the places they are, and work with them over time to support them in changing behaviors that perpetuate urban violence in order to help them find the peace they need to thrive. 

Who We Serve: 16-to-24 year olds who are the primary victims and/or drivers of urban violence. These young people:

·       are involved in criminal justice system;

·       have no high-school degree/GED and/or have low literacy skills;

·       have no formal/sustained employment history;

·       are involved with guns, gangs, and drugs;

·       have failed out or dropped out of programs, schools, and jobs; and,

·       may be young parents. 

These young people have experienced extensive trauma. Their fear does not turn off. Mistreatment and neglect have shaped their worldview and they are hyper-vigilant about threats. This level of trauma makes it extremely difficult for Roca’s young people to engage, without significant intervention, in helpful services that other youth may be able to access with ease.

Roca’s Intervention Model, grounded in CBT, has generated impressive results with the young people most likely to drive crime and violence. Roca and many partners in the field[1] believe our program model has national relevance for our most traumatized young people who are not ready, willing, or able to be served in existing educational, life skills or workforce development programs for youth.

Consistent with this research, Roca’s approach is rooted in understanding brain development, neuroplasticity, and the impact of trauma on the brain; built on the foundational theories of Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Stages of Change and Systems Change; and guided by the following beliefs:

•  Violence is the result of unmet basic needs, unaddressed trauma, and lack of connection and understanding. We must impact violence to impact poverty;
• When we understand the impact of trauma on brain development and how it affects thinking, feeling, and doing, we can create and improve the ways in which we work to heal trauma and build skills that help people move toward change;
• People only change when they are ready, but people don’t just “get ready” when they are stuck in survival mode and are unsafe;
• Behaviors have consequences and we are all accountable for our behaviors.  When we can learn to slow down and act from intention, we often do better;
• The majority of urban violence is driven by a small number of people in predictable places, and triggered by well understood behaviors (gangs, drugs, guns);
• When young parents have the skills they need to regulate themselves they are better prepared to successfully parent their children
• Systems change cannot happen unless people change within those systems; and,
•  Reducing urban violence is a fundamental measure of racial and economic justice.

Knowing this, Roca does not wait for young people or systems to come to us.  We relentlessly outreach and build relationships with young people to create safety and stability; use cognitive behavioral theory and peacemaking circles to address trauma; help young adults build the skills they need to change their behaviors; partner with systems so we can all get better at supporting these young people; and, provide opportunities to practice skills, relapse, and repeat.  We do this in order to help young people address their trauma, stay out of prison, and get and keep jobs – and we work with systems partners to impact policy and practice changes that help the highest risk young people improve their lives.

Governed by a 12-member Board of Directors, Roca has steadily increased its annual revenue to $17.1M ($14.1M in Massachusetts and $3M in Maryland) through several philanthropic and government-funded sources, including: federal and state contracts, pay-for-success contracting, private family foundations, corporations and individual donors. Over the next several years, Roca’s development efforts will be focused on increasing individual and corporate philanthropy, which will contribute to the organization’s continued recent growth.

Roca’s administrative offices are located in Chelsea, MA with program locations in Boston, MA, Lynn, MA, Holyoke, MA, Springfield, MA and Baltimore, Maryland.  The Young Men’s Program operates in all of the locations. The Young Mother’s Program is currently operating in the Chelsea and Springfield locations.

[1]     Key partners include Urban Institute, Abt Associates, Ascend at the Aspen Institute, the U.S. Center for the Study of Social Policy, Results for America, Open Fields, and more

Position Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is a rare opportunity for a bold, entrepreneurial, and experienced fundraising professional to join a high impact organization at a transformational moment. Roca Inc., has an extraordinary track record of results and creating real change in the lives of high-risk, marginalized youth, and has recently expanded its reach to Baltimore, bringing a range of new opportunities and potential supporters.

The Chief Development Officer, will work in close partnership with Founder and CEO Molly Baldwin, the Board of Directors (National and Baltimore), and Roca staff and partners to develop and implement comprehensive fundraising and revenue generating strategies, with a particular emphasis on corporate and individual funding. The Chief Development Officer will join a collaborative, and networked experienced team that includes expertise in outcomes based funding, government funding, foundation and corporate support, key events, and individual support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Chief Development Officer will be an experienced and charismatic leader who will take a hands-on approach to building a best-in-class development program. Specific responsibilities will include:

•      Providing leadership and coordination to the networked team focused on revenue development and fundraising.

•     Working closely with the Roca Board of Directors and key staff to provide strategic direction and innovation to the revenue equation for Roca and expanding partnerships with foundations and corporations.

•     Expanding the culture of philanthropy at Roca by serving as a senior advisor to the CEO on all issues related to development and providing effective leadership to the development team as well as the Board of Directors.

