Program Officer

Democracy Fund is seeking a Program Officer based in Washington, DC. Program Officers own individual grants and support grantmaking, grant administration, field building activities, and grantee relationships in the Reimagine and Rebuild program.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and track individual grants; develop subject matter expertise
• Support strong and healthy grantee relationships
• Support non-grantmaking activities in civic engagement and narrative change
• Develop strong understanding of key fields and support strategy development
• Support creation of communications materials
• Support influence and philanthropic partnerships
• Contribute to effective team and organization systems

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience working on pro-democracy systems and organizations
• Professional experience in civic engagement or narrative change
• Knowledge of nonprofit funding and grantmaking
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office