Community Foundation of North Central...

Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce; Fitchburg (MA); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous health and dental insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

401k retirement plan with companymatch

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Meaningful work with direct community

Collaborative and supportive team

Zusammenfassung

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts seeks a Community Impact Officer to lead assessment of grantmaking impact across 33 communities in the region. You will manage the foundation's grant application and review process, staff grant committees, and conduct field research to identify emerging needs and opportunities.

Reporting to the President/CEO, you will cultivate fundholder relationships and collaborate with staff to communicate impact and advance grantmaking priorities,

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in planning, development, or a related field.
• At least two years' experience in community planning or development.
• Strong narrative and analytical writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing committees.
• Public speaking proficiency.
• Ability to travel regularly.
• Proficiency with digital communication and analytics tools.
• Valid driver’s license.

Aufgaben

• Understand, monitor, and report on the impact of board-directed and fundholder-directed grants distributed through the community foundation.
• Collect, organize, and interpret information into clear findings and stories describing impact of Foundation initiatives.
• Collaborate with staff on strategies to communicate the impact of grants.
• Identify emerging regional needs and opportunities and nonprofits best positioned to help.
• Cultivate relationships with other philanthropic organizations and funders for potential co-funding.
• Partner with the Director of Philanthropy to connect fundholders to impact opportunities.
• Manage the board-directed grants process, including competitive grants for five funds.
• Stay abreast of regional developments and share relevant findings with the Foundation.
• Undertake other duties as directed.

Kenntnisse

Strong writing

Interpersonal skills

Public speaking

Organizational skills

Project management

Data collection

Analytical thinking

Travel readiness

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in planning/development or related field

Jobbeschreibung

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Salary Range: $75,000–$100,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Location: Fitchburg, MA

Position Overview

We seek a Community Impact Officer to lead our efforts to assess and deepen the impact of the

Foundation's grantmaking on the quality of life across the 33 communities we serve. This role will

be critical to helping us invest and leverage our grant funds and in connecting fundholders to the

local opportunities where their giving will matter most.

We are looking for someone who can bring the tools of community and regional planning to

philanthropy including needs assessment, field-based data collection, and participatory processes

for engaging community members and stakeholders.

Reporting directly to the President/CEO, the Community Impact Officer will manage the Foundation's

grant application and review process, including staffing the board's grant committees, while

conducting the field research and relationship- building needed to understand impact and identify

emerging community needs and opportunities. They will establish and cultivate relationships with

prospective and existing funding partners. The role joins a six-member team and is provided

considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

Core Responsibilities

• Understand, monitor, and report on the impact of board-directed and fundholder-directed grants

  distributed through the community foundation

• Collect, organize, and interpret qualitative and quantitative information into clear findings

  and compelling stories that describe the impact of Foundation initiatives on our communities

• Collaborate with Community Foundation staff on strategies to clearly communicate the impact of

  our grantmaking initiatives.

• Identify emerging regional needs and opportunities and the nonprofits best positioned to help

  advance our objectives and bring them forward to inform the Foundation's grantmaking priorities.

• Cultivate relationships with other philanthropic organizations including private and public foundations, corporate funders who might be interested in co-funding a regional initiative alongside the Foundation

• Partner with the Director of Philanthropy to connect fundholders to impact opportunities

• Manage the board-directed grants process, including the competitive grant process for five

  competitive grant funds and their grant committees

• Keep abreast of relevant developments across the region and bring relevant findings to the

  Foundation's attention

• Other related duties as directed

Required Qualifications

• Education, training, and experience comparable to a master’s degree and at least two years of

  experience in community planning, community development, or a related field

• Strong narrative and analytical writing skills

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills

• Experience managing committee processes

• Proficient public speaker

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Proficiency with digital communication and analytical tools

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel regularly to grantee sites and communities

  throughout the region

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of community planning activities, practices, and techniques including

  interview-based data collection, data analysis, and participatory planning processes

• Familiarity with the social and economic dynamics of North Central Massachusetts communities

• Experience with the philanthropic sector

• Generous health and dental insurance

• Life and Disability Insurance

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Professional development opportunities

• Meaningful work with direct community impact

• Collaborative and supportive team environment

About Us

• Providing donors with a convenient, effective, and informed platform for impactful

• Conducting meaningful grant-making guided by measurable results

• Convening stakeholders around issues of importance to the residents of our region

Our foundation serves 33 communities in North Central Massachusetts, a vibrant region known for its natural beauty, rich manufacturing heritage, and diverse communities. Since our founding in 2001,

we've distributed over $100 million in grants and currently manage $130 million in charitable

assets.

The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts values a diverse workforce and promotes an inclusive culture. We employ qualified people without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, mental illness, genetics, choice of health insurance, marital status, arrest record, age, veteran status, or any basis prohibited under applicable law.

Applicants, as well as position incumbents, who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

For more information about our organization, please visit: www.cfncm.org.