Location: San Francisco, CA
Department: Community Impact
Type: Regular, Full Time, Exempt
Min. Experience: Intermediate Level
The Semi-monthly (per pay period) compensation for this position in FY25 is:
$3,596.67 per pay period
Organizational Result
All people living in the San Francisco Bay Area are economically secure, rooted in vibrant communities and engaged in Civic Life.
SFF Values
Anti-racism, Boldness, Equity, and being Rooted in Community
Position Summary
The Program Associate for the People Pathway supports the Pathway’s grantmaking/grantee relationships, milestone achievement, strategy development, research, and communications functions. The Program Associate works closely with the People team, other Community Impact department teams, the Philanthropy and Gift Planning, Marketing and Communications, and Operations teams, and the Office of the CEO.
Boundaries
The Program Associate is on the People Pathway team, which sits in the Community Impact
Department and is tasked with developing core strategies for advancing SFF’s racial equity and economic inclusion goals.
Authority
The Program Associate reports to the Senior Director of the People Pathway. Under the direction of the Senior Director of People Pathway, the Program Associate will be tasked with both supporting and leading team and SFF-wide activities, including representing the People Pathway internally and in community.
Role
The People Pathway leads the Foundation’s efforts to expand economic prosperity for low-income BIPOC communities, envisioning a San Francisco Bay Area where communities of color are resourced instead of criminalized, workers have quality empowered jobs, and more businesses are cooperatively owned.
The People Pathway’s funding priorities are:
- Advancing quality empowered jobs
- Building essential worker power
- Expanding worker-owned cooperatives
- Decriminalizing poverty
- Eliminating unjust fines and fees
- Reimagining public safety
A successful Program Associate candidate for the People Pathway has a basic understanding of the systemic causes of racial and economic inequity and has experience working to build power and/or improve conditions for BIPOC people/communities.
The role of the Program Associate, People Pathway is to support the People Team in the development and implementation of strategic goals, support grantee stakeholders, including through grantmaking, represent the People Pathway internally and in community, and otherwise support advancing SFF’s racial equity and economic inclusion mission.
Tasks
- Build and sustain relationships with grantees and other key stakeholders related to People Pathway goals
- Support portfolio of grantees to complete grant applications and conversational check-ins/grant reports
- Assess grantees and prospective applicants for programmatic alignment and fit
- Manage a People Pathway programmatic strategy, including co-developing and completing annual milestone(s)
- Serves as application lead and point of contact to assigned grantees, providing reliable and professional customer service to all stakeholders.
- Provides critical analysis and evaluation of grantee progress with milestone tracking
- Coordinate/conduct/support site visits, community meetings, and special convenings
- Represent the People Pathway in SFF working groups, committees, and at community events
Competencies & Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree is preferred; additional work experience, educational degrees and certificates will be considered
Experience:
- Minimum of two years and maximum of four years of relevant experience. Relevant experience can include progressively responsible work experience in the public or non-profit sectors, as well as lived and volunteer experience
- Experience in applying a racial or economic equity frame in work environments
- Proven record of successfully working independently and collaboratively in teams is required
- Understanding of Bay Area nonprofit and philanthropic communities is preferred
Skills And Competencies
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice and equity
- Displays active listening, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously,
- Desire for continued growth and development,
- Learns quickly in new environments
- Ability to engage with diverse staff and external stakeholders
- Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback
- Intermediate to advanced computer/software skills, including Microsoft 365 (Outlook,
- Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Teams) and Zoom.
- Ability to learn, navigate and manage online platforms, including Fluxx, Qlik sense,
- Smartsheet, and Salesforce
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align exactly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Compensation: The San Francisco Foundation offers a very competitive total compensation package including base compensation in alignment with our organizational budget size and rich medical and fringe benefits offerings. This position pays $3596.67 per pay period/per hour. You may read more about our compensation philosophy and benefits on the career page.
Remote Work Policy: The Foundation has adopted a long-term hybrid in-person and remote work policy. Dedicated to its employee health and safety, The Foundation will continue to make decisions in accordance with San Francisco County and California mandates. Employees must reside or plan to relocate to California if hired.
Requesting Accommodations: The Foundation is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Foundation will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
The San Francisco Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of diverse backgrounds to apply.
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