Operations Support, Non-Profit & Social Impact

A program officer for an exciting role unlike that at other foundations. The New York City Program Officer will focus on North Star Fund’s 60+ New York City Fund grantees. Our Philanthropy Programs team works together to maximize access to financial capital and resources for grantees, and we collaborate with partners to strengthen the ecosystem for grassroots organizing in New York.

As a member of this team, the NYC Program Officer will grow North Star Fund’s commitment to providing holistic support to emerging organizations building power, with an emphasis on movement organizations based in New York City.

This position is full-time. The NYC Program Officer will report to the Philanthropy Programs Director and will regularly partner with other staff.

The NYC Program Officer will facilitate our activist-led grantmaking in the New York City portfolio. They will also support our other grantmaking and capacity-building programs in NYC and the Hudson Valley. They will work in collaboration with the Philanthropy Programs team and external partners to create programming that builds Black-led movement infrastructure. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to build trust, understanding, and proactive supportive relationships with North Star Fund grantees.

• Produce materials necessary for the New York City Community Funding Committee (CFC) to fulfill their responsibility as grantmakers, and plan activities to engage them in North Star Fund mission-related activities.
• Convene and support our New York City CFC in trust-based participatory grantmaking processes to guide grantmaking decisions through a transparent, activist-led process.
• Communicate with grant applicants in a timely fashion, clearly explaining our guidelines and priorities.
• Work closely with the grants manager to ensure legal and due diligence requirements are met through collecting necessary documents from grantees, performing accurate data entry, and keeping accurate files.
• Assist in capturing the tremendous impact our grantees have on New York’s political landscape for organizational learning, fundraising, and communications purposes.
• Work in collaboration with the Grantmaking Team to design and implement two grant and reporting cycles per year.
• Attend grantee events to build relationships and capture learning about their work to share back with other grantees, our staff and the broader community.

• Take on leadership roles at funders tables like Freedom Funders, Neighborhood Funders Group, Engage NY and NYC Capacity Building Collaborative.
• Co‑design and lead capacity building and accompaniment programs for grantees' region in accordance with the needs of grantees.

• Secure additional support for community organizing in New York City with an emphasis on Black-led movement building in New York City and the Hudson Valley.
• Organizing peers and allies within the field of philanthropy.
• Partner with other funders to capitalize on program opportunities for grantee partners.
• Evaluate and seek new funding opportunities for grantees.

• Contribute to a safe, healthy, collaborative, and productive team culture.
• Attend and contribute to internal staff and team meetings as well as retreats when needed.
• Engage in and help to shape the organization's strategic planning.

• Deep social justice values and a demonstrated commitment to the practice of racial justice, inclusion, and community-driven change
• Fluency with related concepts around intersectionality, structural, institutional, and internalized racism
• Knowledge of and commitment to grassroots organizing led by communities of color
• Resilience, flexibility, humility, self‑awareness, and a sense of humor
• At least three to three years of experience in social justice non-profit, philanthropic sector
• Excellent multi‑tasking and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent planning skills for managing grantmaking timetables, with a collaborative approach to all parties that reflects our values
• Excellent collaboration…