Program Officer

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PROGRAM OFFICER

Job Description

 

Department: Community Investment

Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Reports to: Vice President, Community Investment

 

Central Carolina Community Foundation (CCCF) is a public foundation with assets of $200+ million and an active and varied grants program of more than $15 million annually. We are dedicated to promoting, increasing, and facilitating philanthropy across 11 counties in the Midlands of South Carolina. Our role as a catalyst for philanthropy, a community builder, collaborator, and provider of grants and scholarships continues to grow.

Position Summary
The Community Investment Program Officer plays an important role at the Foundation overseeing assigned scholarship and grant portfolios and working to advance the Foundation’s mission to improve quality of life in the Midlands region. Reporting to the Vice President for Community Investment (VPCI), the Program Officer must have a clear understanding of the mission, vision, and objectives of the Foundation. The Program Officer will use their deep understanding of and love for the community to administer the Foundation’s assigned competitive grant and scholarship programs, use our available data efficiently to continuously improve our work, and provide outstanding client service as the point of contact for the Foundation. The Program Officer must be a mission-driven individual with a commitment to philanthropy, respect for nonprofits, and strong values of partnership and equity. 

Job Functions

1. Oversee grantmaking for assigned competitive grants
   1. Manage grant teams to ensure clear communication, shared outcomes, highly organized and timely processes, and efficient grantmaking.
   2. Fully utilize the Foundation’s online grantmaking software to include building and processing grant applications, communicating with applicants, performing nonprofit due diligence, facilitating committee reviews, awarding funds, and ensuring all grant records are accurate and complete.
   3. Work closely with Marketing and Communications to ensure donors, nonprofits and the community are informed of grant opportunities and impacts.
   4. Review, summarize and report grant outcomes to donors, Board of Trustees, staff, and other stakeholders.
   5. Continually apply lessons learned to inform and improve the Foundation’s grantmaking.
   6. Accurately apply the guidelines and processes for all grants, grant recipients and funds.
   7. Working closely with members of the Community Investment team as well as other Foundation departments to ensure grants align with the Foundation’s mission, vision, and strategic plan.
2. Oversee the Foundation’s student scholarship program
   1. Manage the scholarship process to ensure clear communication, shared outcomes, highly organized and timely processes, and efficient awarding of scholarships.
   2. Fully utilize the Foundation’s online scholarship software to include building and processing applications, communicating with applicants, facilitating committee reviews, awarding funds, and ensuring all scholarship records are accurate and complete.
   3. Work closely with Marketing and Communications staff to ensure donors, students, parents, schools, and the community are informed of scholarship opportunities, awards, and impacts.
   4. Review, summarize and report scholarship outcomes to donors, Board of Trustees, staff, and other stakeholders.
   5. Accurately apply the guidelines and processes for all scholarships, recipients and funds.
   6. Continually apply lessons learned to ensure equity, efficiency, and continuous quality improvement for the Foundation’s scholarship process and remain current on best practices within the field, as well as any changing rules and regulations that affect scholarship awards.
   7. Working closely with Foundation departments to ensure scholarships align with the Foundation’s mission, vision, and strategic plan.
3. Build and maintain relationships with the CCCF Board and committee members, nonprofit organizations, fund advisors, local high schools, volunteers, and the community.
   1. Serve as the staff lead and administrator for the Board of Trustee’s Community Impact – Capacity Building Committee.
   2. Establish relationships and a working knowledge of nonprofits serving the Midlands, to include those outside Richland County and those led by a Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Color.
   3. Develop trusting relationships with grantees, conduct site visits and check-in calls, and attend grantee events as appropriate.
   4. Manage scholarship and grant review committees, ensuring clear directions and expectations, respect of members time and talents, and committee decisions align with the Foundation’s values and goals.
   5. Serve as the main point of contact for assigned grant and scholarship funds. Conduct regular and relevant communication with fund advisors to ensure the grant and scholarship process is rewarding, transparent and meeting donor intent.
   6. Serve as the Foundation representative on assigned community committees and coalitions and at community events.
4. Demonstrate expertise and initiative
   1. Serve as the in-house specialist on nonprofit capacity building and scholarship best practices.
   2. Coordinate the Foundation’s nonprofit trainings and partnerships with regional, state, and national partners/consultants to provide nonprofit staff with high quality professional development opportunities.
   3. Incorporate equity, inclusion, and access into Foundation grantmaking and scholarships.
   4. Demonstrate initiative in identifying and applying best and emerging practices in philanthropy and partnership development and collaboration.
   5. Apply a clear understanding of nonprofit best practices, processes and procedures, culture, and norms into Foundation grantmaking, communication, and events
5. Additional Foundation responsibilities include:
   1. Assist with all Foundation events as requested, including but not limited to giving days, nonprofit trainings, Board meetings, and donor events.
   2. Support grant entry as needed during busy times throughout the year.
   3. Other duties as assigned.

