Program Fellow (3 positions available) - One-Year Fellowship

The New York Community Trust • New York City, NY

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Trust seeks three Program Fellows to work with The Trust’s New York City grantmaking staff (program directors) on The Trust’s competitive grants program that supports efforts to advance healthy lives, promising futures, and thriving communities. Specifically, Trust grantmaking covers the following areas: Accessibility; Animal Welfare; Arts, Culture, & Historic Preservation; Civic Affairs; Community Development; Environment; Gender Equity; Health, Behavioral Health, and Biomedical Research; Human Justice; Human Services; Jobs and Workforce Development; Older Adults; Social Work Practice; Technical Assistance; and Youth Development. Each Program Fellow will be assigned, based on their topics of study, experience, and interest, to work with grantmaking staff responsible for several of these areas. The Fellows will review and summarize grantee reports, attend site visits, collaborate in writing grant recommendations, and assist with other grantmaking activities. The Fellows will work directly with teams of three to four program staff, and indirectly with donor and communications/marketing staff.

Requirements

• Applicants must be a student in a full-time graduate program
• Typically, applicants are candidates for the following degrees: MA, MS, MPH, MPA, MPP, MSW, MEd, JD.
• Applicants must have existing authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• This is a temporary and time-limited Fellowship.
• Fellows start on Monday, June 1, 2026.
• The Fellowship ends in May 2027.
• Fellows must commit to the entire period.
• Fellows must remain enrolled as full-time graduate students for the entire duration of the Fellowship.
• Fellows’ field of graduate study must match an aspect of the Fellowship.
• Fellowships are intended as learning experiences to complement Fellows’ graduate study.
• This is not an entry-level position at The Trust or intended to lead to one.
• Candidates must have strong writing skills
• a background in one or more of the focus areas of The Trust’s competitive grants
• an ability to communicate orally and in writing with nonprofit and/or grantee staff and leadership
• the capacity to work independently and in a timely manner
• the ability to function within a professional office environment

Responsibilities

• proposal review
• grant investigation and analysis
• site visits (virtual, if appropriate)
• writing grant recommendations
• reviewing reports
• monitoring grantee performance and writing of interim and final progress reports

Benefits

• Fellows are eligible for paid federal holidays and state-mandated safe/sick leave.
• Fellows also receive pay for the week when The Trust is closed (August 31 to September 4 2026).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees