Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives
Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
While the key responsibilities detail the Program Managers primary activities the departments major initiatives are evolving and will require reprioritization shifts and additional responsibilities that are not detailed below. Additional duties will be assigned during the Program Managers tenure.
- Program Management & Oversight:
- Support the Senior Director by overseeing the daytoday operations for assigned program components ensuring alignment with ABFEs mission and objectives.
- Support the Senior Directors planning and preparation for internal and external meetings and presentations related to initiatives.
- Guide the parttime administrative associate ensuring effective of program activities.
- Chama: Funder Collaborative Initiative
- Under the direction of the Senior Director coordinate and implement ABFEs Chama initiative to develop funder collaboratives that support Blackled nonprofit organizations.
- Provide support to the newly forming funder collaboratives by:
- Planning scheduling facilitating delivering meeting minutes and following up on one to two meetings a week as needed with internal ABFE staff and members of newly forming funding collaboratives.
- Facilitate regular communication with members of the funder collaboratives.
- Responding to urgent/emergent needs.
- Manage and facilitate inperson meetings as necessary.
- Complete landscape assessments in issue areas or regions to help guide the members of newly forming funder collaboratives.
- Draft the founding practices policies and guidelines for the funder collaboratives.
- Racial Equity Advancement and Defense Initiative (READI) and organizing to address AntiDEI Challenges
- Work alongside the Senior Director to continue the development and implementation of READI
- Lead efforts to develop resources and tools for nonprofits and foundations to navigate the antiDEI landscape and update the READI Resource Bank.
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Manage and cultivate relationships with external partners including foundations advocacy organizations and local regional and national government entities under the direction of the Senior Director.
- Organize foundation staff and collaborate with external partners to develop and implement strategies to combat the antiBlack political climate and promote racial equity and justice.
- Support the planning and facilitation of regularly scheduled READI Partner Meetings quarterly inperson planning retreats and convenings with stakeholders to promote collaboration share best practices and strengthen partnerships.
- Lead the documentation of stakeholder meetings. Take notes at meetings of key stakeholders distribute meeting minutes and outline next steps; follow up with stakeholders to ensure action items are completed.
- Fundraising & Resource Development:
- Support the Senior Director as they identify potential funding sources cultivate relationships with potential funders and deepen relationships with existing READI funders. Assist in writing proposals onepagers etc. that align with program goals.
- Support the Senior Director with oversight of program budgets ensuring compliance with grant requirements and effective utilization of resources.
- Communications & Reporting:
- Prepare reports presentations and updates on program initiatives for internal and external audiences.
- Draft stories and articles for the organizations newsletter website and social media highlighting ABFEs initiatives in combating the antiaffirmative action agenda.
- Program Evaluation & Improvement:
- Develop tools to assess program performance and measure impact working closely with the Senior Director to implement findings for program improvement.
- Analyze data related to program outcomes and prepare reports for senior leadership and external partners identifying opportunities for growth and enhancement.
Qualifications :
- MS Degree with 24 years of professional or lived experience or BS with 710 years of professional or lived experience or High School Diploma with 11 14 years of professional or lived experience in program management philanthropy justice and equity social justice and worked to eliminate antiBlack racism.
- Indepth understanding of the challenges the antiaffirmative action agenda poses and the philanthropic landscape supporting Blackled and peopleofcolorled organizations.
- Demonstrated experience in organizing for social change including community outreach coalition building advocacy and implementing strategies to mobilize individuals and groups toward achieving equity and justice.
- Proven ability to manage complex projects lead teams and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills articulating program goals and effectively impacting diverse audiences.
- Experience in fundraising grant writing and managing relationships with funders is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. Asana) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint).
- The successful candidate must firmly commit to racial justice and equity social justice and ABFEs mission including eliminating antiBlack racism in the philanthropic sector.
Additional Information :
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent in the position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills of the employee. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
ABFE is an atwill employer and may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason with or without cause or notice.
AAP/EEO Statement:
ABFE is an active Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal state or local law.
Please include your resume and cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
