Senior Director, Program Innovation

Georgia Resilience & Opportunity Fund; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Cell phone stipend

Retirement

Job summary

The GRO Fund, based in Georgia, seeks a Senior Director of Program Innovation to serve as GRO's top program leader and Leadership Team member. The role focuses on maintaining program excellence while creating innovation and learning infrastructure to execute the 2026 strategy.

The salary range is $120,000–$155,000, with eligibility for an annual performance bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, parental leave, generous PTO, a monthly cell

Responsibilities

• Serve as GRO's most senior programmatic leader and member of the leadership team.
• Ensure GRO's existing programs run with excellence and meet participants’ needs, while building the innovation and learning infrastructure to drive the organization’s new strategy.

Job description

Company Description:

The GRO Fund builds bold, evidence-based, and community-driven solutions to address racial income and wealth divides in Georgia. Our flagship program, In Her Hands, provides a monthly, no-strings-attached income supplement to nearly 1,000 women across Georgia. Freedom Futures, our accelerated Baby Bonds pilot, blends monthly income support, financial advising, and an investable sum for 50 young adults. We are a staff of 10, operating with an annual budget of approximately $3-5 million. Over the next three years, we anticipate expanding our program portfolio to match the ambitions of our updated 2026 strategy.

Role Description:

The GRO Fund is seeking a Senior Director of Program Innovation to serve as GRO's most senior programmatic leader and member of the leadership team. This is a high-impact role for a rigorous, solutions-oriented practitioner who can hold two things at once: ensuring that GRO's existing programs run with excellence and meet participants’ needs, while building the innovation and learning infrastructure to drive the organization’s new strategy.

The salary for this position is $120,000-$155,000, with eligibility for an annual performance bonus. The GRO Fund also offers a competitive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid parental leave; generous PTO; a monthly cell phone stipend; and retirement.

The target start date is in November.

Flexibility will be given for the candidate with the best fit. References will be requested from finalists.

The GRO Fund is an equal-opportunity employer that centers racial justice in its work internally and externally. We are committed to equity and diversity and to the recruitment and retention of people from backgrounds traditionally excluded from philanthropy, including Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with disabilities.