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About the Position
Polk Bros. Foundation is seeking to hire two Program Assistants (PAs). One PA will support two program teams at the foundation (3-4 people total), and one PA will support the two VPs and one program team (3-4 people total). Each will perform, for the staff they support, the following, essential administrative tasks: handling the logistics for team members’ in-person and virtual meetings and convenings; managing scheduling and travel arrangements; processing grant applications and ongoing grants through the Foundation’s grants management software system (Fluxx); clearly and timely communicating with prospective, current and former program grantees; and handling other administrative tasks.
Work Schedule
The Foundation is currently working a hybrid schedule, with at least two common days (Wednesdays and Thursdays) in its downtown office and occasional other days as needed. The hybrid schedule is potentially subject to change; any such change would be with ample notice.
Compensation/Benefits: Salary range: $51,000 to $56,000, commensurate with experience. The Foundation offers an excellent and very generous benefits package, including health, dental and vision insurance (employee coverage is 100% employer-paid, and 60% of any spouse/dependents), life insurance; short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k)-retirement plan (with a 12% employer contribution, beginning in the second year of employment), generous paid time off including holidays, and a substantial matching gift program.
Essential Responsibilities:
Program Administrative Support (approximately 50% of the position):
Grants Management and Grantee Interaction/Vetting (approximately 50% of the position):
Core Competencies:
To carry out the responsibilities outlined above successful candidates will have the following core competencies:
Experience
Organization, Time Management, and Communication Skills
Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills
Technical Skills
About The Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation is a private independent foundation dedicated to building and strengthening Chicago's families and communities, especially those most affected by poverty and inequity. The Foundation focuses its work at the intersection of Chicago's most pressing issues to address the complex roots and devastating effects of poverty, challenge inequity, and ensure that all Chicagoans can reach their full potential. Polk Bros. Foundation is one of the largest funders of Chicago nonprofits, granting approximately $25 million to 400 nonprofit partners every year, and managing assets of $425 million. The Foundation actively partners with local nonprofit organizations, other foundations, corporations, and government agencies, working to reduce the impact of poverty and provide area residents with better access to quality education and vibrant arts organizations, preventive health care and basic human services.
Since its founding in 1988, the Foundation has partnered with more than 3,000 Chicago nonprofits to build strong communities and families, increase access to quality education and the arts, improve health, and strengthen organizations and the sectors in which they work. During 2020-22, the Foundation’s Board approved an additional $17 million in Equitable Recovery grants to help Chicago rebuild in a way that addressed longstanding racial inequities. Since then, Foundation staff and board have been doing a deep dive to identify how learnings from the Equitable Recovery grants and our focus on racial equity can be more fully and more intentionally infused into the Foundation’s overall grantmaking.
More information can be found at: https://www.polkbrosfdn.org
About You
You embrace the Foundation’s service orientation and culture of accessibility, transparency, humility, and fairness. You demonstrate an open, caring attitude in working with others, and possess a high level of written and oral communication skills. You enjoy collaborating with your colleagues with integrity, forthrightness, and genuineness and hold a deep appreciation and passion for Chicago and its residents, and a commitment to the Foundation’s mission.
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