Job Listings
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Current Openings
Program Associate and Research/Communications Associate, The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is a private foundation with a mission to improve the quality of life and quality of health for the financially needy of North Carolina. The Trust is committed to accelerating positive movement on critical community issues and effecting enduring systemic change. Since the Trust began in 1947, its assets have grown from $5 million to $600 million, placing it among the largest in the state. Since it began the Trust has invested more than $450 million dollars toward improving life and health for needy residents of our state. In positioning the Trust for carrying its work into the future, the foundation acknowledges three key commitments:
- To have impact - to make a difference is our most critical commitment.
- To successfully implement innovative ideas that are creative, relevant, and useful in tackling today's challenges and preventing tomorrow's problems.
- To use influence and leverage to support the organizations and agencies whose work we sponsor and to be the voice of the vulnerable, the underserved, and the economically disadvantaged.
In pursuit of these goals, we are seeking two emerging leaders to join us for a two-year fellowship.
The Foundation is seeking motivated individuals with a North Carolina connection (i.e. from North Carolina, currently resides in NC, or went to NC university) who have passion for philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. These fellowships are an opportunity for an early to mid-level careerist to be apart of advancing positive movement on critical community issues and to effect, enduring, systemic change while receiving hands-on experience in the day-to-day realities of the grantmaking world. Applicants from diverse backgrounds with demonstrated interest and experience in the Trust’s focus areas and target beneficiaries are strongly encouraged to apply.
The positions are full-time, salaried, and include a competitive benefits package.
Two positions are offered: 1) Program Associate and 2) Research/Communications Associate.
Click on the links to find the position descriptions for each available position. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume as instructed on the bottom of each description. No calls please.
Deadline: All application materials must be received by February 12, 2010.
Expected Timeline: Finalists will be interviewed in early March/April; the final selection will be made by early May. Fellowships begin June 2010.
Founding Executive Director, The Children’s Museum of Alamance County
(http://www.childrensmuseumofalamance.org/) is a non-profit organization conceived in 2005 and incorporated in 2007, with the mission to encourage children to exercise their curiosity, develop their imagination, and discover their world through exploration. The vision is to provide environments where children and adults are given a unique opportunity to play and create together; promote learning and literacy through a wide array of multi-sensory, interactive hands-on experiences; and instill in children a greater understanding of themselves and their world.
Position Overview:
The Children’s Museum of Alamance County seeks an experienced non-profit professional with vision, experience, and expertise to serve as its Founding Executive Director. Reporting to the Museum’s Board of Directors, the ED will be responsible for all aspects--implementing the Master Plan by Haizlip Studios, fundraising (including the Executive Director’s salary), program administration, development, marketing and external relations--of leadership and management of the organization. This position provides a wonderful opportunity to change lives in central North Carolina.
Responsibilities:
-Continue long-range strategic planning
-Oversee budget and ensure financial integrity, growth and stability of the organization
-Continue to develop and raise operating budget (including Executive Director’s salary)
-Build and sustain strong relationships with key public, private, non-profit, and other children’s museum partners
-Identify and manage experienced staff to lead program activities in collaboration with current board members and to support board activities
-Oversee completion of new museum building, for which capital funding has been secured, and exhibits to meet short and long-term program and administrative needs
-Open state-of-the-art children’s museum based on the Master Plan
-Oversee the day-to-day operations of the museum and all program activities—on and off-site
Qualifications
-Must have high energy, be creative and imaginative, work long days and weekends, and have the ability to make all days sunny while creating magic for children
-Advanced degree in education, early childhood, arts or related field required, masters a plus
-5+ years of experience in a leadership position for a children’s museum
-Demonstrated success in strategic planning, fundraising and implementation of start-up projects
-Knowledge of and commitment to North Carolina (local community)
-Experience working with non-profit boards and the ability to play well with others
Salary: DOQ Closing Date: April 16, 2010 Contact Name: Phoebe Harman, President
Mail: Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter before the closing date to
Children’s Museum of Alamance County, PO Box 1178, Graham, NC 27253
Member Services Coordinator, The Council on Foundations
(This is a temporary assignment up to four months.)
The Council on Foundations is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grant making foundations and giving programs worldwide. The Council serves as a thought leader in the broad and diverse field of philanthropy and delivers a dynamic array of educational programs, legal services and networking opportunities to members and others engaged in philanthropy.
The Member Services Coordinator is responsible for the delivery of core member services to family and corporate members to improve their effectiveness and accountability, and position the Council as a leader in knowledge and information on family philanthropy and corporate giving issues.
Essential Functions:
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Provides staff support to the Committee on Family Philanthropy and the Corporate Committee
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Coordinates member outreach as well as recruitment and retention strategies.
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Provides individual assistance for family and corporate member requests for information.
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Leads and facilitates family and corporate electronic discussion groups
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Coordinates the development and delivery of the family monthly e-newsletter identifies salient issues in the field that should be further explored and developed to meet the goals and objectives of the department and the Council.
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Provide staff support for the Family Philanthropy Conference
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Duties and Responsibilities:
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Volunteer Leadership: Provides staff support for the Committee on Family Philanthropy to include meeting planning activities; and provides staff support for the nominations process to the Committee on Family Philanthropy
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Membership: Working with the membership services department, coordinates member outreach as well as recruitment and retention strategies for family members.
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Assess Member Needs and Service Opportunities: Identifies trends and emerging issues based on member information needs. Monitors and reports trends in volume, nature and disposition of member RFIs and provides periodical reports/analysis to the managing director of family philanthropy services and the director of corporate services to inform opportunities for future programming and improvement in service.
