Senior Program Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

📋 Description

• Implement the Community Resources grantmaking strategy while taking into consideration community
• Analyze regional and global patterns to shape funding rationales and priorities.
• Design program activities with colleagues to achieve significant, scalable impact.
• Manage, implement and monitor the regional grant portfolio to ensure alignment with strategy
• Lead annual grant planning: identify and support prospective and returning grantees, review
• Conduct organizational assessments (financial and narrative) to inform funding rationales.

🎯 Requirements

• Solid knowledge of trust-based philanthropy or community-based grantmaking.
• Experience in participatory decision-making structures.
• Experience in grantmaking, particularly in an international context.
• Experience in nonprofit capacity building as a funder, consultant, or nonprofit leader.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability.
• Excellent organizational skills and judgment; ability to prioritize work, manage time and multiple

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive and equitable salary
• Remote-first organization
• Multiple individualized factors including cost of living considered for pay
• U.S. benefits & perks (link provided)
• Equal opportunity employer
• Accommodation for disabilities