Program Officer

The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) was formed in 2018 as a private, national, Grantmaking Foundation, dedicated to fostering innovative solutions to the opioid and overdose crisis in the United States. To date, FORE has awarded 129 grants, committing more than $50 million dollars towards addressing this crisis. The foundation’s mission is to convene and support partners advancing patient-centered evidence-based solutions addressing the opioid and overdose crisis.

With patients at the center, our focus includes Professional Education, Payer & Provider Strategies, Policy Initiatives and Public Awareness.

The Program Officer supports the foundation’s programs and grantmaking, working with and providing support to the president and senior program staff. The position is involved in a variety of tasks related to the programmatic work of the foundation to advance the mission of FORE. The ideal Program Officer is organized, collaborative, and a strong communicator, knowledgeable in the subject matter and committed to the foundation’s mission, who is actively engaged in the development and monitoring of grants, supportive of the evolving priorities of the foundation, and able to problem-solve to meet programmatic needs.

The candidate will have great attention to detail, and strong skills at building relationships across a wide range of grantees and stakeholders.

• Participates in management of all aspects of the grantmaking process including reviewing grant proposals, supporting grant recommendation development, processing grant agreements, reviewing grant reporting and payment schedules, participating in grantee progress calls, and tracking grantee products.
• Contributes to ongoing improvement of grant tracking methods and communication between the program and grantees to ensure timeliness of reports and project deliverables.
• Supports the planning of meetings, forums, and conferences, and helps to maintain FORE’s relationships with grantees and key partners.
• Assists in the development of grant proposals and budgets in preparation for Board Meetings. This may involve communicating with current and prospective grantees, consultants, and other experts, and assembling reports on projects and program activities.
• Conducts background research on proposal topics, compiles and distributes proposal review materials to the staff, and contributes to internal reviews of proposals.
• After organization-specific training and experience, the Program Officer will have the opportunity to manage an appropriate-sized portfolio of grants, under the supervision of the Program Director.

• Conducts background research as needed, including literature reviews and tracking journals, working papers, legislative developments, and public coverage of health policy issues.
• May be asked to represent FORE and attend relevant meetings, conferences, and webinars to inform FORE’s work.
• Contributes research and writing support for internal- and external-facing publications. This work includes preparing tables and charts, analyzing data with the program staff, and drafting summaries of reports.

• Provides additional support for president and senior program staff, including preparing slides and talking points for presentations, Board Meeting preparation, coordinating advisory and strategy meetings, and tracking prospective grants and projects pipeline.
• Supports FORE’s communications strategy, including drafting and editing eBlasts and externally-facing reports and informational materials.
• Compiles program data into analytical tools and charts for project briefing meetings, proposal review meetings, and program updates.
• Takes meeting notes and drafts minutes for selected meetings.

• Masters degree in Public Health, Health Policy, or similar degree, with a minimum of 5 years work experience in a related field; outstanding candidates with a combination of relevant experience and education would be considered.
• Knowledge…