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Program Officer, American Cities

The Kresge Foundation
Presencial, O trabalho pode ser executado em ou perto de Detroit, MI
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  • Detalhes

    Tipo de Emprego:Tempo Integral
    Educação:Ensino Superior Requerido
    Salário:Pelo menos USD $140.000 / year

    Descrição

    Strategic Philanthropy Through Grants and Social Investments: Expanding Equity and Opportunities in America's Cities

    About the Organization

    The Kresge Foundation is one of the top 20 private philanthropic foundations in the United States and the only one focused exclusively on expanding opportunities for people with low income in American cities. With an endowment of approximately $4 billion and a staff of over 100 employees, the foundation deploys grants and social investments across arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development, nationally and in Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans, and Fresno. The foundation's state-of-the-art headquarters maintains an array of energy-efficient, water-conserving and health-promoting systems. The foundation also operates an office in Detroit's Midtown district.

    About the Position

    What You'll Do

    The American Cities Program Officer is responsible for the implementation of a strategy to develop a future where currently under-resourced cities and neighborhoods across the country offer a high quality of life; provide easy-to-access pathways to wealth and economic mobility; celebrate unique cultures; and reflect the power, priorities, and preferences of their residents. The team leads the Foundation's long-standing efforts in cities such as Fresno, Memphis, and New Orleans, and its work is informed by the Foundation's place-based work in Detroit, the approaches of Kresge's discipline-based programs, and the insights of community partners.

    The Program Officer will manage a portion of the team's portfolio of grants and social change efforts; represent the American Cities team and the Kresge Foundation; collaborate with partners at national and local levels; design and implement grantmaking initiatives; and lead select bodies of work associated with the program's strategic priorities.

    Key Responsibilities

    Grant Making

    • Develop and manage place-based grantmaking strategies including work at the neighborhood, city, regional/county, and associated state levels.
    • Develop grantmaking initiatives (i.e., external requests for proposals including RFP development, publication, proposal review and evaluation criteria).
    • Structure, recommend, and manage a portfolio of grants related to multi-city initiatives, national community development, and thought leadership and convenings on cities.

    External Relations

    • Build and manage relationships with local nonprofits, government and community partners and assess opportunities for impact and collaboration with local funding partners through research, site visits and stakeholder meetings.
    • Provide grantee and city partners with connections to other cities, communities of practice, and other non-financial resources.
    • Represent the foundation publicly, sharing program approaches and grant making outcomes.

    Organizational Development

    • Act as a thought partner and identify opportunities for collaborative strategy development and grantmaking with other Kresge grantmaking program teams.
    • Support the team's use of program-related investment (PRI) and innovative capital tools to achieve program objectives.
    • Foster internal collaboration through working groups dedicated to cities, promoting co-learning, exchanging information, and implementing shared accountability structures.
    • Contribute to and apply working knowledge of subject matter and field expertise to the development of the team's grantmaking strategy.
    • Stay current with effective and equitable strategies in the urban development field.
    • Maintain and develop a breadth of knowledge around emerging trends and innovations.

    Who You'll Work With

    You will report to the Managing Director of the American Cities Program. You will frequently collaborate with two other American Cities Program Officer(s). Other team members include the Associate Program Officer and Program Officers and Fellows with various subject matter expertise.

    Required Skills and Experience

    Education & Professional Experience

    • A minimum of five years of work experience in government, management consulting, cross-sector collaboration, nonprofit management, or philanthropy related to community/economic development, urban development, public policy, or urban planning
    • Working knowledge of or education in urban planning and development, or community and economic development.
    • Bachelor's degree required; master's degree or equivalent experience preferred.

    Project Management

    • Experience managing projects from conception to completion.
    • Experience gathering and/or analyzing data, conducting qualitative or quantitative research, creating takeaways and executive summaries, and developing associated recommendations.
    • Demonstrated ability to master a diverse workload and implement strategies.

    Relationship Management

    • Demonstrated potential to lead and influence diverse groups of collaborators.
    • Demonstrated ability to effectively develop and manage strong and productive working relationships with internal and external partners.
    • Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to successfully interact and work across teams, functions, and sectors.
    • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to present to various groups or stakeholders.

    Commitment to Diversity

    • Demonstrated commitment to championing issues of inclusion and equity.
    • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse communities, including those across race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.

    Salary

    This position is full-time. The salary for this position is a minimum of $140,000 per year. Individual offers will be based on the candidate's years of experience and our practice of upholding salary equity within the foundation.

    Benefits

    • Health insurance
    • Dental & vision insurance
    • Paid Time Off and Half-Day Fridays
    • Paid family medical and parental leave
    • 401k with employer matching
    • Life, accident, & disability insurance
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Comprehensive relocation package for qualified candidates

    Application Instructions

    Qualified individuals, please apply: https://www.on-ramps.com/jobs/3373

    Strategic Philanthropy Through Grants and Social Investments: Expanding Equity and Opportunities in America's Cities

    About the Organization

    The Kresge Foundation is one of the top 20 private philanthropic foundations in the United States and the only one focused exclusively on expanding opportunities for people with low income in American cities. With an endowment of approximately $4 billion and a staff of over 100 employees, the foundation deploys grants and social investments across arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development, nationally and in Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans, and Fresno. The foundation's state-of-the-art headquarters maintains an array of energy-efficient, water-conserving and health-promoting systems. The foundation also operates an office in Detroit's Midtown district.

    About the Position

    What You'll Do

    The American Cities Program Officer is responsible for the…

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    Presencial
    Detroit, MI, USA

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