Senior Director, National Foundation

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

291d • $130,000 - $260,000

About The Position

At Walmart.org (Walmart Foundation and Walmart Corporate Giving), we aspire to reshape whole systems to achieve significant and lasting improvement in social, environmental, and economic outcomes. We focus on driving shared value within the business and catalyzing broad sector change through our philanthropy. Through the Community Resiliency work, we seek to strengthen communities, creating value for business and for society. This includes our work on disaster preparedness and relief; food security and nutrition; caring and connected communities; and in Northwest Arkansas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences or related field and 5 years' experience in non-profit, grant writing/making, public administration, private or corporate foundations or related field OR 8 years' experience in non-profit, grant writing/making, public administration, private or corporate foundations or related field.
• 4 years' of supervisory experience.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment, be self-directed, create strategic framework all while working in complex situations.
• Influence through communication and partner well with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in corporate philanthropy, ideally managing grant programs including food security, nutrition or food waste; disaster preparedness and relief; and/or local community grantmaking.

Nice To Haves

• Senior Program Officer
• Masters: Humanities
• Masters: Liberal Arts
• Masters: Social Science

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop solutions for social problems that align with key funding pillars by connecting with key national leaders to examine critical issues facing the nation.
• Integrate subject matter knowledge into researching and determining grant making strategies and solutions for relevant topics.
• Evaluate the impact of grants and programs.
• Position the company and the Foundation as a leader in corporate giving by establishing and maintaining relationships with key thought leaders in federal, business, and non-profit sectors, major funding partners, and corporations.
• Provide direct management support of team by providing guidance for team members' external relationships with national and international non-profit organizations that are seeking funding.
• Provide guidance in building team members' technical knowledge, ability and expertise in grant making processes and concepts.
• Provide content expertise on social issues the Foundation is addressing.
• Develop and oversee the Foundation budget by establishing program budget for each area of responsibility.
• Oversee grant disbursement process and maintain full accountability for all administrative and programmatic expenditures.
• Oversee the development of giving infrastructure by developing and monitoring systems and processes.
• Drive legal and ethical compliance with grant making activities and initiate modifications to systems, processes and controls as required.
• Partner across the business to ensure operational excellence and community impact in disaster relief and food donation programs.
• Develop and implement strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce.
• Develop and leverage internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Incentive awards for performance
• 401(k) match
• Stock purchase plan
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO
• Multiple health plans
• Medical, vision and dental coverage
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U education benefit program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree