Program Officer

Grand Rapids Community Foundation; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Rapids Community Foundation is seeking a Program Officer to partner with the Program Department to advance community engagement and grant activities across funds and designated programs. The role supports inquiry, application, implementation and evaluation with partners, balancing systems-level work with catalytic grassroots opportunities.

As part of a collaborative team, the Program Officer will nurture authentic relationships and listen to communities facing inequities, ensuring

Job description

The Program Officer works closely with the Program Department team to advance the Community Foundation’s community engagement and resource activities. They will work as a team with other program officer(s) on the grant activities of existing specialty funds such as the Nonprofit Technical Assistant Fund, geographic affiliates, Black Legacy Fund, Our LGBTQ Fund, Somos Comunidad Fund, Youth Fund, Fund for Community Good, or multiple designated funds for specific use. The Program Officer will walk alongside prospective partners from inquiry, application, implementation and evaluation.

The Program Officer will play a supportive role in informing strategic opportunities and connections between the Community Foundation and the community that balances systems-level work with support for catalytic opportunities at the grassroots level. Part of a collaborative team, the Program Officer will work to identify opportunities for the Community Foundation to support emerging efforts that align with the organization’s North Star. The Program Officer will develop and maintain authentic relationships in community that ensure an understanding of the lived experience of people encountering inequities.

The Program Officer will have an extraordinary understanding and commitment to the Community Foundation’s North Star and deeply rooted relationships and networks within communities experiencing inequities in Kent County. They will have extensive experiences working effectively with persons from various cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds. They will have a demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative setting, be flexible and adaptive while exercising strong judgement and exceptional attention to detail, multitask to meet deadlines, effectively communicate around sensitive issues, and the ability to be an active listener.