Senior Program Officer or Program Officer

Funders for LGBTQ Issues; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foundation in Chicago seeks a Senior Program Officer or Program Officer to enhance educational access and equity for marginalized students. The role involves shaping grantmaking strategies aimed at fostering community-led solutions and addressing systemic racial injustices. This opportunity invites passionate candidates to significantly impact the educational landscape and contribute to a more just future.

Qualifications

• Strong background in education policy and grantmaking.
• Experience working with marginalized groups.
• Ability to foster connectedness and improve school climate.

Responsibilities

• Define and operationalize new grantmaking goals.
• Collaborate with grantmaking staff on initiatives.
• Address racial disparities in education.

Skills

Expertise in education

Knowledge of policies to improve student learning

Understanding of racial equity

Job description

Senior Program Officer or Program Officer

Polk Bros. Foundation is currently seeking to fill one key position on its grantmaking program staff. Depending on experience, the successful candidate may be hired into either a Program Officer or Senior Program Officer role.

Strong candidates will have expertise and experience in the Education field, including knowledge of proven methods and policies to accelerate student learning especially for students from historically or currently marginalized groups, foster connectedness to school, and improve school climate and school leadership in the Chicago public school system and/or approaches and policies to improve college and post-secondary affordability, access, success, and connections to pathways into jobs with career progression.

In all grantmaking areas, we are increasingly interested in fundamentally changing the conditions that uphold racial injustice and cause racial disparities, and helping make progress toward a more just and equitable future for our city. We recognize that the most promising solutions are interconnected and frequently community-led and community-driven. This Program/Senior Program Officer will join the Building Community Wealth team and participate as a collaborative partner with the full grantmaking staff.

While the framework for the Foundation’s goals has been announced, this is an exciting and unique opportunity for the right candidate to help us further define and operationalize the new goals, measures of impact, and grantmaking directions.

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