Program Officer

• Provide high-level strategy and oversight for service delivery and organizational programming
• Ensure program and service delivery culture aligns with SPY’s mission
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, training, motivation, and support of program staff
• Coordinate, integrate, and oversee all programs, contracts, and related services
• Promote collaboration between program areas and ensure funder, partner, constituent, client, and stakeholder expectations are met
• Participate in strategic organizational growth and identify mission-aligned opportunities to increase impact
• Engage with the Board of Directors by facilitating committees, attending meetings, producing reports, and conducting presentations
• Participate in fund development and donor engagement
• Contribute to budget development and monitor program operations with the finance department
• Partner with grants and contracts staff on applications, reports, staff allocation, and grant maximization
• Ensure programs meet performance outcomes, contractual requirements, and KPIs
• Participate in Performance and Quality Improvement and ensure continuous program improvement
• Use data, research, and analysis to inform program design and effective service delivery
• Lead and develop staff while fostering a collaborative and innovative culture
• Embed safety measures in programs and manage potential risks
• Ensure effective crisis intervention, de-escalation, and mandated reporting
• Participate in speaking engagements, disseminate SPY’s work, and provide staff development training
• Develop annual short- and long-term departmental and programmatic goals aligned with the strategic plan and quality improvement process
• Represent SPY with community partners and funders and cultivate relationships with community leaders, institutions, elected officials, businesses, and organizations
• Create ongoing opportunities for staff, clients, and partners to provide feedback
• Perform other duties supporting the program and organization mission

Chief Program Officer

• Support administration of the Outreach and Education team’s award programs focused on environmental education and systemic environmental literacy
• Sustain collaborative partnerships with non-profit, state, federal, and community partners
• Support refinement and/or development of Requests for Proposals and other program materials
• Advertise award programs across Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay watershed to identify potential applicants
• Identify applicant support needs, encourage applications, and help develop project ideas and proposals
• Respond to prospective applicants and aid with the application process
• Incorporate sustainable practices considering future climate change impacts
• Manage contractors providing technical assistance
• Facilitate analysis and review of program applications
• Prepare grant summary reports and analysis for Technical Review Committees, funding partners, and the Board of Trustees
• Administer awards ranging from $2,500 to potentially $150,000
• Prepare grant agreements and contracts
• Assist awardees with project issues and review status and final reports
• Approve payments and review revision requests
• Work with awardees to report successes, overcome obstacles, and achieve project outcomes
• Report products to funding partners, the general public, and Trust staff
• Develop professional development activities, including conferences, seminars, symposia, and publications
• Advance recommendations from the Trust’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice advisory committee and internal action team
• Report to the Program Manager for Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development

Outreach and Education Program Officer

• Act as the main programmatic point of contact for assigned program areas within Jhpiego’s USG/DOS multi-country global health programming
• Collaborate with the DOS project’s core global team, technical leads, contributors, and country offices
• Apply and improve program management methodology, practices, and tools
• Contribute to budget development, expenditure tracking, subaward development, and consultant engagement
• Provide advice and support for strategic growth and partnership opportunities
• Lead moderate-to-high complexity proposals and develop budget inputs, budget reviews, workplan matrices, and management narratives
• Support country offices with leads development, donor meetings, relationships, and concept notes
• Facilitate workplan, milestone, GANTT chart, RACI matrix, and implementation planning
• Establish working parameters and guidelines and inform teams of startup plans and timelines
• Support development of workplans and project charters aligned with program strategy and scope
• Review and analyze workplans, milestones, deliverables, and program delivery approaches
• Advise teams on program management practices, DOS requirements, and Jhpiego PM@Jhpiego procedures
• Monitor program management standards, service, productivity, efficiency, risks, issues, and compliance
• Resolve complex problems and escalate technical, project management, financial, and compliance concerns
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of workplans, milestones, deliverables, documentation, and progress reports
• Facilitate monthly operations meetings and maintain knowledge management
• Collaborate with communications and technical staff on strategic communications
• Contribute programming updates for the Leadership Team
• Manage project closeout according to internal processes and donor guidelines
• Conduct After Action Reviews and ensure delivery of quality final reports

