Program Officer

Sobrato Philanthropies; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sobrato Philanthropies seeks a Program Officer to advance the English Learner (EL) Program in California, focusing on strategy implementation, grantmaking, monitoring, and learning. You will partner with state and local education stakeholders to drive systemic change for ELs and help tell the program story internally and externally.

Based in the San Francisco area, this role collaborates with grantees and team members to deploy evidence-based narratives and measure progress toward impact

Qualifications

• Experience in education reform or policy for ELs.
• Knowledge of California policy environment.
• Experience with grantmaking and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Support statewide grantmaking strategy development and implementation.
• Monitor, evaluate, and learn from program activities to track impact.
• Collaborate with grantees and partners to communicate impact.

Skills

Strategy implementation

Grantmaking

Monitoring

Evaluation

Job description

The Sobrato Organization’s mission is to build a more equitable and sustainable world through business and philanthropic leadership. We work to inspire current and future generations to steward family resources in service of others around the world. We have established a deep legacy in Silicon Valley that includes a commitment to community and our values honor and promote this legacy:

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Program Officer (PO) position is a crucial member of Sobrato Philanthropies’ English Learner (EL) Program team and engages in strategy implementation, grantmaking, progress monitoring, and evaluation. The PO will demonstrate deep knowledge about effective and promising approaches to advance systemic change for ELs in California. This role will understand the local, state, and national policy environment related to this work and is expected to partner with state and local stakeholders with a vested interest in education reform on behalf of ELs. The PO will manage two key pieces of the EL Program, among other tasks: 1) the statewide grantmaking strategy, and 2) monitoring, evaluation, and learning. The role will help the portfolio track and gather our impact in the field. The candidate will also support communications efforts to tell the story of EL Program’s impact internally and collaborate with team members, grantees, and other partners to externally deploy a robust narrative change approach with the broader public.