Program Officer
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90079, USA
Listed on 2026-09-21
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
As a key member of the program team, the Program Officers ensure ECMC Foundation deploys nearly $65 million annually in grants and investments to support project-based and reform-oriented efforts aimed at advancing systemic change to improve postsecondary persistence and degree completion for students from underserved backgrounds. Guided by a strategic framework which was launched in 2022, Program Officers manage a portfolio of strategically responsive grants which positions the foundation to remain open to the changing needs and opportunities identified by the field and/or oversee an initiative which focuses resources on deeper engagements and sustained commitments to address specific challenges in postsecondary education.
The ECMC Foundation team observes a hybrid work model, working in-office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and working from home on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays with quarterly all staff in-person meetings in Los Angeles. Additionally, Program Officers travel domestically up to 25% of the time to engage with partners.
ECMC Foundation is a nationally focused postsecondary funder with a presence in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. and has a mission to improve higher education for career success among underserved populations through evidence-based innovation. ECMC Foundation uses a spectrum of funding structures, including strategic grantmaking and program-related investments, to invest in both nonprofit and for-profit ventures and makes grants and investments across three strategic priorities: removing barriers to postsecondary completion;
building the capacity of institutions, systems and organizations; and transforming the postsecondary ecosystem. Working with grantees, partners and peers, ECMC Foundation’s vision is for all learners to unlock their fullest potential. Learn more about ECMC Foundation (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).), one of several affiliates under the ECMC Group (https://) enterprise based in Minneapolis, which together work to help students succeed.
Compensation:
Salary range for this position is $105,000-$125,000. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector and geographic location.
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