The Program Associate position for the Power Pathway advances and supports the goals/milestones, strategy, grantmaking, research, cross-team collaboration, and communications functions of the San Francisco Foundation (SFF)’s Power Pathway. The position is an individual contributor role supporting key functional activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or advanced degree is preferred
- Minimum of three years of relevant experience
- Deep understanding of the Bay Area, its history, politics, and the realities of the region’s residents - through intellectual, professional, and lived experience – particularly with a clear racial equity lens.
- Professional experience working to advance racial equity and economic inclusion with a strategic focus on organizing and power building
- Experience in applying a racial or economic equity frame in work environments
- Proven record of successfully working independently and collaboratively in teams
- Ability to communicate internally with the Foundation staff and externally to diverse audiences
- Well-organized, self-starting, and independent with the ability to multi-task, set priorities, track projects, and meet deadlines
- Project management skills and experience with complex, multi-stakeholder efforts
- Experience collaborating on projects across teams and stakeholders, including experience planning meetings and facilitating meetings and events from start to finish
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems resourcefully
- Strong active listening, oral, and written communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in and across teams;
- Demonstrated abilities to build successful relationships with local leaders and organizations; engage people from diverse backgrounds; and synthesize and articulate (orally and in writing) a wide breadth of information to internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience utilizing data-analysis in decision-making
- Intermediate to advanced computer/software skills, including Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, & Teams), Salesforce, and Zoom.
- Familiarity with AI preferred
- Ability to learn, navigate and manage online platforms, including Fluxx, Qlik sense, and Smartsheet
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
