Ellen Weinreb Recruiting is conducting a search for Skoll Foundation’s Program and Impact team Director. The candidate must have 10 years experience in some combination of the following: social entrepreneurship, grantmaking, and management.
JOB: Director, Program and Impact Team
ORGANIZATION: Skoll Foundation Awards Program
LOCATION: Palo Alto, CA
Organizational Background
Based in Palo Alto, CA, Skoll Foundation’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting, supporting and celebrating social entrepreneurs who are proven leaders whose approaches and solutions to social problems are helping to improve the lives and circumstances of countless underserved populations.
Position Overview
The Program and Impact (P&I) team seeks a Director-level candidate who brings a combination of intellectual curiosity, a passion for social change, a focus on tangible results and a desire to work within a team culture that practices continuous learning and improvement. This position reports to the VP for Program and Impact who oversees the Skoll Foundation’s “invest” programs (i.e., grants and loans to social entrepreneurs’ organizations and other strategic initiatives that advance the Skoll Foundation’s vision to advance systemic change that benefits communities around the world).
Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide strategic leadership across the foundation in developing and managing the foundation’s Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship program.
• Think creatively to expand network and organizational capacity by tapping into new sources to find entrepreneurs.
• Create and enable a collaborative work environment across the group and Foundation.
• Lead efforts to source, evaluate and recommend high-potential social entrepreneurs for Skoll Awards.
• Develop and evaluate strategies to maximize impact through grantee relationships with a specific goal of strategically linking grantees to Foundation services, resources and staff.
• Directly manage a portfolio of grantee relationships including screening and conducting due diligence on grant and loan applications, managing relationships with grantees, developing grant outcomes and milestones, and monitoring grant progress and impact.
• Lead and document research efforts in one or more of the foundation’s key issue areas and recommend strategies for foundation engagement.
• Recruit, coach, develop and evaluate performance and contributions of P&I team members. • Lead multidisciplinary teams addressing current and emerging Foundation priorities.
• Develop metrics to track both group and Foundation-level progress.
• Participate as a member of the P&I team in developing the department’s strategic plans.
• Create and maintain collegial working relationships with colleagues and constituents.
Qualifications and Abilities
• Knowledge of the practices and contributions of social entrepreneurs and key sources of support in the ecosystem of social entrepreneurship.
• Proven ability to serve as a "connector" of people and organizations.
• Experience in foundation grant-making protocols, regulations, best practices and/or competitive prize selection efforts.
• Experience managing a team of professionals in the for-profit and/or not-for-profit sectors.
• Experience and desire to work within a team environment with an emphasis on learning and continuous improvement. We can't emphasize this enough--the ideal candidate must be a team player!
• Experience and comfort with technology based tools for managing grant work flow and constituent relationship management (e.g., Salesforce, Cybergrants).
• Track record proving innovative leadership in developing and implementing programs and working effectively cross-functionally.
• Ability to function in a highly-competitive environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively with diverse people and communities.
• Strong moral fiber and a sense of humor.
• Expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and general database systems.
• Competency in language(s), in addition to English, is desirable.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Experience in any one or more of the following issue areas is of particular interest:
• Environmental Sustainability (particularly climate change or water scarcity)
• Health (particularly global pandemic prevention)
• Peace and Security (particularly nuclear proliferation or Middle East conflict)
• Economic and Social Equity
• Tolerance and Human Rights
• Institutional Responsibility Education and Experience
• Advanced degree or equivalent experience (M.A., M.S., M.B.A. or Ph.D) preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible positions, with a distinguished record of accomplishments in the philanthropic/nonprofit or for-profit sectors and at least five years in a managerial role.
• Combination of both philanthropic/nonprofit and business experience.
• International work experience is desirable, preferably with social entrepreneurs or other local organizations in developing countries.
Compensation:
Highly competitive salary and benefits package available, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
How to apply:
Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to the recruiter via the following link: http://www.ellenweinreb.com/apply.html.
Skoll will not sponsor foreign national’s visas for this position. Only US-based applicants not requiring Visa sponsorship should apply.
The foundation is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, committed to diversity and consideration of all applicants for all positions without regard to color, ethnic background, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and disability status.
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