•     Leading Roca’s Board in the process of identifying and seizing near-and long-term opportunities for stewardship, expanding revenue, and organizational visibility, ultimately creating a foundation for long-term financial sustainability.

•     Representing Roca in the donor community, deepening existing donor relationships and building new ones.

•     Building fundraising presence, networks, and credibility in key markets, with the ultimate goal of ensuring long-term sustainable funding for Roca in Massachusetts, Baltimore, and future endeavors.

•     Growing individual and corporate giving from approximately $1M in FY’19 to $3M annually over the next 3 – 4 years in Massachusetts.

•     Continually evaluating and improving all fundraising systems, workflows, and processes to ensure maximum effectiveness.

•     Planning, writing and implementing development and fundraising plan including individual gifts, major gifts, corporate support, events, and planned giving.

•     Supervising, coaching and developing several staff.

QUALIFICATIONS and REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate will also bring a genuine passion for Roca’s mission coupled with deep experience driving fundraising success and a desire to play a critical role in Roca’s long-term growth trajectory.

·       Bachelor’s degree and/or related experience.

·       10-plus years of experience in a fundraising capacity.

·       This is a full-time position located in Chelsea, MA. Willingness to travel to other sites required.

·       Demonstrated ability to develop and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies that include a range of funding sources and result in organizational growth.

·       Proven success and ability to prospect, pursue, and cultivate new individual and corporate donors, experience closing four- five- and six-figure gifts.

·       Demonstrated experience raising a minimum of $2 million per year.

·       Knowledge of donor database management preferably detailed knowledge of Salesforce.

·       The ability to serve as an effective thought partner who knows how to set others up for success.

·       Previous experience working with Boards of Directors on enhancing fundraising capacity.

·       Ability to be flexible and adaptable with work schedule based on development events.

·       Ability to positively impact both strategic and tactical fundraising initiatives.

·       Ability to multitask and take initiative.

·       Strong strategic thinking, planning, and execution skills, with the ability to take an idea from conception to implementation, collaborating with peers and partners to achieve desired outcomes.

·       Exceptional communication and relationship building skills, able to inspire, influence, and educate a wide range of stakeholders.

·       Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

·       Ability to influence a wide range of donors and build long-term relationships.

·       Entrepreneurial spirit; takes initiative and actively seeks to deepen current donor relationships and to forge new ones.

·       Criminal background and driving record check required.

·       The desire to work in a fast-growing, extraordinarily mission-driven organization with strong values of consistency, openness and mutual respect.

·       An empathetic, charismatic leader who has strong faith in humanity and treats others with respect.

·       Ability to travel around the service area

·       Valid state issued driver’s license

·       Criminal background and current driving record check

·       Willingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours, and Holidays and/or weekends as needed.

·       Ability to work with diverse cultures

·       Strong attendance and high energy

How To Apply

Please submit at thoughtful coverletter and an update resume.  Please click here to apply.

The Organization

Founded in 1982, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the nation, and does much more than feed millions of hungry children and families living in poverty primarily in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. Thanks to its faithful donors, the organization’s programs are providing housing, healthcare, education, clean water, emergency relief and micro-enterprise assistance, in addition to feeding hundreds of thousands of people each day. FFTP donors have built more than 87,700 safe and secure homes for the destitute. In the first six months of 2020, FFTP built 1,129 homes for families in need of safe shelter. Since inception, the charity has provided more than $16.6 billion in aid.

Position Overview

Food For The Poor

Vice President of Major Giving

Coconut Grove, FL

Founded in 1982, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the nation, and does much more than feed millions of hungry children and families living in poverty primarily in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. Thanks to its faithful donors, the organization’s programs are providing housing, healthcare, education, clean water, emergency relief and micro-enterprise assistance, in addition to feeding hundreds of thousands of people each day. FFTP donors have built more than 87,700 safe and secure homes for the destitute. In the first six months of 2020, FFTP built 1,129 homes for families in need of safe shelter. Since inception, the charity has provided more than $16.6 billion in aid.

Food For The Poor is at a pivotal time in its 38-year history. Under the inspired leadership of Chief Executive Officer Ed Raine, who has reinvented the charity’s culture with the institution of greater transparency, accountability, inclusivity, and team empowerment, FFTP is energized and unified and responding with urgency to the challenges facing the world with the COVID-19 pandemic at the immediate forefront. This unprecedented global crisis has accelerated FFTP’s embrace and adoption of technology and remote work. The charity is close to making its budget despite the significant disruption, being buoyed by a legion of faithful donors responding to the urgent needs of the 17 countries that FFTP supports in the Caribbean and Latin America. As part of this dynamic organizational change, FTTP has restructured its Development Division and combined Major Giving, Foundations, Legacy and Gift Planning, Donor Relations, Support Services, and Special Events under one umbrella. Where they had previously been siloed, this change will create greater efficiencies and a more collaborative environment to better serve the charity’s many donors, significantly grow revenue to support FFTP’s plethora of programmatic offerings, and ultimately touch and transform the lives of FFTP’s millions of beneficiaries.

