Program Officer

## Program Officer, Samueli Foundation Apply:
Corona del Mar:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
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* The Samueli Foundation’s mission is to make Orange County a thriving mosaic of community well-being by supporting and uniting catalytic forces whose innovations yield a higher quality of life for everyone. Core to the organization are its values of integrity, gratitude, empathy, curiosity, creativity, and trust.

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Job Title:

Program Officer, Samueli Foundation
** Pay Details:
** The annual base salary range for this position in California is $155,000 to $175,000 per year. The starting pay for the successful candidate depends on various job-related factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education/training, internal value, peer equity, external market demands, and organizational considerations.
** ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
** The Samueli Foundation is a private family foundation dedicated to fostering community well-being in Orange County through innovative initiatives that enhance quality of life. Guided by its values and philanthropic framework, the Foundation supports catalytic ideas, strengthens multisector cooperation, and builds partnerships that advance lasting community impact.  
** ABOUT THE POSITION
** Reporting to the Chief Program Officer, the Program Officer manages assigned grantmaking portfolios from sourcing and diligence through recommendation, execution, monitoring, renewal, and closeout.
** Potential areas of investment may include Human Trafficking, Housing & Homelessness, Workforce Development, Strengthening Social Sector, Food Security, STEM, and other emerging areas of the Foundation’s work.
** The role manages grantee relationships, develops field knowledge, and elevates significant decisions, risks, and opportunities for leadership. The Program Officer contributes to portfolio strategy development but does not lead strategy across multiple portfolios or supervise staff.
** CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Portfolio and Grant Pipeline
*** Manage annual priorities, grant pipelines, budgets, and approximately 20–25 core grantee relationships across assigned portfolios, with the specific mix varying based on portfolio size and complexity.
* Source and assess potential investments through research, prospective grantee organizational and financial review, site visits, and other diligence.
* Develop concise funding recommendations for the Chief Program Officer, President, and Board that state the rationale, risks, expected outcomes, and proposed grant structure.
* Manage grants pipeline from exploration through closeout, including reporting, progress monitoring, renewal decisions, and timely action when conditions change, in partnership with Program, Grants Management and Accounting teams and within grants management system.  
** Relationships and Field Knowledge
*** Serve as the primary Foundation contact for assigned grantees and prospective partners and build trusted relationships with relevant nonprofit, philanthropic, public-sector, academic, and community leaders.
* Maintain current knowledge of community needs, organizations, funding gaps, field developments, and emerging opportunities; connect partners when it can strengthen the work.
* Represent the Foundation at relevant visits, meetings, convenings, and events.  
** Analysis and Reporting
*** Synthesize grantee information, research, and data to refine portfolio strategy, surface risks and opportunities, and prepare leadership and Board materials.  
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