Program Officer – Education

The Kresge Foundation; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation services

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401k and 401k matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

The Kresge Foundation invites applications for a Program Officer for Education in Troy, Michigan. The role supports the design and implementation of a grantmaking program aimed at increasing postsecondary attainment in cities while closing equity gaps for low-income students and students of color.

You will work with the Education team, Grants Management, Communications, and Social Investment Practice, reporting to the Managing Director in a hybrid schedule with up to three remote days per week.

Qualifications

• Commitment to low-income people and social justice.
• Experience in grantmaking or education policy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist design and implementation of a national postsecondary attainment grantmaking program.
• Collaborate with Education team, Grants Management, Communications, and Social Investment Practice.
• Report to the Managing Director and support equity-focused education initiatives.

Job description

The Kresge Foundation is one of the top 20 private philanthropic foundations in the United States and the only one focused exclusively on expanding opportunities for people with low income in American cities. With a $4.2 billion endowment and a staff of over 100 employees, the foundation deploys grants and social investments across arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development. The foundation’s state-of-the‑art headquarters maintains an array of energy-efficient, water-conserving and health-promoting systems. The foundation also operates an office in Detroit’s Midtown district.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Program Officer for Education will assist in the design and implementation of a grantmaking program that seeks to increase national postsecondary attainment in cities while eliminating equity achievement gaps for low-income students and students of color, especially African Americans, Latinx, Native Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, and other under‑represented groups.

The team seeks Program Officer candidates with strong experience and a demonstrated commitment to low-income people, social justice, and the eradication of race‑based and other equity gaps in education. Our grantmaking areas have included:

• Advising
• City‑based efforts to improve local college access and success
• College access programs
• College affordability (including financial aid, free community college, and predatory student loans)
• Community colleges
• Data analytics
• Developmental education reform
• Higher education technology
• Minority Serving Institutions
• Non‑academic barriers to student success (including housing and food insecurity, and limited transit and childcare options)
• South African higher education policy and practice
• Student‑focused public higher education
• Transfer and articulation
• U.S. federal, state, and local higher education policy

The individual filling this position will report to the Managing Director and work in close partnership with other members of the Education team, as well as with the Foundation’s Grants Management team, Communications team and Social Investment Practice, a team that uses loans, loan guarantees and deposits in support of Kresge program goals.

This position is located in Troy, Michigan and currently has a hybrid schedule with remote work from home up to 3 days per week.

Some of the benefits include:

• Relocation services • 401k and 401k matching
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance • Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off • Life, accident and disability insurance

Kresge is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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