In the first half of fiscal year 2020, Food For The Poor had raised in excess of $49 million in net revenue, with over $10 million from Major Giving.

Amid this favorable context, Food For The Poor seeks a seasoned and motivated fundraising professional, who possesses a desire to make a positive impact and create change for the impoverished of the world, for the role of Vice President of Major Giving (VP). Reporting to the Executive Vice President (EVP) & Chief Development Officer, the VP will lead the Major Giving Department and oversee a team of 26 (comprised of Field Advisors focusing on gifts of $10,000 and above and Inside Advisors focused on midlevel donors). The VP oversees major gifts, major annual giving, foundations, and legacy and gift planning. Key priorities for the VP include leading donor discovery, implementing strategies to create and strengthen donor relationships, enhancing levels of engagement with current and prospective donors, strengthening the awareness of FFTP’s vital mission, and ultimately aligning external funding with the financial needs of the organization.

Required qualifications and experience:

• A bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree and strong academic credentials that add credibility for the organization’s stakeholders are preferred.
• A minimum of seven to 10 years of experience in progressively responsible development leadership positions, which includes work in all functional areas (individual giving, institutional giving, annual giving, planned giving, stewardship, board relations) and participation in a major capital campaign (planning, implementation, management, and successful conclusion), preferably within a nonprofit organization, educational institution, or other environment of similar complexity. Experience within international relief and faith-based organizations is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to provide management oversight, leadership, and direction with at least five years of significant supervisory experience, including experience creating and managing a budget. A strong record of leading by example, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and of recruiting and developing exceptional people and fostering a transparent work environment where collegiality is a key to success.
• A demonstrated track record of successful frontline fundraising in a complex, nonprofit setting with multiple stakeholders; managing change; and working across divisions and with the most senior levels of leadership.
• Hands-on experience with five and six-figure gifts and greater, including cultivation through solicitation and stewardship, as well as experience working with annual giving strategies for grooming the next generation of annual leadership and major gift donors. Success in securing gifts from both defined and undefined constituencies.
• Particular strength in developing strategic and comprehensive fundraising plans, executing against plans to achieve goals and objectives, developing fundraising strategies, and creating and managing a budget is critical.
• Experience in facilitating and securing planned gifts; demonstrated ability to develop financial strategies for high net worth individuals. Strength in planning, focusing, and improving planned giving marketing and prospect development strategies.
• Ability to develop trust and strong collaborative working relationships with various groups and constituents, including high-level donors, corporate leaders, public officials and dignitaries, volunteer leadership, senior administrators, and development staff.
• Significant experience identifying, working with, supporting, and motivating volunteers, and an appreciation for their role in building an effective development program.
• Demonstrated ability to extract and analyze data to make effective, efficient decisions about program strategy and process. Experience with Donor Direct and/or other donor-related software. Experience preparing and communicating analysis and reporting on revenue and growth trends to a variety of audiences.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• Commitment and devotion to the mission of Food For The Poor; an empathetic disposition and strong desire to serve the poorest of the poor in developing countries. Ability to engage and inspire as a senior representative of this critically needed, life-changing and life-saving charity.
• A grounding and adherence to faith and a strong personal belief system. Comfort level in a Christian, prayerful, organizational culture.

Food For The Poor is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against or permit the harassment of any employee or applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as covered veteran or any other protected category in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws in any aspect of employment opportunity.  Food For The Poor’s policy of equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination extends to recruitment, employment, advancement and promotion, compensation and benefits administration, leaves of absence, training and development, and other personal actions.

Food For The Poor has retained Diversified Search to assist in this confidential search process. Inquiries, nominations, and applications (current resumes and cover letters) should be directed electronically to:

Gerard F. Cattie, Jr.
Managing Director
Practice Leader – Development & Philanthropy
Diversified Search
The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10174
gerard.cattie@divsearch.com | 212.542.2587

How To Apply

Food For The Poor has retained Diversified Search to assist in this confidential search process. Inquiries, nominations, and applications (current resumes and cover letters) should be directed electronically to:

Gerard F. Cattie, Jr.
Managing Director
Practice Leader – Development & Philanthropy
Diversified Search
The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10174
gerard.cattie@divsearch.com | 212.542.2587

The Organization

The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducts and communicates high-quality research to improve education policy and practice. LPI seeks to advance evidence-based policies that support empowering and equitable learning for each and every child. Non-profit and non-partisan, LPI connects policymakers and stakeholders at all levels with the evidence, ideas, and actions needed to strengthen the education system.

