Senior Associate Program Officer (BV)

EPIP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative foundation is seeking a Senior Associate Program Officer to contribute to impactful initiatives in sustainable agriculture and the arts. This role involves developing and managing a growing portfolio, with a primary focus on grant-making, while also engaging in various responsibilities that support the foundation's mission of promoting a humane and healthy planet. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a difference in Chicago and beyond, where your expertise in program management and commitment to social causes will play a crucial role in shaping a better future for communities and ecosystems alike.

Qualifications

• Experience in grant-making and program management is essential.
• Knowledge of sustainable agriculture and the arts sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio focused on farmed animal welfare and art.
• Primarily responsible for grant-making and related activities.

Skills

Grant-making

Program management

Sustainable agriculture

Art sector knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in relevant field

Job description

The Builders Initiative (BI) is a private foundation established by a member of the Walton Family and his wife (the “Principals”). BI is the philanthropic arm of Builders Vision (BV), the Principals’ broader family office, which also includes a direct investing team (venture capital and private equity); an asset management team; and an operations team: all committed to the vision of a humane and healthy planet.

Collectively BV is focused on four core issue areas:

1. A more humane and healthy food system, with a focus on sustainable agriculture and food production, the welfare of farmed animals, and equitable access to healthy food in Chicago.
2. Sustainably managed and healthy ocean ecosystems, with a focus on scalable innovations in fisheries management, restorative aquaculture to provide ecosystem benefits and healthy seafood, and resilience strategies to protect ocean habitats against climate change.
3. Renewable energy for all, with a focus on accelerating the pace to 80% renewable penetration and planting seeds for the remaining 20%.
4. A flourishing, democratized arts sector, with a focus on enabling artists to enhance communities through visual arts and storytelling and to lead communities to connect in Chicago and the Rural Midwest.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Builders Initiative is looking for a Senior Associate Program Officer to join our team based in Chicago in developing and managing a growing portfolio of work related – but not limited to – farmed animal welfare and art. The position will primarily focus on grant-making but will encompass other responsibilities as well.