Program Officer, Capacity Building

The Opportunity

The Program Officer (PO), Capacity Building is a thoughtful and engaged contributor to the Kataly team, focused on the Foundation’s mission to promote social justice and racial equity in communities most impacted by injustice. In summary, the PO works closely with the Director of Capacity Building, other Kataly team members, and external stakeholders and partners to support Capacity Building administration, planning, implementation, assessment, documentation, and programming and grantmaking processes. The PO advances Foundation and Capacity Building Program goals by being responsive to and supportive of Kataly’s grantee partners across the Foundation’s three core grantmaking programs (Mindfulness and Healing Justice; the Environmental Justice Resourcing Collaborative; and the Restorative Economies Fund), nurturing relationships with the Capacity Building Program’s programming partners and grantees, and maintaining a breadth of knowledge about current trends, emerging issues, policy and cultural interventions, and innovations in the field.

The PO deeply understands and is committed to Kataly's values and mission. The PO has strong knowledge of the Foundation’s three core grantmaking programs, internal processes, and serves as the point of contact for any grantee across the three core grantmaking programs seeking to learn about and access Capacity Building programming and resources. Reporting to the Director of Capacity Building, the PO has lived and movement-building experience within social justice movements in the United States and an understanding of organizational and leadership development work within the social sector.

The Foundation is constantly searching for innovative, progressive, and improved operating methods to adapt to the evolving needs of our staff, grantees, and community partners. Every employee must adapt quickly to pivots and be open and flexible about taking on and learning new and different duties, some of which may not traditionally be part of the job you otherwise perform.

Key responsibilities of the Program Officer, Capacity Building will include: 

Capacity Building Program Support

• Support active grantees across Kataly’s three core grantmaking programs in learning about and accessing offerings and resources that are available to them through Kataly’s Capacity Building Program.

• In collaboration with Kataly's Director of Capacity Building, work with Kataly program teams to identify, prioritize, and address key capacity building needs of grantee partners and across the movement ecosystems we touch through our programs.

• Participate in Capacity Building planning, budgeting, and strategy processes.

• Facilitate opportunities for collaboration across Kataly program areas: coordinate with the Foundation’s other program areas as needed and identify and develop funding opportunities where programs intersect.

• Collaborate with Kataly's Knowledge and Grants team to

• Process grants in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner.

• Organize and maintain programming partner and grantee data and present it regularly in relevant formats as needed.

• Partner with Kataly's Director of Communications to amplify availability of new Capacity Building offerings and resources to Kataly grantees, to update and continually improve Kataly’s Capacity Building Resources web page, and to contribute to content for a range of communications opportunities and needs.

• Support the team in the annual evaluation of Capacity Building programming, grantmaking, and spend-out planning.

• Participate in meetings with staff on grantmaking, planning, and strategy across the Foundation.

Systems Development and Project Management

• Develop and implement systems, processes, and templates to support strong, mutually respectful and communicative relationships with Capacity Building programming partners and grantees through every point of contact, including responding to inquiries, conducting meetings, assessing and recommending partnerships, processing grant awards and contracts, tracking progress, and evaluation.

• Schedule, coordinate, and provide logistical and operational support for online and offline Capacity Building meetings, trainings, workshops, coaching sessions, conferences, and convenings. Facilitate and lead meetings and events as needed.

Program Analysis & Evaluation

• Conduct research and analysis related to capacity building and movement infrastructure, surfacing and vetting timely, relevant resources to support Kataly grantees' work and the movement spaces we touch across our grantmaking programs.

• Conduct research, analysis, writing, and other forms for documentation and material preparation to support Capacity Building and Kataly's program needs. Produce qualitative and quantitative narrative reports on Capacity Building programming, grantmaking, and strategy.

• Support Director of Capacity Building in gathering, analyzing, and monitoring data points that will inform impacts, gaps, and challenges in the program’s strategy.

Relationship Building & Partner Engagement

• Develop collaborative relationships with current and prospective grantees, outside advisors, experts in the field, public sector partners, and funder colleagues to extend the impact of Kataly’s Capacity Building Program.

• Engage and collaborate with other funders across a range of issue areas to introduce them to the work and strategies of Kataly’s grantee partners, Capacity Building, and Kataly's vision and goals.

• Where invited/appropriate, represent Capacity Building and Kataly in philanthropic and movement/grantee partner spaces in service to our grantee partners, their work, and Kataly’s philanthropic advocacy goals.

Candidate Profile

While no one candidate will possess every quality outlined for this position, a successful candidate will bring many of the following professional competencies and personal attributes:

Capacity Building and Program Expertise in a Philanthropic Context

• Understanding of Social Change Nonprofit and Philanthropic Landscape. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with the nonprofit sector and philanthropic practices, including grantmaking processes, nonprofit governance, and financial management. This leader brings an understanding of policy development, advocacy strategies, and the role of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in influencing public policy.

• Program Awareness.The ideal candidate commands comprehensive knowledge of the relevant issues related to capacity building in the movement and organizing landscape, including historical context, current landscape, key challenges, and strategies for change. This includes a deep understanding and knowledge of the relevant partners, modes of funding, technical challenges, and politics.

Passion for the Mission

• Justice Champion.This leader operates with a strong racial, economic, and social justice analysis, an understanding of movement-building strategy, and a solid conception of the organizing landscape related to Kataly’s programmatic focus areas. The ideal candidate possesses personal or lived experience with and/or genuine empathy with the issues confronting the communities Kataly works with.

Project Management and Systems Thinker

• Analytical Thinker, Project Manager. This leader thrives upon organizing information and developing and implementing systems in service of ease, utility, and efficiency. A skilled systems-level thinker, the ideal candidate readily anticipates needs and has a strong intuition around what types of systems, processes, and templates pair best with the information management and tracking needs of any given project, as well as the desired outcomes.

Relationship Building and Collaboration

• Service to Others. With a strong community orientation, the ideal candidate will anticipate and meet the needs of internal and external partners and grantees. As part of a self-reflective team, this leader is committed to continuous improvement and brings demonstrated ability to remain composed when dealing with challenging situations.

In addition, strong candidates will offer:

• Exposure, experience, or personal commitment to supporting racial and economic justice-oriented grantmaking.

• A bachelor’s degree and at least four years of experience as a practitioner, administrator, evaluator, or grant maker in social sector capacity building, organizational development, and/or leadership development is preferred; relevant experience can be substituted for formal education.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $135,000 - $145,000. Kataly offers a comprehensive benefits package.

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