This is a new moment for public education in the United States. Our world is being transformed by new technologies, shifting demographics, and the demands of a global economy. This requires new learning that prepares all children with the problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication, and collaboration skills to solve the complicated problems and meet the complex challenges of our fast-paced, quickly changing world.

Position Overview

The Learning Policy Institute on is seeking a Director of Development to help create and build relationships with the organization’s dedicated funding partners. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development will leverage existing relationships while building a pipeline of potential donors. The Director of Development will work collaboratively with teammates across the organization’s 55 full-time staff, working directly with the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer to maintain relationships with foundations already giving at the 7-figure level and ensuring those relationships are fostered and continue to flourish.

Specific requirements and responsibilities include:

• At least 10 years of experience in non-profit development with proven revenue results.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and steward long-term investor relationships that expand an investor base, increase revenue, and advance foundation goals.
• Record of soliciting and securing and 6- and 7-figure gifts; experience soliciting both annual and multi-year gifts is useful.
• Ability to communicate and establish a positive rapport with key C-level executives, experienced philanthropists, and charitable foundations.
• Record of partnering with senior leaders and Board members to meet revenue targets and to deepen stakeholder engagement in an organization.
• Experience and judgment necessary to make thoughtful decisions, seeking advice when needed, and ultimately taking ownership of those decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree is required.

How To Apply

Development Resources, inc. is leading this search for the Learning Policy Institute. All of DRi‘s searches can be viewed at http://driconsulting.com/available-positions/. Applications can also be submitted via email to search@driconsulting.com.

The Organization

WHO WE ARE

MCF supports leaders who work to shift the balance of  power in their communities toward working people and families, and who have the vision and capacity for building a truly representative economy. We are an organization driven by a belief that working people and families need to be protagonists in shaping our democracy and economy. We believe that freedom is possible when we support those on the frontlines to imagine freely, try bold ideas, and organize the communities we care about.

Our values are:

• Belonging & Representation: We are intentional and vigilant in identifying and undoing racism and white supremacy on every level in order to create an environment where acceptance, dignity, and justice are experienced by all. 
• Mutual Respect: We recognize the inherent value of people and relationships. We are direct, clear, and timely in our communication and treat everyone with care and humility. 
• Trust: We show and earn trust through honesty, transparency, and being responsible for our actions, words, attitudes, and follow-through. 

In order to be successful at the Marguerite Casey Foundation, you must be able to:

• Work in an environment where curiosity, not certainty, informs our work.
• Build rapport and trust with our team, grant recipients, and field leaders.
• Work collaboratively with our team, grant recipients, and field leaders.
• Lead and manage your own body of work, from inception to completion.
• Set expectations of our team, grant recipients, and field leaders appropriately.
• Know when you are in over your head and communicate it to our team, trusting that we will be here to support you.

BENEFITS: Marguerite Casey Foundation offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent medical/dental/vision coverage for employees and their families, retirement benefits, generous and flexible paid time off, paid family and medical leave, a transit pass, student loan repayment support, tuition reimbursement, and ongoing professional development.

Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at the Marguerite Casey Foundation, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individuals’ capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, affectional preference, age, national origin, martial status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.

Position Overview

SUMMARY: The Programs Administrative Partner is responsible for the day-to-day administrative operations of the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Programs team, particularly relating to grants and events management. This position reports to the Grants and Events Manager.

LOCATION: Seattle, WA (All staff members are currently working from home as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and will be expected to return to reporting to our office in Downtown Seattle when it is deemed safe to do so again)

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Database Management

• Maintains accuracy and completeness of each contact, grant, and organizational records in database;
• Works directly with Grants Manager and grants management software vendor to enhance, streamline, and improve grants processes
• Improves the functionality in the grants management system
• Works with foundation IT Manager to maintain software

Logistics Support

• Supports meeting logistics for both on-site and off-site meetings, including but not limited to arranging catering services as needed, travel arrangements, and preparing meeting materials
• Assists with virtual meeting planning and execution, helping to build agendas and identify action items
• Manages events invitation and registration lists

Grants Support

• Serves as primary point of contact for applicants and grant recipients who need assistance in utilizing the Foundation’s grants management system for submission of applications and financial documents;
• Supports Grants Manager with administrative tasks related to compliance, contacts, financials, generating and processing grant documents, agreements and payments.
• Verifies applicant and grantee funding eligibility by conducting research into grantee financials and governance
• Assists in processing matching gifts, sponsorships and memberships, and awards
• Monitors Grants admin email inbox and replies promptly to any questions
• Supports in audit preparation as needed by identifying documents for the Finance team

SKILLS AND QUALITIES

• At least five years of experience in administrative support. Nonprofit experience and/or philanthropy experience preferred
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Proven attention to detail
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and work independently, as well as with others, in a collaborative, often fast-paced, team environment
• Excellent customer service skills with emphasis on respectful and tactful communications
• Strong interpersonal skills, tolerance, flexibility, and humor
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong information technology skills, including proven advanced experience with G-Suite and SmartSimple or similar grants database programs

How To Apply

Submit your application here.

