Senior Program Officer

|

Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Funds
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $170,000 USD-$190,000 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 31/08/2023
  • Location: United States 
Climate & Environmental justice Economic justice
Grantmaking
● In partnership with the co-directors, the Atlantic Coast program officer, and grantee partners, co-create grantmaking strategies to expand the Hive Fund’s climate and economic justice area of focus
● Collaborate with grantee partners to support the development of grantee partner-driven ways to track progress and collect data and stories. 
● Support grantee partners as needed with capacity-building, introductions to other funders, and connection to additional resources.
Funder Engagement
● Engage with aligned funders on climate and economic justice funding and contribute related content to the Hive Fund’s funder learning lab.
● Work closely with funders in the US South and across the country to promote the expertise and strategies of grantee partners and the Hive Fund to shift philanthropic practices and increase giving to those on the frontlines of injustice. 
● Participate and play a leadership role in networks with aligned funders, including regional associations of grantmakers and climate and economic justice-specific funder tables.
● Support Hive Fund’s fundraising by providing timely and accurate data and stories of impact and contributing to grant writing and funder reporting.
Learning & Thought Leadership
● Participate in national and state networks related to climate finance.
● Track key national policy and regulatory developments that impact grantmaking opportunities in the Atlantic Coast or Gulf Southregions.
● Track state, regional, and national climate and economic justice-related areas of work staying abreast of key reports, trends, and opportunities.
● Contribute to the emerging field of climate and economic justice by representing Hive Fund in public writing and speaking engagements.
● Work with Hive Fund communications staff and grantee partners to collect and disseminate stories and data from IRA demonstration projects.
Contribute to Healthy Organizational Culture
● Establish strong working relationships with the Atlantic Coast and Gulf South program officers, leveraging their knowledge of the regions and grantee partners. Contribute new technical expertise to the Hive Fund program team and help support regional program officers’growth and development.
● Attend two to four-person all-staff gatherings per year.
● Contribute a positive  attitude to continuously help enrich organisational culture.

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS
Core–Ideally, the senior program officer will have a mix of these core experiences and skills to support their ability to thrive in the role:

● 8-10+ years of experience within philanthropic, nonprofit, for-profit, and/or government sectors facilitating clean energy, energy efficiency, and/or clean transportation project development and financing in LMI communities (maybe inclusive of housing, workforce development, and/or community economic development).
● Substantial expertise in climate justice solutions.
● Experience developing strategies and running complex programs in grantmaking, multiparty coalition work, and/or public/private project management.

*When clicking on “Apply”, you will be redirected to the original job announcement and details

*There are individuals who may use GenderJobs.org name and trademark in emails and on websites in an attempt to solicit fees from interested job-seekers. Some examples of these fees are placement fees or immigration processing fees. GenderJobs.org does not use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an up-front fee of any kind. If you suspect that you have been a victim of fraud from someone pretending to be GenderJobs.org, please contact us at [email protected]