Program Manager

The Klarman Family Foundation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The Klarman Family Foundation invites applications for a Program Manager to lead day-to-day outreach and analysis for a forthcoming capital funding initiative aimed at strengthening communities of color across Massachusetts.

This new role requires a proactive, detail-oriented project manager who can coordinate with the Director, Local Initiatives and Partnerships and connect with local ecosystems and philanthropy.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate is an effective project manager with proactive support to the Director, Local Initiatives and Partnerships, demonstrate familiarity with local ecosystems that make communities stronger and with place-based initiatives and/or philanthropy, possess strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day outreach and analysis for a capital funding initiative designed to strengthen communities of color within Massachusetts.
• Support the Foundation’s evolving place-based initiatives and monitoring of community assets across the Commonwealth.

Skills

Project management

Community outreach

Attention to detail

Job description

The Klarman Family Foundation seeks to identify areas of unmet need and to advance solutions to addressing them. Their intention as a Foundation is to help make measurable progress in improving the lives of others. Founded in 1990, The Klarman Family Foundation granted approximately $82 million in 2021 to advance its philanthropic interests.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Program Manager is a new role at the Foundation with a primary responsibility to manage the day-to-day outreach and analysis for a soon-to-be-launched capital funding initiative designed to strengthen communities of color within Massachusetts. The position will also maintain a pulse on a range of community assets and needs across the Commonwealth and will support the Foundation’s evolving place-based initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be an effective project manager with the ability to provide proactive support to the Director, Local Initiatives and Partnerships, demonstrate familiarity with the local ecosystems that make communities stronger as well as with place-based initiatives and/or philanthropy, possess a strong attention to detail, and have a commitment to the principles and values of the Foundation.