The Organization

About Public Advocates

For nearly 50 years, Public Advocates Inc. has been at the forefront of social justice movements in California as a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination in areas such as education, transportation equity, climate justice and housing.

Public Advocates’ leadership and staff are committed to creating a work environment and society free of all forms of oppression.  Our workplace honors our individual and collective identities and fosters the ability to work effectively in cross-cultural situations and engage in courageous conversation about power, privilege and identity.  We strive to build a culture of cooperation and mutual support and value flexibility, resilience, optimism, curiosity and a sense of humor.

Position Overview

About the Position

We are seeking a Development Communications Specialist to play an essential role in our organization’s pursuit of social justice by increasing our capacity to raise revenues from foundation and individual donors to support our work.  This position will report to the Director of Development but will work very closely with the Grants Manager as well as the Managing Attorneys on the Education Equity and Metropolitan Equity program teams.

Our small but mighty development team has significant organizational responsibility – our annual operating budget is $4.2m – so we are looking for an effective and responsible communicator who can skillfully “manage up” and motivate team members to accomplish the organization’s foundation and individual donor fundraising goals.

Are you an excellent writer and editor with proven grant writing experience and an interest in leveraging your communication skills to strengthen our outreach to individual donors?  If so, please read on!

Responsibilities

• Grant Writing (approximately 40% of the role):
  • Develop strong understanding of and ability to communicate PA’s programs, strategic plan and funding priorities
  • Under the direction of the Grants Manager and in consultation with Managing Attorneys and other program team members as appropriate:
  • Draft and format LOIs, proposals and reports in Google docs; prepare all materials for timely internal review, editing and approval
  • Submit proposals and reports when requested to foundations
  • Assist Grants Manager in developing program updates to foundation donors
• Research & Cultivation (approximately 25% of the role):
  • Proactively research foundation prospects and qualify additional grant funding opportunities
  • Work with appropriate program and development team members to coordinate foundation/individual donor meetings, site visits and other events
• Individual Donor Support (approximately 25% of the role):
  • Develop strong understanding of and ability to communicate PA’s programs, strategic plan and funding priorities to individual donors
  • Work with the Director of Development to develop individual donor campaign outreach strategies
  • Support the cultivation and maintenance of individual donor relationships
  • Develop individual donor marketing, solicitation and stewardship communications and collateral for print and digital media as needed
  • Contribute to the development of digital communications and fundraising programs
  • Proactively research DonorSearch database for outreach opportunities
• Other (approximately 10% of the role):
  • Database management: includes ensuring that foundation contacts data are kept current, dates for all required actions are scheduled and stewardship notes are entered and supporting production of reports as needed
  • Process Management: includes collaborating with Development Team in managing grants pipeline tracking, including deadlines for submissions and reminders for renewal conversations, and working with various staff to track grant deliverables and gather information necessary for grant submissions
  • Assist with other Development Team fundraising projects as needed

Qualifications

You could be great for this role if:

• You’re an excellent writer with sharp editing skills who has at least 3-5 years of grant writing experience, specifically with private foundations, and a track record of success to prove it.
• You have experience developing individual donor messaging campaigns.
• You’re a self-starter with a high degree of initiative who can take an idea and run with it, while also keeping your team in the loop to ensure they provide feedback at the right points in the process.  This is a small team with significant organizational responsibility – we need drivers, not passengers.
• You can meet strict deadlines and handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment without letting things fall through the cracks.
• You can both give and receive feedback well, and you can work cooperatively with other staff and team members in the accomplishment of a goal.
• You know your way around Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
• You have excellent organizational skills.
• You have a passion for social justice, and you’d be excited to deploy your particular skills to advancing our mission.

Although not required, a really strong candidate might have some of the following:

• Experience* in digital communications and demonstrated understanding for effectively leveraging digital tools to spur action; experience growing a user/follower base through social media
• Strong research skills – knowledge of fundraising information sources a plus
• Database management experience – DonorPerfect experience a plus
• A bachelor’s degree

“Experience” does not have to be full-time, paid experience.

Qualities expected of all Public Advocates staff include integrity, high professional standards, commitment to progressive social change and working successfully with diverse colleagues, clients and community partners.  This includes active participation in promoting healthy workplace culture through our organizational diversity and inclusion initiative – an ongoing and intensive process of communication, trust-building and learning about our individual and organizational areas for growth.

