Senior Associate Program Officer
Company: Walton Enterprises
Location: Chicago
Posted on: February 25, 2021
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Job Description:
Senior Associate Program OfficerJob TitleSenior Associate
Program Officer Job DescriptionWe are looking for a talented
individual who wants to join a dynamic team that is working to
fundamentally change our world through philanthropy and
investing.
About Builders Initiative/Builders Vision
The Builders Initiative (BI) is a private foundation established by
a member of the Walton Family and his wife (the "Principals"). BI
is the philanthropic arm of Builders Vision (BV), the Principals'
broader family office, which also includes a direct investing team
(venture capital and private equity); an asset management team; and
an operations team: all committed to the vision of a humane and
healthy planet. Collectively BV is focused on four core issue
areas:
--- A more humane and healthy food system, with a focus on
sustainable agriculture and food production, the welfare of farmed
animals, and equitable access to healthy food in Chicago.
--- Sustainably managed and healthy ocean ecosystems, with a focus
on scalable innovations in fisheries management, restorative
aquaculture to provide ecosystem benefits and healthy seafood, and
resilience strategies to protect ocean habitats against climate
change.
--- Renewable energy for all, with a focus on accelerating the pace
to 80% renewable penetration and planting seeds for the remaining
20%.
--- A flourishing, democratized arts sector, with a focus on
enabling artists to enhance communities through visual arts and
storytelling and to lead communities to connect in Chicago and the
Rural Midwest.
BV's mission is shifting markets and minds for good. BI and BV do
this by applying a range of tools including grant-making, policy
advocacy, strategic communications, impact investing, and direct
investing to play three key roles:
1. Demonstrating economic viability: Showing that sustainable goods
and services can be profitable for producers and accessible for
consumers;
2. Building systems: Investing in the "missing pieces" for market
development; and
3. Challenging mental models: Engaging in targeted activities that
create new knowledge, change cultural norms, and make the case for
change.
Given this variety of tools and roles, BI's partners include
non-profits, researchers, alliances, governments, peer investors
and donors, companies, makers, and entrepreneurs committed to a
better future. BI currently grants out about $50M-$70M, expected to
scale significantly over the next few years. In addition, the
foundation expects to deploy substantially more resources in
mission-related investments over the coming years.
BV's other entities, while well-established in their investing
activities, are still in the very early stages of defining and
implementing impact strategies to complement their investment
approaches and the impact aspirations of the overall office.
However, that process is now underway.
When appropriate, BV and the Principals also collaborate with the
Walton Family Foundation (WFF) and other individual members of the
Walton family to further shared social and environmental goals.
They also rely upon many services provided by a central family
office, Walton Enterprises, Inc. (WEI), based out of Bentonville,
Arkansas. This office serves the needs of the broader Walton family
and includes dedicated staff for the Principals.
Position Summary
Builders Initiative is looking for a Senior Associate Program
Officer to join our team based in Chicago in developing and
managing a growing portfolio of work related - but not limited to -
farmed animal welfare and art. The position will primarily focus on
grant making but will encompass other responsibilities as well
--- Develop and execute grants, program related investments,
recoverable grants and other innovative instruments
o Conduct due diligence on organizations, their leadership and
capacity to carry out programs
o Define grant terms and expectations
o Obtain agreement on reasonable outputs and outcomes including how
they will be measured and reported
o Review budgets for appropriate expenditures
o Conduct site visits
o Help facilitate decision making processes
--- Manage grantee and stakeholder relationships with integrity and
authenticity
--- Coordinate with peer grant officers to support development of
strategic portfolios and oversee discreet grant portfolios
--- Lead impact measurement development and management across
portfolio, and manage impact measurement for grants led
o Coordinate with Learning and Evaluation Director to develop
impact frameworks
o Develop and manage impact framework data collection, report
development, and grantee support plans
o Monitor ongoing operations, and review financial and narrative
reports
o Assess impact and continuously learn from/improve work, for
example through lean data methodology, or by using third-party
evaluations, grantee learning cohorts and expert advisors
--- To support our grantmaking you will also engage in operations
related to our grantmaking and growing foundation
o Oversee data maintenance, systems development and office-wide
coordination for portfolio
o Manage workflow and processes through effective project
management, and clear, customized, and concise communication
o Other: as part of a growing foundation, you may also be asked to
manage other projects and assignments as requested.
Experience and Basic Qualifications
--- 5+ years working in a professional, social-change setting
including:
o 3+ years of related project management experience
o Experience in farmed animal welfare or art (Chicago based or
rural Midwestern) sectors is a plus
o Demonstrated experience working with a Principal on their
philanthropy is a plus
--- Experience developing social impact strategies and
projects:
o Experience executing a philanthropy portfolio will be strongly
prioritized, including:
- Developing strategic and practical grant proposals and managing
grants
- Experience in participatory grantmaking
- Experience facilitating decision making processes is a plus
o Building and maintaining relationships with partners -including
grantees, peer funders, and other movement partners
o Tracking progress and evaluating success; learning lessons from
tough and/or unexpected situations
--- Experience building processes and procedures for a new entity
including:
o Tracking data and best practices in useful ways to ensure
transparency in standardizing practices in real time for internal
and external use, and for future growth
o Building new tools and processes that find efficiency in team
practices
o Practicing dynamic leadership - sharing responsibility,
accountability, and planning across team, regardless of roles; and
stepping into roles of leadership that may require robust learning,
delegation, and collaboration
--- Location in (or willingness to relocate to) Chicagoland is
highly preferred.
o Willingness to travel up to 30% time visiting locally and
nationally with impact partners (grantees, nonprofits, peer
foundations, and other leaders)
Additional characteristics that would support a candidate's
success:
--- Shares the Builders Vision's values of bravery and creativity;
beginner's mindset; integrity with humility; diversity and
collaboration; and making the world better. It is vital that this
candidate has a deep passion for The Builders Initiative's vision,
mission and roles in social change.
o Value being a team player, operating with a great sense of
collaboration and diplomacy, with a commitment to teamwork
-treating other people with respect and dignity, while resolving
issues in ways that preserve and strengthen key relationships
o Engage comfortably in growth roles and delegation.
o Prioritize practical solutions-based thinking
--- Prioritizes process and result mutually, focusing on
relationship building, listening, and co-creation
o Client service; ability to assess and meet the Principals' goals
and preferences, curate information, elevate appropriate decisions
and represent the Principal appropriately. A passion to serve in a
way that demonstrates respect and care for family and staff and
exceeds expectations
o Community orientation and servant leadership; respects partners
of all types uniformly and view partners as peers. Practices
integrating listening and findings into strategic planning and
grant decisions.
o Strategic networks: Builds partnerships in service to alignment
and "togetherness," sometimes with unexpected allies
--- Practice great detail-orientation and system thinking. You like
to collect and streamline data for access and application. You
demonstrate intellectual agility through analysis of complex data
and effectively synthesize information and glean key points from
research as well as interactions with the Principals and others
--- Communicate well: in person, via phone, and through written
communication.
--- Are technology savvy: very skilled with Word, PowerPoint and
Excel, and learn other programs - such as Slack, Salesforce, Ally,
Airtable - readily
--- Possess unquestionable ethics and personal integrity.
Other Duties
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the candidate in this
position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may evolve or
change over time.
Builders Vision is an equal opportunity employer and is committed
to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace. We
encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and
veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, religion,
color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
age, status of protected veteran, among other things or status as a
qualified individual with a disability.Basic Qualifications--- 5+
years working in a professional, social-change setting including 3+
years of related project management experience
--- Experience developing social impact strategies and
projects.
o Building and maintaining relationships with partners -including
grantees, peer funders, and other movement partners
o Tracking progress and evaluating success; learning lessons from
tough and/or unexpected situations
--- Experience building processes and procedures for a new entity
including:
o Tracking data and best practices in useful ways to ensure
transparency in standardizing practices in real time for internal
and external use, and for future growth
o Building new tools and processes that find efficiency in team
practices
o Practicing dynamic leadership - sharing responsibility,
accountability, and planning across team, regardless of roles; and
stepping into roles of leadership that may require robust learning,
delegation, and collaboration
--- Location in (or willingness to relocate to) Chicagoland is
highly preferred.
o Willingness to travel up to 30% time visiting locally and
nationally with impact partners (grantees, nonprofits, peer
foundations, and other leaders)
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