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Member Sign InThe James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grantmaking foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California. The Foundation’s current focus is a California where all low-income workers have the power to advance economically. Since 1937 the Foundation has provided more than $1.87 billion in grants to organizations throughout California. With about $2.3 billion in assets, the Foundation made grants of $105 million in 2019. We have about 50 staff in two offices, one in San Francisco and the other in Los Angeles. The Irvine Foundation is committed, internally and externally, to the values of accountability, curiosity, empathy, equity, nimbleness, partnership, and transparency.
Position Summary
The Program Officer (“PO”) role requires a professional with strong analytical abilities, a high degree of initiative, and collaborative skills. Reporting to an Initiative Director, the PO will work in partnership with the Foundation’s program staff and other staff on a set of initiatives to advance Irvine’s vision of a California where all low-income workers have the power to advance economically. The ideal candidate has experience in project execution and grantmaking; and strong interpersonal, writing, and communication skills. Program Officers work on one or more grantmaking initiative teams, which may be led by an Initiative Director or another senior staff member. Program Officers have an Advisor, who provides professional development coaching and performance assessments.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
1.0 Grantee Partnerships and Support
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
2.0 Analyzing and Evaluating
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
3.0 Collaboration to Execute Portfolio and Foundation-wide Efforts
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
Education & Experience
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
Desired Skills & Abilities
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Educating SCG members on political and legislative issues affecting philanthropy and the issue areas philanthropy supports.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
- Fostering engagement and collaborations with policymakers and the philanthropic sector to advance the work of philanthropy and build strong communities.
How to Apply
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