Compensation & Work Setting

This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Director of Development.  The starting salary range for this role is $57,000-$68,000 depending on experience.  Benefits include full health and dental insurance for employee and eligible family members; life and long-term disability insurance; generous vacation; 403(b) retirement plan; and paid sabbatical after 7 years.  Our San Francisco office is currently located on the Embarcadero near the Ferry Building in San Francisco, convenient to public transportation (we offer access to tax-advantaged commuter benefits).

*At the time of this posting all our staff are working from home through March 31, 2021.  We anticipate a return to the office when it is safe to do so.

How To Apply

Application Instructions

Please email to devtcomms@publicadvocates.org: 1) your resume, 2) a thoughtful cover letter, 3) at least one writing sample that illustrates your grant writing skills and 4) names and contact information for three references, at least two of whom have directly supervised your work.  Your cover letter should:

• Explain your particular interest in this role and your qualifications to excel in it;
• Explain your interest in Public Advocates; and
• Highlight examples of grant proposals (and individual donor messaging, if available) that you wrote or otherwise meaningfully contributed to, along with a description of the role you played in each.

Questions about this position or the application process can be sent to the same email address.

The deadline to apply for this position is 11:59 pm on Friday, October 30, 2020.

Public Advocates reflects the rich diversity of California.  More than half of our employees and two-thirds of the members of our Board are people of color.  Our senior leadership team also reflects our commitment to diversity.  Four of seven members — including our President & CEO — are people of color, and three of seven members are women.

Public Advocates seeks to fill this position with someone who shares our values, including our organizational commitment to diversity.  We encourage all interested individuals to apply — especially Black, Indigenous and People of Color; women; people from low-income backgrounds; people with disabilities; people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or anyone belonging to any other federal or state protected category.  Read our Diversity Vision Statement here.

The Organization

History of The Chicago Community Trust

The Chicago Community Trust is a community foundation dedicated to advancing metropolitan Chicago and improving the lives of the people who call it home. The Trust serves as a philanthropic partner, connecting the generosity of donors with community needs. Today, following the creation of a The Chicago Community Trust is a community foundation dedicated to advancing metropolitan Chicago and improving the lives of the people who call it home. The Trust serves as a philanthropic partner, connecting the generosity of donors with community needs. Today, following the creation of a new strategic plan in 2018, the Trust stands committed to addressing Chicago’s legacy of systemic inequity and closing the racial wealth gap. With assets of approximately $3 billion, the Trust in partnership with its donors distributes more than $400 million in grants each year. Our unwavering mission is to mobilize resources, people, organizations and ideas in support of this vision for a truly equitable, connected and thriving community.

The Trust was founded in 1915 by Norman and Albert Harris, father and son duo of the Harris (now BMO Harris) bank family. The Chicago Community Trust was the fourth community foundation ever created. There are now 750 community foundations across Canada and the US.

Since 1915, the Trust has been part of nearly every major civic milestone of the Chicago region. From the creation of Millennium Park and Chicago’s Harris Theater to Leadership Greater Chicago and Chicago Urban League, the Trust has worked to support the people and organizations that have made Chicago a world class city.

Position Overview

Title:                   Major Gifts Manager

Department:   Philanthropic Services

Reports To:      Sr. Director of Resource Development

FSLA:                   Exempt

The Major Gifts Manager contributes to development of strategies for the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors, and is essential to growing the support for the Chicago Community Trust’s strategic priority initiatives, COVID-19 recovery plans, and civic leadership fund. The Manager will inform and implement strategies for identifying major gift prospects, cultivating donors and prospects, and securing gifts over $25,000. The Manager will be primarily responsible for stewardship of the Trust’s major donor portfolio.

Position Responsibilities

Fundraising Systems, Information & Reporting

• Work with Senior Director and across the organization to establish account management protocols and systems for donor tracking in CRM.
• Conduct prospect research for donor identification and qualification.
• Record all significant donor interactions in donor database according to moves management guidelines
• Provide accurate and timely activity, pipeline, and revenue reports as needed
  

Resource Development & Strategic Portfolio Management

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward qualified major donors and prospects, managing a portfolio of individual donor relationships that will grow over time
• Support senior leaders in securing transformational gifts by contributing to the development of donor strategies and managing donor cultivation and stewardship.
• Coordinate and conduct face-to-face visits, cultivation events and other activities to build meaningful personal relationships with donors
• Guide the development of donor proposals, presentations and reports as needed
• Work independently and be self-motivated in initiating contacts with potential donors, working with Communications Manager to develop scripts and talking points.
  

Relationship Building

• Collaborate with Philanthropic Services and other colleagues to identify prospects, inform solicitation strategies and support organizational goals
• Build internal partnerships to support an organization-wide fundraising culture
• Represent the Chicago Community Trust’s mission and strategic priorities to external stakeholders and actively network through events and community forums.

