Program Officer, Environmental Justice Resource Collective

Northern California Grantmakers; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Program Officer to implement grantmaking strategies focused on environmental justice. This role involves managing relationships with a diverse cohort of grantees, coordinating events, and supporting community-driven projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in grassroots movements, emotional intelligence, and excellent communication skills. Join a progressive organization committed to social change and make a meaningful impact in supporting Black and Indigenous communities through transformative grantmaking practices. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven foundation that prioritizes inclusivity and community engagement.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in grassroots or grantmaking related to environmental justice.
• Strong communication skills and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage communication with over 100 grantees and coordinate meetings.
• Conduct research and documentation to support program needs.

Skills

Grassroots movement work

Environmental justice

Climate justice

Project management

Written communication

Oral communication

Emotional intelligence

Job description

About Kataly Foundation

Kataly Foundation, a family foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is committed to supporting restorative economics, environmental justice, mindfulness and healing justice, and racial justice. Founded in 2018 with the intention of spending out a $445 million endowment over a ten-year time horizon, this growing organization intends to support movements around these issues and serve as a progressive leader in philanthropy.

Kataly’s mission is to support and provide resources to communities and social movements that are exploring new solutions to persistent, systemic problems. Kataly does this while embracing its role and responsibility in changing systems that led to wealth extraction from these communities in the first place. We move resources to support the economic, political, and cultural power of Black and Indigenous communities and all communities of color. By transforming its own relationship to capital, the planet, and each other, the Kataly Foundation will redistribute and redefine wealth in a way that leads to transformation, abundance, and regeneration.

One important distinction of the Kataly Foundation is that its approach is meant to be inclusive of the communities it seeks to fund. Pursuing a “practitioner-funder” philosophy, the Foundation actively engages leaders in the fields it supports to help make grantmaking decisions. Kataly aims to center solutions where the problems are. In addition, the Foundation is committed to solidarity philanthropy practices: general operating support, creative use of capital, and a commitment to capacity building and network weaving.

Program Officer

The Program Officer will help implement the grantmaking strategy of Kataly’s Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective (EJRC)-- which is led by a group of nine movement leaders who are decision-makers of both the grantmaking strategy and grantee award decisions-- in directing $75M in support of projects and organizations led by Black and Indigenous people and communities of color. EJRC supports projects that address community healing, build power, and/or build and strengthen the community infrastructure and land strategies that support the self-determination of Black and Indigenous people, all communities of color, and the sustainability of the planet.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manage communication with EJRC cohort of over 100 grantees including scheduling annual check-ins, responding promptly to grantee requests, working with other Kataly staff to coordinate shared grantee communication.
2. Identify opportunities to connect grantees with each other, other Kataly staff, partners, and funders.
3. Schedule, coordinate, and provide logistical and operational support for online and offline EJRC meetings, conferences, and grantee convenings.
4. Partner with Kataly's Director of Communications to uplift the EJRC approach to grantmaking, priorities, and grantees.
5. Maintain strong, mutually respectful relationships with grantee partners through every point of contact.
6. Conduct research, analysis, writing, and other forms of documentation and material preparation to support EJRC and Kataly's program needs.
7. Collaborate with Kataly's Grants Management team to process grants in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner.
8. Participate in meetings with staff on grantmaking, planning, and strategy across the Foundation.

Candidate Profile

While no one candidate will possess every quality outlined for this position, a successful candidate will bring many of the following professional competencies and personal attributes:

1. 5-7 years of grassroots, environmental justice, climate justice movement-based work or grantmaking.
2. Strong emotional intelligence and maturity, demonstrated humility and an orientation towards listening.
3. Clear and compelling written and oral communication skills.
4. Proven project management skills, from design to implementation.

Contact

Koya Partners l Diversified Search Group has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Submit a compelling cover letter and resume by here.

Kataly Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or marital status.