Program Officer – RISE

• Contribute to the development and execution of a results-based, goal-driven roadmap to achieve positive educational outcomes in Miami-Dade County
• Conduct research and community engagement to develop briefs
• Identify public policy issues and perform policy analysis
• Support implementation of priority tactics and management of investment processes and grant monitoring activities
• Monitor assigned Impact Area agencies through site visits, progress and data reviews, reporting, promotional materials, and technical assistance
• Staff assigned Impact Council volunteers and serve as a resource focused on services and target populations
• Maintain relationships with public and private social service organizations
• Attend community, organizational, and committee meetings and represent United Way at community meetings and events
• Provide support staffing for United Way initiatives
• Plan, implement, evaluate, and follow up on special events and activities related to strategic planning and work plans
• Explore and secure partnerships with community organizations
• Oversee development, implementation, and expansion of EDEN Place and Future Bound Miami
• Gather data, meet with staff/consortium, and review outcomes data
• Stay current on local, state, and national education and youth trends
• Manage assigned United Way agency campaigns and other matrix assignments as needed

Program Officer – Education

• Translate Future Caucus’ organizational strategy into clear programmatic priorities, goals, outcomes, and success measures
• Lead and oversee lawmaker programming strategy and execution across the member lifecycle
• Supervise, coach, and lead program leaders and their direct reports
• Create information-sharing streams across legislator-facing teams
• Establish feedback, learning, performance, and accountability systems
• Shape emerging roles, teams, and operating models as the organization grows
• Organize work allocation, project management, training, problem resolution, and performance evaluation
• Support development and management of programmatic budgets
• Monitor stakeholder needs and convert field insights into organizational action
• Build programmatic learning cycles using progress monitoring, data analysis, and trend adjustment
• Ensure state chapter and cross-state programming models work together
• Lead program input into strategic and annual planning
• Strengthen strategic partnerships with program directors
• Manage CRM accountability systems for relationship-management data
• Represent programmatic strategy, quality, and impact to funders, partners, policymakers, and other external audiences
• Participate in executive-team decision-making and quarterly Board of Directors meetings
• Collaborate with Development on grant proposals and reports
• Handle administrative tasks such as systems upkeep, expense reporting, data entry, and grant reporting
• Perform other related duties as needed

• Facilitate on-site and/or virtual learning experiences for state FFA officers across assigned state associations
• Facilitate conference curriculum and provide constructive feedback in a safe, supportive environment
• Guide participants in positive influence, conversation skills, team development, public speaking, and workshop facilitation
• Effectively facilitate groups of varying sizes, including groups over 20 with potentially two facilitators
• Collaborate with state staff to develop conference schedules tailored to each association’s needs
• Coordinate logistics and determine deliverables for assigned conferences
• Coordinate corporate partner visits during conferences when assigned
• Complete expense reports, expense vouchers, travel scheduling, and other administrative duties
• Communicate consistently with national staff regarding conference changes and updates
• Receive and implement feedback throughout the conference season
• Participate in in-person facilitator training, winter pre-training work, and regular virtual coaching calls
• Facilitate conferences lasting approximately 2–5 days, with assignments occurring throughout the year-long season

State Officer Program Facilitator

• Conduct decision-oriented analysis and intervention evaluations for neglected terrestrial invertebrate welfare
• Run shallow intervention reviews and make defensible recommendations within fixed time budgets
• Identify and interview experts when academic and gray literature is insufficient
• Analyze production systems, economics, costs, and potential commercial viability at scale
• Specify external analytical work and quality-assure contractor deliverables
• Analyze published financial disclosures to assess company or sector trajectories
• Scope, commission, and manage external contractors or consultancies
• Decide when to stop external work that is not delivering
• Organize coordination events and follow through on agreed actions
• Write and present funder updates on project achievements, shortcomings, and improvements
• Present work at conferences and build field relationships
• Identify and evaluate new opportunities, running with promising ideas or ending ineffective ones
• Exercise discretion over sensitive information
• Manage contractors and external partners; no current line management of RP staff
• Spend roughly half the time on farmed terrestrial invertebrates and half on wild invertebrates, with the balance shifting as opportunities change

