Chief Impact and Fieldbuilding Officer

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Incorporated; New London (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Incorporated seeks a Chief Impact and Fieldbuilding Officer (CIFO) to advance the Foundation’s influence, leverage strategy, and partnerships. This newly created role will partner with the CEO and leadership to shape and refine the impact and fieldbuilding plan, translating learning into practice across grantee partners and mission-aligned networks.

The CIFO will be a primary external representative, connect networks and coalitions in the South, and help move

Job description

The Opportunity
The Chief Impact and Fieldbuilding Officer (CIFO) will drive the Foundation’s influence and leverage strategy, deepen impact for grantee partners, program-related investment partners, and narrative partners, and connect the relationships, knowledge, and infrastructure needed to move more dollars and power towards Southern communities and movements. A newly created role, the CIFO will work closely with the CEO and leadership team to design, advance, and refine the impact and fieldbuilding strategy. In close, genuine partnership with the Chief Strategy Officer, the CIFO will help shape the Program Team’s strategy and approach and ensure that insights related to program learning and impact, narrative and storytelling, and influence and leverage are aligned with and inform Board learning and decision making. The CIFO will also serve as one of the Foundation’s key external representatives across networks, coalitions, and movement infrastructure, sharing insights and shaping conversations that help move resources and power to movements, leaders, and organizations in the South.

Ideal Candidate
A collaborative, systems-oriented leader with a track record of helping organizations, networks, or movements translate knowledge into action, strengthen partnerships, and mobilize resources in service of meaningful, community-driven change.