Senior Program Officer (RWJF)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Princeton, NJ; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, NJ, seeks a senior program officer to co-design, manage, and monitor theme-level strategies and programming in health. Based in RWJF’s Princeton office, the SPO will lead the design of initiatives, evaluate proposals, monitor grants, and share learnings to advance the Foundation’s goals.

Successful candidates will have six or more years of leadership experience and recognized content knowledge in health, with a commitment to equity.

Qualifications

• Six or more years of leadership experience in health-related programs.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and evaluate complex initiatives.
• Strong collaboration and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Co-design, manage, and monitor theme-level strategies and programming.
• Lead design of new initiatives and evaluate proposals.
• Monitor programs and grants and disseminate knowledge.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Program Management

Job description

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF; the Foundation), located in Princeton, N.J., is the largest philanthropy in America dedicated solely to health. Since 1972, we have been providing funding, assistance, and research for projects and programs to help people, their families, and their communities be as healthy as possible. RWJF is committed to working alongside others to build a Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being. This requires removing obstacles to health, such as poverty, powerlessness, and discrimination, and their harmful consequences.

We take seriously our responsibilities, and we pledge to work in ways that reflect our Guiding Principles. These are rooted in equity and influence everything we do at RWJF. Equity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration allow our staff’s wide range of experiences, passions, and perspectives to enrich our work and strengthen our ability to address our nation’s most pressing health issues. The Foundation offers a collaborative, collegial, and creative work environment. With a career at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, you will make a difference.

RWJF is seeking a senior program officer (SPO) to co-design, manage, and monitor theme-level strategies and programming in support of RWJF’s initiatives to improve health and health care. Working with the Healthy Children and Families (HCF) theme, the SPO’s primary responsibilities will include providing intellectual and organizational leadership in designing and implementing new initiatives; evaluating proposals; monitoring programs and grants; learning from program investments and activities; providing mentorship in the development of junior staff; and creating impact through dissemination of knowledge. Senior officers are based in the Foundation’s Princeton, N.J., office.

Successful candidates will have six (6) or more years of extensive experience and proven leadership and recognized in the field for specific content knowledge.

RWJF offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits. Application deadline is September 19, 2021.