Program Officer – Democracy

Program Officer – Democracy

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree or equivalent experience is a plus.
• 3 or more years of grants management, finance and project management experience. Experience in democracy a plus.
• Familiarity with grantmaking systems (cybergrants, salesforce, etc)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Keenly discreet and respectful and practices good judgement when handling private and confidential matters.

Responsibilities

• Support the managing director and senior program officer in grantmaking due diligence processes, including financial reviews.
• Support the team in monitoring and adjusting work plans and timelines as needed to meet grantmaking deadlines.
• Support a portfolio of existing and new grants at various stages from inception to completion including processing in Cybergrants.
• Understand and support grant budgets and ensure compliance with foundation practices and protocols, including appropriate programmatic and financial due diligence.
• Support information and updates for quarterly board meetings.
• Work with our effective philanthropy team to track grantee reporting and results.
• Collaborate with the communications team to share portfolio and grantee progress and relevant trends.
• Build internal and external relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including colleagues, nonprofit grantees, other funders, and community leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong financial acumen, with experience reading and interpreting nonprofit financials.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple timelines and priorities.
• Support and promote a growing culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
• Possess an inquisitive spirit and commitment to continuous improvement. Demonstrate nimbleness to adapt to a dynamic team and workplace.
• Possess a balance of intellectual and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Be adept at multi-tasking, prioritizing, and balancing changing priorities with minimal direction.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrate proficient research and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently balanced with the ability to work on a team.
• Model positive energy and can-do attitude.