Senior Program Officer or Program Officer (Education Expertise)

Chalkbeat New York; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Operations / Administration Senior Program Officer or Program Officer (Education Expertise)

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.

The Foundation is currently working a hybrid schedule, with at least two common days (Wednesdays and Thursdays) in its downtown Chicago office and occasional other days as needed. The hybrid schedule is potentially subject to change; any such change would be with ample notice.

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Job Description

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.

The Foundation is currently working a hybrid schedule, with at least two common days (Wednesdays and Thursdays) in its downtown Chicago office and occasional other days as needed. The hybrid schedule is potentially subject to change; any such change would be with ample notice.

How to Apply

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Bureaus: Chicago . Job Categories: Full-Time . Job Types: Operations / Administration . Salaries: 100,000 and above .

Job expires in 28 days.