Program Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the Executive Director, team members, and Leadership Council to establish the grantmaking strategy.

• Oversee the annual grant solicitation, evaluation, and selection process.

• Lead the proposal review, conduct due diligence, and provide strategy-setting support to the Leadership Council.

• Communicate decisions to applicants and grantees externally.

• Manage all aspects of grantmaking procedures, including grantee reporting, documentation, compliance, and renewals.

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with both existing and potential grantee partners.

• Develop expertise in the grant slate and advocate for grantee work to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Represent Mosaic at conferences and public speaking engagements.

• Facilitate outreach, engagement, thought partnership, and connections for grantees.

• Assist in fundraising efforts by providing grantee data and impact stories.

• Build connections with current and prospective funders alongside Development and the Executive Director.

• Create programming to support grantees effectively.

• Connect grantees with suitable funding opportunities.

• Conduct annual landscape analysis to guide grant strategy.

• Gather and manage data regarding grantee progress and impact.

• Contribute to the annual measurement, learning, and evaluation process.

• Organize weekly and monthly grantmaking workflows according to project objectives.

• Assist in grantmaking communication initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong comprehension of environmental issues, social justice, systems change, social movements, and movement building in accordance with Mosaic’s Strategic Framework.

• Exceptional project management abilities, including the capacity to balance overarching goals and intricate details while coordinating full-team involvement.

• Strategic and innovative thinking.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.

• Experience collaborating directly with individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Ability to represent Mosaic and foster relationships with staff, board members, donors, partners, and grantees.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking proficiency.

• Self-motivated, resourceful, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Flexibility, emotional intelligence, and a collaborative spirit.

• Willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time.

• Ability to enhance program implementation iteratively by critically assessing theories of change.

• Experience collaborating with Boards of Directors.

• Experience in managing teams and individual staff, including direct supervisory roles.

• Experience working across various fields with a systems perspective.

• Previous experience with Mosaic is required.

• Commitment to participatory grantmaking, movement building, equity, accountability, continuous learning, and fostering environmental and social change.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work from home offices.

• Occasional travel (1-2 times per year) for all-team in-person meetings.

• Comprehensive medical and dental benefits.

• Retirement savings plan.

• Generous vacation and sick leave policy.

• Inclusive, equitable, and accessible application process.

• Confidential accommodations available for the application or interview process.