New York, NY (Hybrid)

Scherman Foundation Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scherman Foundation Inc. seeks a Program Officer to advance our grants portfolio with a strong emphasis on racial, economic, and social justice and environmental sustainability.

This role will support alignment of programs with our core commitments and collaborate across teams to maximize impact. You will manage and co-manage grantmaking across multiple portfolios, including Arts, Democracy, Environmental and Climate Justice, Reproductive Justice, and Strengthening New York Communities.

Qualifications

• Strong candidates will have a deep understanding of racial justice grantmaking.
• Familiarity with organizing and movement-building is preferred.
• Experience in grantmaking across arts, democracy, environmental/climate justice, reproductive justice, or community initiatives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and co-manage grantmaking in one or more portfolios within the foundation.
• Collaborate with staff, grantees, and philanthropic partners to align programs with justice and sustainability goals.

Skills

Racial justice grantmaking

Movement-building familiarity

Creativity and curiosity

Job description

We are seeking a Program Officer who is excited to support our current programs and grantees, while helping to more closely align those programs with our commitment to racial, economic, and social justice, and environmental sustainability. The Foundation made approximately 180 grants over the past two years totaling $14 million. Our five-person staff is highly collaborative and engaged. The Program Officer will be responsible for managing and co-managing grantmaking in one or more of our current grants portfolios. These include the Arts, Democracy, Environmental and Climate Justice, Reproductive Justice, and Strengthening New York Communities (SNYC) programs. The current sub areas within SNYC include Housing and Land Justice and Workers Rights and Justice. The distribution and extent of this work will depend on the expertise, capacities, and interests of the new Program Officer. Strong candidates will have a deep understanding of racial justice grantmaking, including the interconnectedness of work funded across portfolios as well as the other work being done at the foundation. Familiarity and/or experience with organizing and movement-building and the philanthropic partners that support this work is preferred. The position requires creativity, curiosity, and the desire to learn.