Portfolio Manager, Education Grantmaking

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies is seeking a Portfolio Manager to support the Director and Senior Portfolio Manager in Education Grantmaking. You will design and manage team priorities, lead research and learning initiatives, and assist with grantmaking within the portfolio.

The role involves coordinating across education funding areas to strengthen impact and joy in the team. The PM will work on multiple operational and knowledge-building projects, requiring strong synthesis,

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing team priorities and processes.
• Ability to synthesize key information and support learning activities.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage team priorities and processes for Education Grantmaking.
• Implement research, measurement and learning activities.
• Assist with grantmaking within the Co-President’s portfolio and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Project design

Project management

Collaboration

Job description

Washington, DC; New York; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies (Schusterman) strives for a future in with the United States and Israel live up to their ideals and achieve more just and inclusive societies. We work to advance racial, gender and economic equity in the U.S., as well as to foster a more joyful and diverse Jewish community. In Israel, we work toward a secure homeland for the Jewish people, a thriving democracy and an inclusive society that cares for its most vulnerable. We aim to drive and support long-term systemic change through investments in leaders, organizations and U.S. public policy.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Portfolio Manager (PM) works under the supervision of the Director, Education Grantmaking and closely with peers across all of our education funding areas: teacher preparation, professional learning, instructional materials, school system partnerships, and policy and public understanding. The PM supports the Director, Education Grantmaking, and the Senior Portfolio Manager, Education Grantmaking, to design and manage team priorities and processes, implement the team’s research, measurement and learning activities, and assist with grantmaking within the Co-President’s portfolio. The PM will have broad exposure to key internal and external activities of philanthropy, working on a range of operational and knowledge-building projects simultaneously. Our ideal candidate will be a strong project designer and manager who excels at discerning and synthesizing key information and working collaboratively to bolster team impact and joy.