Program Officer - North Coast

Oregon Community Foundation•Portland, OR

5d•$92,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Officer, in coordination with the Senior Program Officer – Community Grants and other program staff, serves as OCF’s Community Engagement and Equity Department representative in the North Coast region, based in the Portland OCF office and also supports the Metro region as assigned. The Program Officer participates as a member of the local team committed to advance OCF’s overall philanthropic mission in the regions and works to implement the broad strategic goals of the Community Engagement and Equity Department.

Requirements

Knowledgeable: You are knowledgeable about the state of Oregon, specifically the North Coast region.
Organized: You are extremely organized; consistent in tracking details and follow-through; able to manage time effectively, prioritize, and meet deadlines; able to adjust plans as needed.
Tech-Savvy: You are proficient with MS office products, and you have experience working in a CRM.
Communicator: You have excellent communications skills, with an ability to convey information clearly, effectively, and engagingly in writing and verbally.
Proactive: You’re a self-starter, energized about the potential that comes with change and growth, flexible, adaptive, and comfortable with ambiguity.
Culturally Agile: You work effectively with diverse people, teams, and communities, valuing the contributions each brings to the work. You’re a strong ream player and able to work independently as well as collaboratively with others.
Professional: You are able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and handle sensitive information and material, using exemplary discretion and judgement in what and how information is shared with others.
Six or more years of experience with nonprofit organizations, grantmaking, and/or program planning and management.
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

Act as a public representative for OCF's programming related to North Coast; deliver community presentations and meetings with other foundations; communicate with Board, Leadership Councils, staff and external partners in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Represent OCF at meetings with public agencies, policy makers and other key stakeholders; serve on statewide or regional committees or task forces.
Represent OCF at local and national conferences and events in order to share OCF's work and impact.
Conduct outreach, communicate with, and develop relationships with grant seekers and other constituents statewide about foundation priorities, guidelines, grant opportunities and grant decisions.
Plan, implement and evaluate community engagement strategies to strengthen relationships and establish trust, build capacity, and provide meaningful opportunities for community involvement in OCF's community impact work.
Collaborate with PSD to support prospective donors, provide high quality donor stewardship, and support donor engagement in OCF's priorities.
Assist Donor Relations Officers in providing research and analysis about community issues, nonprofits, and grant applications, as requested by OCF donor advisors.
Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to develop and execute communications that increase stakeholder awareness and engagement about the North Coast.
Create reports to externally communicate progress, successes, challenges and future directions, as applicable.
Serve as part of the Community Grants team including proposal review, site visits, and development of grant recommendations.
Lead the design and implementation of community problem-solving grant programs as assigned, including grant program development, collaboration with key stakeholders, and community engagement including development and coordination of committees.
Oversee proactive community problem-solving and engagement grantmaking, including development of program guidelines and criteria, application processes, proposal review, and development of grant recommendations.
Collaborate and engage with program staff across the state to maintain high quality programs that address regional needs and collaborate with staff to fulfill the broader, overarching mission and goals of the foundation.
Serve as primary contact for potential grantees. Respond to inquiries for grants, manage application processes, communicate with grantees, and conduct site visits and nonprofit outreach.
Apply equitable grantmaking practices to ensure accessibility, reach and distribution of funding based on population or community need and intended impact.
Monitor the collection and assessment of grantee reports; integrate findings into communications plans
Develop knowledge and expertise about organizations, people and issues in the Metro Portland and North Coast regions while building relationships with diverse communities and leaders.
Stay abreast of research and trends about effective and innovative practices and community needs related to Metro Portland and the North Coast regions to increase impact and identify opportunities for OCF investments.
Serve as a resource for OCF Board members, Leadership Council members, community members, foundation partners and OCF colleagues who have broad informational needs related to nonprofit and community needs related to Metro Portland and the North Coast regions.
Assist the Senior Program Officer – Community Grants and work with others to plan and develop agendas and coordinate presentation materials and discussions for committees and Board; report and present to committee when applicable.
Collaborate with program and Philanthropic Services Department (PSD) to utilize volunteer systems and coordinate engagement with volunteers.
In collaboration with the Director of Community Programs, Metro, identify opportunities for OCF’s grantmaking to deepen impact in issues related to community and civic engagement.
Collaborate with senior program staff with setting strategic direction, planning and development of strategies and investments for the Community Grants Program, OCF’s statewide open responsive grant program.
Collaborate with the Chief Community Engagement and Equity Officer and other program staff to align priorities with other CEED programs as needed.
Conduct analysis of opportunities for OCF to have strategic impact and recommend well-reasoned options for action to the Chief Community Engagement and Equity Officer, the Community Engagement Committee and Board to consider.
Collaborate with others to develop strategies using the breadth of tools available, including grantmaking, advocacy/policy, and community engagement.