Senior Program Officer

Funders for LGBTQ Issues; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical including gender-confirming T

Dental

Vision coverage

Disability insurance

Employer retirement account contribute

IRA option

4 weeks paid vacation

16 wellness/sick days

3 personal days/floating holidays

11 paid holidays

Paid family and medical leave

Job summary

Pride Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Officer to lead the Community Grants program and advance a thoughtful, community-informed funding strategy. This role works closely with the Assistant Director of Programs and the Grants Team, shaping multi-year initiatives and ensuring trust-based grantmaking grounded in racial justice.

The Senior Program Officer will build relationships with grantee partners, implement due diligence, and share learnings with the team to strengthen our approach.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of transformative philanthropy and grantmaking.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with grantee partners.
• Grounded in racial justice and anti-oppressive principles.
• Center community trust in funding decisions and learnings.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of Pride Foundation’s Community Grants program, including outreach, review, reporting, and due diligence.
• Develop region-wide outreach strategies in collaboration with the Grants Team.
• Build and maintain relationships with grantee organizations and stay updated on developments.
• Lead grantmaking processes for responsive funding and special initiatives.
• Support other grant programs and help share stories internally and externally.

Skills

Grantmaking

Relationship-building

Racial justice

Anti-oppressive principles

Community engagement

Job description

We’re looking for someone who brings a strong understanding of transformative philanthropy and can apply that knowledge to thoughtful, community-informed funding decisions. The ideal candidate is a skilled relationship-builder, grounded in racial justice and anti-oppressive principles, who centers community trust in their approach to grantmaking. Working closely with the Assistant Director of Programs and the Grants Team, the Senior Program Officer will support the development of our multi-year Community Grants strategy and take primary responsibility for managing and implementing the program. They’ll build relationships with grantee partners and bring community insights and learnings back to the team to help strengthen our grantmaking.

In this role, the Senior Program Officer will:

• Lead the implementation of all aspects of Pride Foundation’s Community Grants program, including outreach, application review, administrative processes, reporting, and due diligence.
• Develop region-wide outreach strategies in collaboration with the Grants Team.
• Build and maintain relationships with grantee organizations, staying connected and up to date on organizational developments.
• Lead the implementation of grantmaking processes for responsive funding and special initiative programs.
• Support other grant programs as needed, including Capacity Beyond the Check and Movement Leadership Development initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Grants Team and Senior Communications Manager to share stories about our grantmaking programs internally and externally.

This is a full-time, remote position. Because Pride Foundation is deeply rooted in the communities we serve, candidates must live in (or be willing to relocate to) Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington. Staff members in the greater Puget Sound region have the option to work out of our headquarters office in Seattle. The role also includes occasional evening and weekend work and approximately 10–20% travel throughout the region.

Pride Foundation utilizes an equitable and competitive compensation program and salary structure that includes regular Cost of Living Adjustments and raises. For this position, the salary range is $89,000-94,000 annually, depending on experience. This salary is non-negotiable beyond this range to counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity for salaries.

Excellent employer-paid benefits including:

• medical (includes coverage of gender-confirming health services and procedures)
• dental
• vision coverage
• disability insurance
• employer retirement account contribution
• option to invest in an individual retirement account
• 4 weeks paid vacation
• 16 wellness/sick days
• 3 personal days/floating holidays
• 11 paid holidays
• paid family and medical leave

Priority Deadline: September 1st