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Individual Member Assistance: Provides leadership and technical assistance to family and corporate members in all related areas. Responds to member requests for information (RFIs) include clearly understanding nature of request; conducting research, as necessary, to respond; providing general information and individual advice; communicating with other departments when necessary; and identifying information gaps. Tracks member interactions and support in TIMSS.
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Electronic Discussion Group: Manages family and corporate electronic discussion groups (listserv); facilitates member posts and compiles and disseminates information in a timely way; identifies trends and archives useful material for repurposing into other resources.
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Electronic E-newsletter: Coordinates the development and delivery of the family monthly e-newsletter, Family Matters; identifies trends and develops content; identifies timely information to disseminate; identifies marketing opportunities within the e-newsletter.
Education and Experience:
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Bachelor degree required, advanced degree preferred.
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Minimum of four years work experience with a membership association, a family foundation, a corporate foundation or giving program, a nonprofit with a volunteer program, or some combination of the above.
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Member/customer relations or other job experience in a directly related position involving public contact, information and program management, and/or membership organizations is desired.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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In-depth understandings of working with volunteer committees and/or organizational members and be able to apply that expertise in developing services for members.
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Excellent analytic skills, and an ability to summarize and categorize a variety of materials quickly and accurately.
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Excellent language, speaking and writing skills essential. Ability to work in cross-functional teams on complex tasks and to generate support among staff and volunteers.
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Ability to work on multiple tasks, to manage time efficiently, to work independently and sufficient maturity and judgment to provide leadership for the field.
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Proficiency in Microsoft software applications.
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Ability to work flexible hours on an as-needed basis.
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Must be able to travel on occasion.
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Demonstrates adaptability, openness, initiative, integrity, quality focus, and a team orientation.
Interested candidates should send cover letter (including salary history) and resume to:
Council on Foundations
Human Resources Department – Ref. No. 491
2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22202
employment@cof.org
Reports To: Managing Director, Family Philanthropy Services
Division: Family Philanthropy Services
Salary Range: Salary commensurate with experience
Open Date: November 20, 2009 Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Senior Program Officer, Europe - Global Health Policy & Advocacy
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, London
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people - especially those with the fewest resources - have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
Millions of people - most of them children - die each year in developing countries from diseases that are preventable and treatable. Moreover, tragically little research is done to prevent or cure some of the world's biggest killers, such as malaria and tuberculosis. The foundation is guided by the belief that all lives, no matter where they are lived, have equal value. The mission of our Global Health Program is to encourage the development of lifesaving medical advances and to help ensure they reach the people who are disproportionately affected. We focus our funding in two main areas:
- Access to existing vaccines, drugs, and other tools to fight diseases common in developing countries
- Research to develop health solutions that are effective, affordable, and practical
The Global Health Advocacy team works to improve awareness of and commitment to major health interventions that will reduce global health inequities.
The position of Senior Program Officer, Global Health Advocacy will be responsible for a combination of donor government relations work and grant making to support advocacy activities in Europe. The work will principally focus on policy makers in Europe, helping to communicate and pursue direct collaboration with key governments, in order to increase the quantity and quality of resources available to achieve the foundation's global health priorities.
The grant making will in large part involve management of an existing portfolio of grants to organizations in Europe working to promote global health as a priority issue. Given the scope of our ambition to collaborate in Europe, future grant making will focus on identifying partners who can directly help advance specific Foundation objectives with key European donor partners.
This role will design and implement strategies for increased public and private sector engagement in global health. It will engage senior policy makers directly and through the foundation's principals to advance the case for global health, as well as specific diseases including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and maternal, newborn and child health. This includes:
- Promoting an enhanced, sustained, and science-based response by governments to address the public health needs of those living in the developing world.
- Forming key partnerships with individuals and organizations in both the public and private sector to enhance implementation of programmatic strategies and tactics.
- Identifying opportunities for the development of strategic alliances to further the objectives of the Global Health Advocacy team related to increasing donor government support.
- Mapping donor trends of European foundations, NGOs, business networks, European governments and governmental agencies and making recommendations for joint projects.
- Identifying, prioritizing and developing advocacy opportunities for briefings, meetings, activities in European member states, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council of Minister.
- Cultivating and using developing country champions to advance the global health priorities in European donor governments.
- Developing and managing a portfolio of high-impact, complex grants.
- Representing the foundation to program related external constituencies and boards.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 10 years experience, preferably with a strong mix of service in either the public and/or non-profit sectors in Europe.
- Demonstrated track record of working with political, professional, governmental and philanthropic leaders in Europe at both national and global level; and with European institutions, the European Commission, the European Parliament and respective institutions in European member states.
- Detailed knowledge of, and experience in international health programs, policy and advocacy in developing countries.
- Demonstrated leadership, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated track record of working collaboratively in a team-oriented, highly demanding environment.
- Experience in the conception, design and management of strategies, initiatives and programs related to motivating an enhanced governmental response.
- Knowledge of the legislative and administrative processes and structures in major European donor countries pertinent to global health research, funding, or policymaking.
- Demonstrated success in leadership roles developing and managing policy and advocacy organizations, programs or initiatives.
- Experience in a range of complex multinational or international organizations and institutions is strongly desired.
- Experience developing, managing and implementing project and grant-making strategies.
- Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy both individually and as part of a complex team effort.
- A deep commitment to global health and development issues.
- Excellent written and communication skills in English and other European languages.
- An advanced degree in public health, public policy, international relations, or a related field is strongly preferred.
- Ability to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally.
HOW TO APPLY: Please copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar:
http://posttrak.arbita.net/cgi-bin/PostTrak.cgi?RefCode=R3913245007640
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