Senior Program Manager, AIR Opportunity Fund
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Job Description
Senior Program Officer advancing AIR’s grantmaking, applied research, and partnerships. Supporting workforce, health, and youth opportunity initiatives across priority U.S. regions.
Responsibilities:
- Manage assigned components of programmatic initiatives from planning through implementation and evaluation under portfolio manager and director direction
- Represent the Fund at conferences, community meetings, and field-based events within the assigned region and nationally as needed
- Manage multiple projects and workstreams and ensure timely completion of deliverables
- Conduct research, landscape analyses, and environmental scans to inform funding decisions, program priorities, and new initiatives
- Synthesize research findings, field insights, and grantee learnings into reports, briefings, and presentations
- Manage relationships with grantees, community organizations, researchers, and other stakeholders
- Coordinate meetings, convenings, site visits, and stakeholder engagement activities
- Contribute subject-matter knowledge in workforce and economic opportunity, health, and/or youth pathways
- Review grant proposals, conduct due diligence, and develop funding recommendations
- Monitor grant and program performance, track outcomes, and identify learning and improvement opportunities
- Collaborate with AIR researchers, subject matter experts, and operational staff
- Steward existing grants and partnerships, monitor progress, and support implementation and learning activities
Requirements:
- Master's degree in public policy, public health, social sciences, education, nonprofit management, community development, or a related field
- Minimum of seven years of professional experience including both applied research and philanthropy, grantmaking, social impact investing, or related funding experience
- Subject matter expertise in workforce and economic opportunity, health, and/or youth pathways
- Knowledge of communities, organizations, and policy or funding landscapes in the regions served, particularly the Deep South, Cleveland, Chicago, and/or Washington, DC region
- Experience using research, evaluation, or data-driven approaches to inform program design, funding decisions, strategy, or organizational learning
- Experience managing or supporting grant portfolios, philanthropic initiatives, research projects, or community-based programs
- Experience working with community-based organizations, research institutions, public agencies, philanthropic organizations, or cross-sector partnerships
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while producing high-quality work
- Strong research, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- Effective public speaking, presentation, and communication skills
- Strong interpersonal, relationship-management, and influencing skills
- Advanced project and program management skills, including leading complex initiatives
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Willingness to travel nationally as needed
- Must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis
- Employment-based visa sponsorship, including H-1B sponsorship, is not available
- May need to meet certain residency requirements depending on project work
- Selected candidates must undergo reference and background checks
- Must adhere to AIR's child safeguarding standards and principles
Benefits:
- AIR’s Total Rewards Program
- Remote work within the United States or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations
- Travel to AIR Opportunity Fund events expected up to 30%
- Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employment practices
- Reference and background checks for selected candidates
- Drug-free work environment
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