Program Officer

• Implement the Community Resources grantmaking strategy considering community needs, opportunities, movement trends, and regional geopolitical and cultural context
• Analyze regional and global patterns to shape funding rationales and priorities
• Design program activities with colleagues to achieve significant, scalable impact
• Manage, implement, and monitor the regional grant portfolio for strategic and impact alignment
• Lead annual grant planning, identify and support grantees, review proposals, and co-develop funding rationales
• Conduct financial and narrative organizational assessments
• Collaborate across Foundation teams to implement funding programs and objectives
• Represent the Foundation internally and externally as an ambassador for regional knowledge and priorities
• Build, onboard, and develop regional funding committees
• Set committee agendas and facilitate inclusive funding deliberations
• Synthesize committee feedback into funding recommendations and decisions
• Provide feedback to applicants and grantees
• Build and sustain relationships with communities, grantees, applicants, and partners across Sub-Saharan Africa
• Support conflict resolution and sensitive discussions
• Support organizational strengthening of grantee partners and connect them with best practices and resources
• Design and support convenings, collaborations, and knowledge sharing
• Engage philanthropic spaces and leaders to strengthen grantee support
• Review grantee progress through conversations, reports, and site visits
• Review and approve grant reports and provide guidance
• Identify trends, gaps, and opportunities from grantmaking data
• Share learnings with colleagues, committees, and movement partners
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