Program Officer, Northern Willamette Valley

Oregon Community Foundation

Job Posting:
Program Officer

Location:

Salem, Oregon (Northern Willamette Valley)

Hiring Range: $92,000 - $100,000 per year

Position Type:
Regular, Full-time, Exempt

Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) was founded in 1973 with a big mission: to improve the lives of all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. In partnership with donors and volunteers, OCF works to strengthen communities in every county in Oregon through research, grantmaking, and scholarships. OCF is one of the largest community foundations in the country with over $4 billion in assets under management.

OCF is an Equal Opportunity Employer with six offices throughout Oregon in Baker City, Bend, Eugene, Medford, Portland and Salem.

Come join our team. To learn more, please visit oregoncf.org.

The Program Officer, in coordination with the Senior Program Officer and other program staff, serves as OCF’s Community Engagement and Equity Department (CEED) representative in the Northern Willamette Valley region, based in the Salem OCF office. The Program Officer participates as a member of the local team committed to advance OCF’s overall philanthropic mission in the region and works to implement the broad strategic goals of CEED.

OCF is seeking someone with strong ties to this part of the state who is passionate about community engagement, outreach, and grantmaking in support of Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.

Percentage of Time: 55%

• Act as a public representative for OCF's programming related to the Northern Willamette Valley
• Deliver community presentations and meetings with other foundations
• Communicate with Board, Leadership Councils, staff and external partners in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
• Represent OCF at meetings with public agencies, policy makers and other key stakeholders; serve on statewide or regional committees or task forces.
• Represent OCF at local and national conferences and events in order to share OCF's work and impact.
• Conduct outreach, communicate with, and develop relationships with grant seekers and other constituents statewide about foundation priorities, guidelines, grant opportunities and grant decisions.
• Plan, implement and evaluate community engagement strategies to strengthen relationships and establish trust, build capacity, and provide meaningful opportunities for community involvement in OCF's community impact work.
• Collaborate with Philanthropic Services Department (PSD) to support prospective donors, provide high quality donor stewardship, and support donor engagement in OCF's priorities.
• Assist Donor Relations Officers in providing research and analysis about community issues, nonprofits, and grant applications, as requested by OCF donor advisors.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to develop and execute communications that increase stakeholder awareness and engagement about the Northern Willamette Valley.
• Create reports to externally communicate progress, successes, challenges and future directions, as applicable.

Percentage of Time: 35%

• Serve as part of the Community Grants team including proposal review, site visits, and development of grant recommendations.
• Lead the design and implementation of community problem-solving grant programs as assigned, including grant program development, collaboration with key stakeholders, and community engagement including development and coordination of committees.
• Oversee proactive community problem-solving and engagement grantmaking, including development of program guidelines and criteria, application processes, proposal review, and development of grant recommendations.
• Collaborate and engage with program staff across the state to maintain high quality programs that address regional needs and collaborate with staff to fulfill the broader, overarching mission and goals of the foundation.
• Serve as primary contact for potential grantees. Respond to inquiries for grants, manage application processes, communicate with grantees, and conduct site visits and nonprofit outreach.
• Apply equitable grantmaking practices to ensure accessibility, reach and distribution of funding based on population or community need and intended impact.
• Develop knowledge and expertise about organizations, people and issues in the Northern Willamette Valley region while building…