Position Requirements

• Bacheor’s degree with a minimum of three to five years’ experience in major gifts, specifically experience in cultivating and soliciting individual donors capable of five and six figure gifts
• Minimum of 5 years progressively responsible experience in Resource Development, including experience assisting in the development of successful ask strategies and effective major donor acquisition strategies
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Knowledge of the principles of fundraising and able to participate in all aspects of the donor journey: identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM to manage donor relationships

How To Apply

Please go to our Careers Page at https://www.cct.org/careers to see all our open positions and to apply,  Application deadline is October 15, 2020.

The Organization

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation seeks to recruit a strategic leader as Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to be based in Westlake Village, California.

ABOUT THE CONRAD N. HILTON FOUNDATION

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (“The Foundation”) works to improve the lives of individuals living in poverty and experiencing disadvantage throughout the world. Conrad N. Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, established the Hilton Foundation as a philanthropic trust in 1944. The Foundation continues to be guided by the founder’s mandate to “relieve the suffering, the distressed and destitute.”

From its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.8 billion in grants, distributing $110 million in the U.S. and around the world in 2019. Foundation assets increased from approximately $2.9 billion to $6 billion following the 2019 passing of Barron Hilton who, like his father, pledged virtually his entire estate to the Foundation. The growth in financial resources presents the Foundation with an exciting opportunity to scale the impact of its work globally.

The Foundation is a family foundation.  Governed by an 11-person board of directors of which a majority are direct descendants of Conrad Hilton, the Foundation has thoughtfully adhered to the wishes of its founder.  The Foundation invests in 7 program areas that include the areas of early child development, older youth development, refugees, safe water, Catholic Sisters, and homelessness.  In addition, following selection by an independent international jury, the Foundation annually awards the $2 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to a nonprofit organization doing extraordinary work to reduce human suffering. The Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the world’s largest annual humanitarian award.

Guiding the grantmaking, workplace culture and values of the Foundation is an overarching philanthropic approach, which employs four key pillars: grantmaking, communication and advocacy, collaboration, and learning. Together, these global and interrelated channels work to achieve impact by:

• Supporting programmatic solutions to sustain and test recognized and exploratory approaches.

• Investing in strengthening systems which support efforts to scale solutions, improve public policy and infrastructure, and drive funders, providers, and public leaders to invest resources and improve efficiencies toward shared goals.
• Developing knowledge from both direct service and system strengthening programs, integrating this knowledge with what was known before, and disseminating the knowledge to create continuous learning and to support the application of knowledge in each area where they work.
  

Along with direct services, the Foundation realizes they must also support reducing the systemic barriers that create the need for such programs, strengthen and align the systems that can create pathways of opportunity, and share knowledge about the best ways to achieve lasting change.

The Foundation seeks to exemplify the values and principles practiced by its donors: Integrity, Thinking Big, Humility, Stewardship and Compassion.  The funding afforded by the Foundation allows it to invest for the long term in areas that are traditionally underfunded, take risks, make bold investments, convene partners, and catalyze transformative change.

The Foundation also aspires to create a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace culture. With an understanding that the most vulnerable communities are those disproportionately impacted by systemic barriers and forms of discrimination, the Foundation strives to elevate the voices of those impacted by disparities across race, gender, and class lines to support long-lasting social change.

For more information about the Hilton Foundation, please visit: www.hiltonfoundation.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Vice President Operations and CFO is responsible for setting financial strategy, leading, and implementing policies and practices to guide the Foundation’s financial and operational activities. The Vice President  will manage a department of approximately 37. The Vice President should be proven leader with strong analytical, finance, and operational skills to contribute to a growing organization widely considered among the most influential in global philanthropy.

This individual will report to the President and CEO and serve on the Foundation’s Leadership Team, as well as serving as the primary staff liaison to the Board of Director’s Audit Committee. In consultation with the CEO and Leadership Team, will develop, implement, and oversee core systems and processes that drive how the organization operates. These systems include the organization’s financial, IT and facilities operations.  The Vice President will serve as an “internal consultant” to the CEO, Board, Foundation staff and other key stakeholders on all financial matters, making recommendations and suggesting pro-active strategies to keep the Foundation on track with goals and budgets.

The Vice President will manage and oversee the financial and facilities functions of the Foundation and should possess great people skills and excellent business acumen. The Vice President will help ensure the emerging global strategic grantmaking program is aligned with an inclusive and forward-looking business operations strategy.  The Vice President and CFO will guide the thoughtful and strategic deployment of the finances and operations of the Foundation.  Overall, the Vice President will partner with the Foundation’s leadership to ensure that the workplace operates smoothly.

Moreover, the Vice President will build on the Foundation’s legacy of values and strengths:

• Highly engaged staff and board strongly committed to the Foundation’s mission and values.
• Work that is both “high touch” (concretely helping real people in real time) and “high leverage” (investing in strengthened systems that will benefit many more people).
• An organization focused both on compassion and on “Thinking Big.”
• A commitment to high impact and continuous improvement.
• Humility and a willingness to ‘lead from behind.’

