Program Officer, Primary Care

New York Health Foundation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Health Foundation seeks a Program Officer to support and report to the Vice President of Programs, working closely with another Program Officer and a Program Assistant to shape and manage the Primary Care priority area.

The role includes co-designing program strategies, reviewing grant proposals, making grants recommendations, managing grants and grantee relationships, assessing impact, and contributing to communications, convenings, and partnerships across the Foundation and its

Job description

Supporting and reporting to the Vice President of Programs, the Program Officer will work in close partnership with another Program Officer and a Program Assistant to shape and manage the Primary Care priority area. This position is ideal for a creative and strategic thinker who can contribute to executing and refining the three core strategies of the Primary Care priority area.

The Program Officer will be responsible for co-designing program strategies and initiatives; reviewing grant proposals; making grants recommendations to the Vice President of Programs and other senior staff; managing grants and relationships with grantees; assessing and communicating the impact of grant-supported projects; and generating ideas for communications and advocacy efforts, public events, technical assistance opportunities, and partnerships. They will work collaboratively across the Foundation’s other priority areas and its communications, policy and research, and grants management teams to advance shared goals.

As part of the Foundation’s activist philanthropy model, the Program Officer will represent the Foundation at meetings and conferences throughout New York State and nationally; organize and facilitate convenings; and contribute to external publications. The Program Officer will also help develop relationships that advance the portfolio’s work with thought leaders, key stakeholders, funding partners, and policymakers.