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Kataly Foundation

Program Officer, Capacity Building

Kataly Foundation, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


The Program Officer (PO), Capacity Building is a thoughtful and engaged contributor to the Kataly team, focused on the Foundation's mission to promote social justice and racial equity in communities most impacted by injustice.Description

Program Officer, Capacity BuildingAbout Kataly FoundationKataly Foundation, a family foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area, supports restorative economics, environmental justice, mindfulness and healing justice, and racial justice. Founded in 2018 with the intention of spending out a $445 million endowment over a ten-year time horizon, this growing organization intends to support movements around these issues and serve as a progressive leader in philanthropy.Kataly's mission is to support and provide resources to communities and social movements that are exploring new solutions to persistent, systemic problems. Kataly does this while embracing its role and responsibility in changing systems that led to wealth extraction from these communities in the first place. Kataly moves resources to support the economic, political, and cultural power of Black and Indigenous communities and all communities of color.The Program Officer (PO), Capacity Building works closely with the Director of Capacity Building, other Kataly team members, and external stakeholders and partners to support Capacity Building administration, planning, implementation, assessment, documentation, and programming and grantmaking processes. The PO advances Foundation and Capacity Building Program goals by being responsive to and supportive of Kataly's grantee partners across the Foundation's three core grantmaking programs, nurturing relationships with the Capacity Building Program's programming partners and grantees, and maintaining a breadth of knowledge about current trends, emerging issues, policy and cultural interventions, and innovations in the field.Key ResponsibilitiesCapacity Building Program SupportSupport active grantees across Kataly's three core grantmaking programs in learning about and accessing offerings and resources that are available to them through Kataly's Capacity Building Program.In collaboration with Kataly's Director of Capacity Building, work with Kataly program teams to identify, prioritize, and address key capacity building needs of grantee partners.Participate in Capacity Building planning, budgeting, and strategy processes.Facilitate opportunities for collaboration across Kataly program areas.Collaborate with Kataly's Knowledge and Grants team to process grants in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner.Organize and maintain programming partner and grantee data.Partner with Kataly's Director of Communications to amplify availability of new Capacity Building offerings and resources.Support the team in the annual evaluation of Capacity Building programming and grantmaking.Participate in meetings with staff on grantmaking, planning, and strategy across the Foundation.Systems Development and Project ManagementDevelop and implement systems, processes, and templates to support strong relationships with Capacity Building programming partners and grantees.Schedule, coordinate, and provide logistical and operational support for meetings, trainings, workshops, and events.Program Analysis & EvaluationConduct research and analysis related to capacity building and movement infrastructure.Support Director of Capacity Building in gathering and analyzing data points.Relationship Building & Partner EngagementDevelop collaborative relationships with current and prospective grantees and partners.Engage and collaborate with other funders to introduce them to Kataly's work.Represent Capacity Building and Kataly in philanthropic and movement spaces as appropriate.Candidate ProfileA bachelor's degree and at least four years of experience in social sector capacity building, organizational development, and/or leadership development is preferred; relevant experience can be substituted for formal education.The Kataly Foundation is deeply committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek to have a diverse and inclusive workforce to promote effective work in partnership with all communities and population groups.This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $135,000 – $145,000. Kataly offers a comprehensive benefits package.

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