KEY GOALS AND RESPONSIBLITIES

The Vice President  will be the key strategic leader of finance and operations at a time of innovation and growth.  This person will serve as a member of the Foundation’s Leadership Team, which establishes priorities, fosters an environment that enables the Foundation to achieve its goals and carry out its mission and creates a sense of organizational cohesiveness in alignment with organizational values and culture.

Goals:

·        Drive best financial practices within the Foundation by internally communicating standard operating procedures, keeping the leadership team, Board and staff up to date on financial status and by generally serving as a point of reference for all growth plans and projects within the Foundation.

·        Establish annual priorities and benchmarks and conduct regular reporting, measuring projections against actual performance.

·        Keep up with new trends in the financial industry by attending conferences, participating in professional development, and sharing this information with the senior leadership team.

·        Build a top-tier internal finance team by actively, training and developing the team, mentoring, and working closely with analysts, consultants, auditors, tax planners and payroll staff.

·        Design, plan and implement financial strategies, plans and procedures to ensure successful engagement of the programmatic and strategic goals of the Foundation.

• Oversee the operations of the organization to meet Foundation goals and projections.

• Continually assess and upgrade the Foundation’s approach to internal controls, compliance with accounting standards, and other relevant finance policies and practices.

Responsibilities:

·        Establish financial systems, policies, and procedures in alignment with state and federal requirements. Preparation of annual operating budgets, financial reports, and regulatory filings.

• Advise the President and other key foundation leaders on financial planning, budgeting, cash flow, and other financial matters.
• Oversight of the Foundation’s spending/expense management.
• Serve as the key liaison to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Oversee all financial and departmental accounting, including cash flow and forecasting.
• Represent the Foundation externally with peer foundation leadership and other experts in banking and facilities negotiations/management to enhance insights and overall capabilities.
• Oversee the Information Technology and Facilities functions for the Foundation.
• Oversee lease and tenant relationships and work with key outside vendors, auditors, etc.
• Work closely with the Vice President, Talent and Culture to create inspiring, productive space for staff.
• Ensure compliance with all safety standards and codes of the facilities and oversight of building staff.
• Directly implement and oversee maintenance schedules, capital budgets, repair and maintenance budgets, and renovation schedules and budget.

PROFESSIONAL QUALFICATIONS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

The Vice President should ideally embody the following professional qualifications and personal attributes:

·        A deep commitment to the vision, mission, and operating values of the Foundation.

·        Proven leadership skills in financial analysis and an ability to translate data into  strategic tools to enhance workplace performance.

·        A record of success serving as the chief financial officer and demonstrated competence with personnel management, team building, and problem solving; More than 15 years’ experience total accounting/finance experience.

·        Experience dealing with financial management and operations of programs in low-
and middle-income countries.

·        Knowledge of Office Suite and Excel and familiarity with software such as Salesforce, etc.

·        Demonstrated integrity and leadership in working with and managing budgets, financial forecasting, performance measurement metrics.

·        Experience at integrating IT/Systems to improve accounting productivity and accuracy.

·        Demonstrated commitment to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace – expertise in recruiting and directing a diverse staff – building a nimble, collegial, and collaborative team.

·        Experience in facilities management.

·        Commitment to results; ‘can-do” mindset; outstanding problem-solving ability.

·        Experience at change leadership and change management.

·        Strong belief in Servant Leadership and demonstrated motivational and staff leadership abilities.

·        Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.

·        Management style that is goal oriented and flexible; that respects the unique individual capabilities of each staff member while providing them with a clear sense of direction.

·        Collegial, trustworthy, and possessing the highest level of personal and professional integrity.

·        A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, with an MBA and/or CPA – familiarity with philanthropic accounting and audit issues strongly preferred.

How To Apply

COMPENSATION

Compensation for the Vice President, Operations and CFO includes a competitive base salary, and an excellent package of health and employee benefits.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter, responding specifically to the experience and qualifications required, to:

Daniel Sherman
President, Explore Company 
resumes@explorecompany.com.

Refer to Hilton Foundation/VP Operations and CFO in the subject line.
No phone inquiries please. 

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an equal opportunity employer with values grounded in promoting equality and inclusion and embracing diversity. We welcome qualified applicants of all races, colors, gender identities, sexual orientations, economic classes, ages, religions, national origins, and ability/disability statuses. Veterans and individuals with lived expertise are encouraged to apply. We respect and seek to empower every member of our Foundation community. We support and celebrate our collective array of cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, skills and experiences; fully realizing that such diversity is what makes our organization flourish and better enables us to fulfill our mission in the world.

All correspondence will remain confidential.