Program Officer
- Employer
- Episcopal Health Foundation
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- Apr 30, 2021
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- Position Type
- Programs, Grant Making
- Fields
- Health
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Program Officer assists in developing, managing, and evaluating a portfolio of grants and initiatives. The focus of the Program Officer’s work is to seek out investment opportunities that align with Episcopal Health Foundation’s (EHF) goals, outcomes, and strategies. This Program Officer will take the lead in our work under Goal 1: Strengthening Systems of Health by Catalyzing Health Systems to be Accessible, Equitable, and Deliver Health not just Healthcare.
Primary Responsibilities of all EHF Program
Officers:
• Carry an assigned portfolio of priority grants
• Seek out and/or develop investment opportunities for
grantmaking
• Guides organizations through the entire application process, from
concept development through presentation of proposals and
evaluation results.
• Respond to inquiries from organizations regarding the
Foundation’s grantmaking guidelines
• Consult with organizations regarding specific grant proposals to
ensure that the proposal meets Foundation guidelines and/or
initiative requirements, and is a well-formulated request
• Assist grant seekers and grant recipient organizations, as
appropriate, to direct them to other resources for organizational
development, funding, program ideas, etc.
• Provide management support to EHF’s new
projects/initiatives
Proposal Review
• Use data and research to inform grant decisions; generate
proposal ideas
• Review all assigned letters of inquiry and full proposals to
ensure that required information has been provided. Where needed
and appropriate, conduct additional research into the relevant
field of interest and/or nonprofit organization
• As appropriate, conduct site visits and due diligence for each
assigned proposal
• Generate insights, and develop actionable recommendations that
inform our investment decisions and movement toward our
goals.
• Prepare proposal analysis including written summaries and
recommendations for review and action by the Board’s Program
Committee
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Maintain data and provide information as needed to support the
Research and Evaluation Division’s development of reports to
aggregate evaluation results and communicate the Foundation’s
impact in the community
• Ensure that grant files are complete, accurate and current;
maintain statistical information regarding grantmaking
activity
• Monitor implementation of each grant by requesting and reviewing
written evaluations and by conducting site visits to a
representative number of grant recipients
Community Leadership
• Develop and maintain contact with a broad cross section of
organizations in the community aligned with EHF’s mission and
goals
• Support leadership initiatives developed/coordinated by the
Research and Evaluation Division and the President’s Office
• Keep abreast of emerging issues both locally and nationally
• Other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Grants
Qualifications and Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree strongly
preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of health system, healthcare safety net,
and systems thinking
• A minimum of five years of post-college experience, some portion
in the nonprofit or governmental sector required, ideally within
the health/healthcare sector. Grantmaking experience strongly
preferred; desire to work in and with nonprofit health sector is
essential
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; proven ability to
be flexible in a team-oriented approach with diverse groups of
people
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
• Content expertise in health and wellness subject areas, including
health and healthcare delivery systems, delivery system reform, and
health and healthcare financing and policy.
• Excellent planning, organizational, multi-tasking, and time
management skills
• Computer literate and experience working with databases strongly
preferred
All employees are expected to meet EHF’s expectations regarding foundation citizenship. These include taking responsibility for actions and outcomes, being a good stewardship of resources, being transparent, being a team player, producing high quality work and maintaining a high level of productivity. All employees are expected to have sound knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and are expected to comply with EHF policies, procedures, and values.
Salary will be set in accordance with the successful candidate’s experience. In addition to salary, the candidate will receive Episcopal Health Foundation’s employee benefits which include comprehensive health insurance coverage and a retirement plan to which the Foundation will contribute an amount equal to 9% of base salary.
EHF is working remotely until September 7, 2021.
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