Program Associate, Environment

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - Menlo Park, CA; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A philanthropic organization in Menlo Park is seeking a Program Associate to oversee climate-related initiatives. The role involves administering grants, managing budgets, and engaging with key partners. Responsibilities include supporting strategy development and executing grant processes. The ideal candidate will contribute to the foundation's innovative work on climate change and artificial intelligence. This is an opportunity to impact environmental strategy through effective program management.

Responsibilities

• Administer grants and manage the portfolio’s budget.
• Sustain relationships with key partners and stakeholders.
• Contribute to strategy development, implementation, and evaluation.

Job description

The Program Associate reports to the Program Officer overseeing the foundation’s climate related work on China, on industrial emissions, and on artificial intelligence. This role will administer grants, manage the portfolio’s budget, sustain relationships with key partners and stakeholders, and contribute to strategy development, implementation, and evaluation.

The Program Associate will work directly with the program’s grantees, and manage all administrative aspects of the grantmaking process, including communications regarding proposals, budgets, and grant reports. The Program Associate may also research issues, programs, and organizations related to portfolio and to the Program’s climate and energy strategies.