Program Officer, Social Impact

Panorama Global • New York, NY

3d • $90,000 - $105,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Panorama Global is hiring a Program Officer, Social Impact to lead projects and significant workstreams across a portfolio of programs spanning diverse issue areas and approaches to impact. The role is part of the Managed and Supported team, which leads, facilitates, and supports programs ranging from full strategic and programmatic execution to scalable and fractional operational support. The team works in a matrix structure in close collaboration with operations, external affairs, and other organizational teams. The position is suited to a strategic, solution-oriented emerging leader who is a strong implementer and collaborator, comfortable with entrepreneurial work, changing priorities, and participation on multiple project teams.

This is an exempt, full-time position reporting to the Associate Director, Social Impact. The role may supervise individual contributors, consultants, and/or interns as assigned. It is based in either Panorama’s Seattle or New York office, with staff working in-office three days per week.

The role allocates approximately 80% of its time to project and workstream leadership and 20% to organizational support. Project leadership includes co-developing strategy, managing plans and deliverables, engaging stakeholders and external partners, coordinating project teams, managing consultants or vendors when relevant, collaborating on measurement and evaluation, and supporting donor relationships, reporting, fundraising, and business development. Workstream leadership involves overseeing significant components such as grantmaking, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement in collaboration with a project lead.

Organizational support includes contributing to knowledge sharing, documentation of practices, tools and processes, and external resources; supervising and coaching individual contributors or interns as assigned; and performing other duties as assigned. The position operates primarily in a standard office environment, uses computers, video conferencing, and standard office equipment, and may require independent travel for organizational business.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading a project or workstream end-to-end, including managing complex partner or donor relationships and responding effectively to obstacles and challenges.
• Experience with project management, budget management, nonprofit operations, and cross-functional coordination.
• Experience with grants administration and/or grant management as a funder.
• Cross-cultural fluency and experience working effectively with partners in different cultural contexts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information for internal and external audiences and adapt to different communication vehicles.
• Experience contributing to philanthropic and/or programmatic strategy development, project design, or strategic communications.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, make sound judgment calls within scope, and escalate appropriately.
• Skill in building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders and fostering productive partnerships with project leads, funders, and internal teams.
• Early-stage people management or peer coaching experience, including success coaching early-career professionals.
• Experience contributing to proposal development and donor reports, engaging directly with donor representatives, and identifying opportunities within existing funder relationships.
• Ability to remain stationary for extended periods, such as at a desk or in meetings.
• Ability to operate a computer and office equipment, including frequent typing and fine motor tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, in person and through virtual platforms.
• Ability to travel independently as needed for organizational business.

Nice To Haves

• Experience collaborating with or representing a donor, such as a foundation.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects and significant workstreams in the Managed and Supported portfolio.
• Co-develop project strategy and ensure successful completion of deliverables and intended impact.
• Develop and manage overall project plans and execute related deliverables.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and build relationships with donors, programmatic collaborators, grantee partners, subject-matter and technical experts, clients, and other relevant field partners.
• Steer project team and internal collaborator performance to align efforts and support successful execution.
• Manage external consultants and/or vendors when relevant.
• Collaborate with measurement, learning, and evaluation leads on theory-of-change alignment and project review cycles.
• Oversee and deliver significant project components, such as grantmaking, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement, in collaboration with and under the oversight of project leads.
• Lead or collaborate on donor relationship management, project content development, donor reporting, strategic networking, and field engagement to advance fundraising and business development.
• Contribute to internal and external knowledge sharing, measurement, learning, and evaluation; document best and evolving practices; and help develop or improve tools and processes.
• Contribute to external resources such as funder guides, blog posts, and case studies.
• Supervise individual contributors or interns as assigned, providing coaching and supporting their growth, professional development, and learning.
• Participate in team and organizational initiatives, engage across the organization, and represent Panorama externally.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen organizational processes, practices, and knowledge sharing; maintain compliance with applicable laws and policies; and provide timely, accurate inputs to organizational systems, reporting, and co-design efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off.
• 10 paid holidays per year, including an organization-wide Winter Break.
• Employer-paid employee medical coverage premiums of up to 92%, depending on the selected plan.
• 401(k) safe harbor plan with an employer contribution equal to 3% of salary and immediate vesting.
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid family/medical leave, eligible after one year of employment.
• Additional benefits are available through the Careers Page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed