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Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

LADF Chief Program Officer

Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079


Title: Chief Program Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Pay Rate: $175,000 – $195,000

Compensation rates vary based on job-related factors, including experience, job skills, education, and training.

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) tackles the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health care, homelessness, and social justice for all Angelenos. To support us in achieving these bold goals, we seek an experienced Chief Program Officer (CPO) to serve as the third member of the Executive Leadership Team, and to be a visionary leader responsible for overseeing and driving the strategic direction and implementation of LADF’s programs function, including Grantmaking, Youth Programs, and Initiatives across our four key focus areas of education, health care, homelessness, and social justice.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership:

You will develop and implement a comprehensive vision and strategy for the program function to align with LADF’s overall organizational strategy.

Team Leadership and Development:

You will lead and build the capacity of the Programs department by establishing clear expectations and priorities.

Program & Partnership Development and Management:

You will manage major projects with new and existing partners, working closely with those organizations’ leadership.

Evaluation and Reporting:

By establishing and monitoring program goals, metrics, and performance indicators, you will ensure that LADF has the data it needs to effectively monitor and evaluate the success and impact of its programs and Initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience Needed

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in program management or leadership roles within the nonprofit sector, with a focus on community impact.

Demonstrated experience managing a complex program function that includes giving programs/grantmaking, partnerships, and direct program delivery.

Experience in sports-based youth development and/or youth development strongly preferred.

Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills.

Ability to work a non-traditional schedule, which includes nights, weekends, and some home games (March - October).

LADF is firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified applicants from every background.

LADF Values

Our core values are the fundamental beliefs upon which our foundation and its people operate.

Opportunity – We know that talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not.

Access – No recreational, education or health resource should be out of reach for any child.

Equity – We aim to level the playing field and make sure that every kid has a fair shot.

Collaboration – We believe that working well with others is the secret sauce to success.

Impact – The work we do must create meaningful progress that is measurable.

Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standards across all of our work, striving for quality and credibility.

This search is being run by Arianna Haut and Naomi Roth-Gaudette at NRG Consulting Group. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. The preferred application deadline is 11/15/24.

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