Director, Programs and Strategic Partnerships
- Employer
- West Marin Fund
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- Oct 12, 2023
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Donor Relations, Grant Seeking, Programs, Community Outreach, Grant Administration, Grant Making, Government Relations and Advocacy, Other Programs, Program Administration and Management, Administrative, Other Administrative
- Fields
- Community Foundations
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job Title:
Director, Programs and Strategic Partnerships
FLSA
Classification:
Exempt, full-time (40 hours week).
Compensation:
$105,000- $115,000 FTE
Reports
To:
Executive Director
Remote
Eligible:
Bay-area based, with regular in-person meetings in Marin and West
Marin
Effective
Date:
October/November
2023
West Marin Fund is a community
foundation that inspires giving and mobilizes resources to enhance
the long-term wellbeing and quality of life for all in coastal West
Marin, California. The Fund provides grants and training for local
nonprofits and convenes key stakeholders to help identify and fund
equitable solutions to challenges facing people who live, work and
visit in West Marin.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Summary
The Director, Programs and Strategic
Partnerships plays an integral role in advancing the work of West
Marin Fund by delivering grants and programs that address the
interests, needs, challenges and emerging issues of West Marin, its
communities, and nonprofits and by fostering relationships with
organizations and collaboratives working in support of West Marin’s
diverse populations and priorities. The Director’s work priorities
will align with West Marin Fund’s 10-year vision and strategic
direction and 3-year goals and outcomes.
Working closely with the Executive
Director, the Director, Programs and Strategic Partnerships, will
provide leadership to:
- Meet annual grantmaking goals;
- Plan and help implement relevant community-based programs that bring measurable change;
- Establish viable methods of monitoring, evaluation and reporting;
- Foster collaborative approaches with multi-sectoral partners that result in regional strategies and solutions for complex issues;
- Introduce ways to significantly increase funding and leverage new sources to benefit nonprofits, as well as emerging creative initiatives and region-wide collaboratives in West Marin.
- With Executive Director, develop annual program goals, strategies, and outcomes, with accompanying budget for Board approval.
- Engage in conversation with non-profits and community leaders to understand their needs, priorities and analysis. Ensure feedback loops to build trust and identify trends.
- Administer grantmaking processes for field of interest funds.
- Strengthen collaborative efforts, through grantmaking, technical assistance, research, setting goals, and evaluation.
- Implement and foster organizational effectiveness for West Marin nonprofits, including skills building workshops and annual nonprofit survey.
- Include a DEI and racial justice perspective, as well as an environmental health perspective in all program development and implementation.
- Implement and lead the evaluation and impact assessment of key programs and initiatives, and share results.
- Advance outreach efforts to connect people in the broader community to the organization's mission and programs across relevant platforms.
- Engage diverse members of the community as contributors, volunteers (with stipends as needed), and nonprofit representatives to enrich and advance the success and impact of the Fund’s programs.
- Research challenging issues and issues of programmatic importance to West Marin. Provide analysis, recommendations and strategies for mobilizing resources and catalyzing solutions.
- Work together with the Executive Director, Board Chair(s) and Development Chair to foster donor engagement.
- Establish and maintain up to date protocols for all areas of responsibility.
- Additional responsibilities as necessary and agreed upon.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
- Minimum seven years of relevant experience in the philanthropic sector, particularly with public foundations
- Track record of grassroots grantmaking with measurable success
- Adept at building effective key partnerships and collaborative relationships with policy-makers and funders, including at a County or Region-wide wide level,
- Strategic thinker with solid experience and skills in research, planning, assessment, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
- Ability to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address complex problems. Able to integrate insights and data from diverse sources.
- Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. High emotional maturity. Preferably bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Culturally competent in working with individuals and groups of diverse racial and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Technologically savvy with proficiency in Office 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook), databases, presentation software, shared project management tools, and remote meeting management.
- Preferred: Proficient with grant writing and with oversight of grant fulfillment and reporting.
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