Associate, Executive Office and Communications

Omidyar Network•Washington, DC

8d•$95,400 - $119,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Omidyar Network (ON) is a philanthropic organization dedicated to guiding the digital revolution towards shared power, prosperity, and possibility. The Executive Office (EO) supports ON's CEO, manages Executive Team operations, oversees Board engagement, and executes grants and investments aligned with the CEO's priorities. The Communications Team within the EO develops corporate communications strategy, manages the firm's brand and external relations, and collaborates on campaigns and narrative strategies to advance the organization's impact goals. This Associate role is designed for early career professionals to gain hands-on experience in philanthropy by supporting the Executive Office's core functions. This includes managing the CEO's grant and investment portfolio, supporting the CEO's external engagement, and assisting the Communications team with digital and internal communications. The position reports to the Chief of Staff and involves close collaboration with the CEO, Counselor to the CEO, and Senior Manager, Communications.

Requirements

Passion for Omidyar Network’s vision to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility.
Minimum of 2-4 years of professional experience in program and project management, communications, or similar functions.
Excellent research, analysis, problem solving, and written communication skills.
Strong project management skills, with an attention to detail and ability to track and implement multiple projects at once.
Outstanding time and project management and organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to work collaboratively with staff at all levels as well as external consultants and vendors.
Skills in developing visually compelling presentations and documents.
A creative, curious, and an entrepreneurial spirit with a high degree of comfort with change and ambiguity.
Current U.S. work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience in issues of programmatic relevance to ON’s mission (e.g. tech policy, AI tech or governance, competition, advocacy and campaigns, tech equity, privacy and safety, responsible tech investing).

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Counselor to the CEO to identify, prioritize, and implement programmatic activities for the Executive Office, including event sponsorships, grants, and programmatic contracts.
Support the end-to-end execution, monitoring, and support across the grant lifecycle, including collating materials for diligence and reporting, and tracking correspondence.
Assist the Counselor to the CEO with program management, including stakeholder management, learning discussions, meetings, and coordination.
Serve as a trusted point of contact for grantees, partners, and other external stakeholders; attend calls and events with EO grantees, and help identify support opportunities.
Develop quarterly/periodic updates for the CEO and Executive Team on the status of the EO's programmatic pipeline and portfolio.
Work with ON’s Learning and Impact team to execute learning processes for the EO programmatic portfolio, including portfolio reviews, learning and reflection processes, evaluations, and knowledge management.
Support the CEO's involvement in external events and speaking engagements with the Senior Manager, Communications, including event planning, logistics, preparation of talking points and speeches, and follow-up activities.
Support the planning, design, and execution of ON-hosted events, such as grantee and partner convenings, receptions, social hours, and ON-hosted side events at major forums.
Prepare the CEO for key meetings with leaders across tech, policy, civil society, and philanthropy through written and verbal briefings.
Support the Chief of Staff in planning and executing ON board meetings.
Support the implementation of ON’s digital media strategy and activities with the Senior Manager, Communications and ON vendors, including content development and helping team members leverage ON digital channels.
Support the development of key communications campaigns and aid the CEO in advancing these campaigns through external communications channels.
Develop and produce content for internal communications channels and activities, including All Hands meetings and periodic firmwide update emails from the Executive Team and CEO.