Profile of a Successful Candidate

The Program Officer must be a mission-driven individual with a commitment to philanthropy and community and strong values of partnership and equity. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in the programmatic work of CCCF and a desire to contribute by developing and implementing data management systems that can support the Foundation’s mission. The candidate should be adept in managing multiple project teams made up of staff, interns and/or community and corporate volunteers. The candidate will demonstrate initiative and be self-directed in all tasks as well as organized and have an exceptional attention to detail. The position requires someone who can balance a range of responsibilities and work proactively to address the organization’s functional needs and the needs of our constituents. Candidate must demonstrate a love of the community, be solution focused and place extreme importance on building and maintaining equitable, trusting relationships.
 

Ideal Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree 
• 5+ years’ experience in the fields of philanthropy, youth development, community engagement, and/or nonprofit program planning/implementation/evaluation.
• Experience working in a leadership role at a nonprofit
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse communities, including communities of color and rural communities. 
• Project management and/or grant management experience, including experience delegating tasks, and providing sufficient follow-up.
• Strong computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office Suite and database management
• Experience managing project teams with diverse skills and complex, multiple tasks
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access at the individual, organization, community, and institution levels
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Able to problem-solve, remain solution-focused and constantly improve Foundation procedures
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to be self-directed in all tasks
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and work on various projects and meet deadlines
• Comfortable managing multiple projects and being flexible to changing priorities, while maintaining a strong attention to detail
• Must be a team player/leader who readily collaborates
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills among diverse stakeholder and constituent groups
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and vehicle to use in performance of job. Position requires some travel within South Carolina.
• Ability to approach situations and challenges with empathy and a sense of humor

This position may require occasional weekends and/or extended workdays
 

Salary & Benefits

• A team-oriented, performance excellence culture

• A fantastic, collaborative work environment
• A full-time, exempt position with hybrid and flex-time options
• A commitment to each employee’s professional growth
• This position is eligible for benefits including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and generous retirement benefits.
• Salary Range: $60,000-$65,000 annually

How to Apply:

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity! We are excited to partner with Find Great People who is conducting the initial recruiting process on our behalf. Please reach out to Mattie Abrams for consideration and next steps at mabrams@fgp.com.

 

Every staff employed by the Foundation is expected to possess honesty, integrity, professionalism, politeness and courteousness; high energy and a positive attitude; a dedication to quality and accuracy; an ability to work well with co-workers, especially in a small office; an ability to fulfill their job requirements with minimal supervision; good oral and written communication skills.

Central Carolina Community Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. There is no discrimination with regard to hiring, assignments, promotion or other conditions of staff employment because of race, creed, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference or a disability not pertinent to the assigned job. Central Carolina Community Foundation uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility of everyone they hire.

 

Job ID

564

Job Title

Program Officer

Application Deadline

08/11/2024

Salary Range

$60000.00 - $65000.00

Job Type

Programs

Job Location

Columbia, SC

Website

https://www.yourfoundation.org/  

Contact Information

Name

Mattie Abrams

Phone Number

(803) 719-5547

Email

mabrams@fgp.com 

Best Method of Contact

EMAIL