Program Associate

GreenLight Fund - Philadelphia, PA; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

GreenLight Fund Philadelphia is seeking an independent, highly organized Program Associate dedicated to advancing economic mobility and equity in the greater Philadelphia area. This role supports the Executive Director and collaborates across local partners and the national network to implement community-driven initiatives.

The ideal candidate will coordinate programs, track deliverables, and help remove barriers that historically underserved communities face, contributing to meaningful,

Job description

GreenLight Fund is a national nonprofit with a local focus that partners with communities to create opportunities for inclusive prosperity.

Each year we facilitate a community-driven process that matches the local needs of individuals and families not met by existing programs, to organizations with track records of success elsewhere. Working with communities, we identify, invite in and launch proven organizations, providing collaborative support so they can quickly take root and deliver change.

Everything we do is designed to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity all too often rooted in racial inequities. Our impact increases exponentially as we address one specific, community-identified need each year, in each GreenLight site.

Since 2004, we have launched 44 portfolio organizations across eleven sites, invested $30.5M, and attracted an additional $206M from other funding sources, reaching more than 550,000 individuals and families last year alone.

To learn more about the GreenLight Fund, please visit www.greenlightfund.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

GreenLight Fund Philadelphia Overview

GreenLight Fund Philadelphia has 7 organizations that make up our portfolio: Single Stop USA, Year Up, Center for Employment Opportunities, ParentChild+, Compass Working Capital, Hopeworks and The Fountain Fund. Together, these organizations reach thousands of families and individuals in distinct ways that help them advance economically.

Position Overview

We seek an independent, highly organized, and community focused Program Associate with a passion for equity and addressing economic mobility for historically under-resourced communities in the greater Philadelphia area. This position will report to the Executive Director of GreenLight Fund Philadelphia, and work collaboratively across a growing local team as well as the GreenLight Fund national network of sites.