Senior Program Officer, Neglected Animals

• Set the strategic direction for Brilliant Corners’ Housing Services Department and ensure execution across its statewide portfolio
• Establish priorities, performance expectations, and accountability structures across housing, case management, managed care, behavioral health, and related programs
• Lead, coach, and support Deputy Chief Program Officers and other senior leaders
• Cultivate a high-performing, collaborative leadership team with clear roles and decision-making structures
• Invest in leadership development and succession planning
• Provide executive oversight of statewide quality assurance, program evaluation, policy development, and client participation
• Use data, client voice, staff expertise, and evidence-informed practice to drive continuous improvement
• Guide the design, development, and implementation of new programs and partnerships
• Partner with Finance and organizational leaders to oversee portfolio financial health, budgets, staffing models, contracts, and complex funding streams
• Identify financial and operational risks and develop solutions protecting service quality and sustainability
• Build relationships with government agencies, Managed Care Plans, healthcare and behavioral health systems, philanthropy, community partners, and stakeholders
• Represent Brilliant Corners in senior-level discussions on supportive housing policy, program design, funding, and implementation
• Serve on the Executive Team and coordinate with Finance, People Operations, Data & Technology, Business Operations, Strategic Partnerships, and other departments
• Champion Housing First, equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and person-centered service delivery
• Travel occasionally statewide throughout California for program oversight, leadership engagement, meetings, site visits, conferences, and business needs

• Steward existing mid-level donors and build relationships to qualify and cultivate future major gift supporters
• Curate a portfolio of engaged and inspired charity: water donors
• Cultivate, pitch, and steward existing and prospective mid-level donors giving $6K-$10K annually
• Build meaningful relationships with supporters by phone or video
• Communicate organizational priorities and donor impact
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 350-600 mid-level gift supporters
• Raise $1-$3M in total annual revenue within 12-18 months of onboarding
• Identify approximately 100 donors likely to respond to personal engagement
• Qualify, prospect, cultivate, and develop a pipeline of donors capable of giving above $10K
• Transition qualified donors to major gifts fundraisers in the US
• Cultivate long-term relationships with individuals and families and encourage increased giving
• Develop a metrics-driven portfolio strategy and maintain current CRM records
• Use wealth screening or engagement scoring to prioritize outreach
• Innovate ways to demonstrate donor return on investment and show appreciation
• Become an expert on charity: water’s programmatic work and international WASH issues
• Report to the Vice President of Key Relationships and collaborate with the Key Relationships team and wider organization

Key Relationships Officer – Mid-Level Program

• Assist in the administration of institutional partner agreements and budgets
• Coordinate with overseas partner institutions on academic program components, assessments, and grades
• Track participant completion of program requirements, including attendance, assignments, assessments, and surveys
• Design pre-program materials and conduct participant orientations
• Develop and host workshops on study abroad opportunities and professional development
• Provide on-program support through office hours, classroom observations, and student meetings
• Meet regularly with partners to assess program progress and troubleshoot issues
• Analyze data and prepare summaries from student surveys and partner materials for regular funder reports
• Support the selection process by reviewing criteria, recruiting evaluators, and moderating selection panels
• Coordinate and conduct presentations, webinars, and virtual information sessions
• Represent the CLS Program at U.S. universities and conferences
• Prepare program highlights for funders and general audiences
• Perform other duties as assigned

Program Officer jobs in United States

Chief Program Officer

Outreach and Education Program Officer

Program Officer – RISE

Program Officer – Education

Chief Program Officer

State Officer Program Facilitator

Senior Program Officer, Neglected Animals

Chief Program Officer

Key Relationships Officer – Mid-Level Program

Program Officer, Virtual Initiatives – Critical Language Scholarship Program 2026