Program Officer

Overview

Jackson Healthcare and our family of companies provide healthcare systems, hospitals and medical facilities of all sizes with the skilled and specialized labor and technologies they need to deliver high quality patient care and achieve the best possible outcomes - while connecting healthcare professionals to the temporary engagements, contract assignments and permanent placement employment opportunities they desire.

Headquartered in metro Atlanta, we're powered by more than 2,600 associates and over 20,000 clinician providers covering all 50 U.S. states.

Our mission is to improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone we touch. This includes the patients, clinicians and healthcare executives we work with through our companies every day, as well as our communities, the nonprofit organizations we support and each associate who is part of our family.

We're always looking to add new talent to our teams. We value diverse professionals at all levels and across multiple disciplines and areas of expertise, who have strong leadership skills, align with our culture, and are committed to excellence.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Guiding and performing day to day grantmaking:

• Hands on in all aspects of the grantmaking lifecycle in coordination with the Grants Manager: evaluation and research for vetting an organization, processing an LOI or grant application, the development of an organization's snapshot, the preparation of board meeting materials, participation in kickoff, update and closing calls, and the review and assessment of closing reports and reported outcomes compared to the goals outlined for the grant
• Schedules and conducts site-visits to determine feasibility of potential grantees opportunities and evaluate success or learnings from past investments.
• Analyzes current docket of ongoing and prospective grants in reference to strategy and history of giving to manage risk and leverage strategy; and analyzes past grants to determine impact and continued alignment to strategy and partnerships.
• Manages database including data entry, evaluation and reporting for portfolio of grantees.
• Schedules travel and coordinates trip schedules for self and ED, as needed

UNDERSTANDING THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY

• Stays well-informed of the philanthropic community for new policies, procedures, and ideas that could possibly be applicable to Jackson Family Foundation
• Maintains an understanding and appreciation for how change happens and the roles of various stakeholders in creating change
• Maintain communication and relationships with grantees, partners, and peers in philanthropy
• Liaison between partners to find and initiate opportunities to collaborate to further our strategy and their impact

• Develop business relationships by attending meetings and conferences with other Foundations and nonprofit organizations doing similar work

• Serves as subject matter expert within JFF for assigned strategy area and/or geographic area
• Leads and documents strategy planning - JFF's strategy identifies our grant-making scope, as well as leads the tactical planning needed for the implementation of strategy by identifying potential grantees and critical next steps.
• Actively manages budget for assigned strategy areas or geographic regions.

• Proactively fosters opportunities for cross-learning and collaboration within the portfolio of grantees to drive the Foundation's strategies and increase impact on the populations served

• Guides the due diligence process for organizations and proposals (including proposed budget, financial statements, 990s, governance structure, and all other attachments) to determine risks with organization and/or project, assess fit with foundation's strategy
• Critically questions and coaches organizations and staff regarding risk assessment, impact, collaboration opportunities, etc.

• Keeps up with global and local issues, especially as related to grantees and potential grantees and applies insights to recommendations for the Strategy

• Manages and mentors, program associates, grants managers and administrative staff in the context of a lean family foundation offering insight and suggestions based on experience (as positions are hired) and interns are engaged

QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Valid Passport (could require international travel to evaluate global grantees)
• Five+ years of experience in grantmaking, monitoring/evaluation, or assessing organization (Family Foundation or Global preferred)
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office 365 products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint, Forms/Flows)
• Servant Leadership role within the nonprofit/ministry sector
• High level of personal and professional integrity
• Commitment to JH Values of Others First, Wisdom and Growth
• Excellent listening and problem-solving skills to work with and understand team members and ministry partners
• Highly relational and approachable, with outstanding interpersonal skills. Work well within team and individual frameworks with modest supervision. A flexible team player that contributes to a strong sense of community.
• Lifelong learner with wide-ranging curiosity. A willingness to challenge conventional thinking, the ability to collaborate effectively, listen well, learn from others, and encourage dialogue
• Deep respect for the international grantee community and for the importance of strong partnership; enthusiasm for building bridges, solving problems and learning from past experiences among a range of stakeholders
• Understanding and respect for different cultures and socio-economic backgrounds, including the negative impacts of charity
• Understanding and appreciation for how change happens
• Knowledge of the roles of government, businesses, nonprofits, and philanthropic partners
• Exhibits a strong responsibility of representing the Jackson Family and JH in all aspects of their interactions with associates, grantees, foundation peers and all internal and external communications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to independently and flexibly manage a large workload with multiple demands, while producing high-quality work under tight deadlines
• Shares authority easily
• Understanding of capacity building
• Growth oriented; this is not a maintenance role
• Professionalism and composure to respond in a manner consistent with our organizational values
• Commitment to confidentiality

• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent relational skills
• Fluent with Microsoft Office Suite
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Verbal and written communication skills; experience with cross-cultural communication
• Self-motivated/goal-oriented individual
• Team player and partner within community
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Philanthropic experience/knowledge
• Evaluation and analysis of Nonprofit organizations
• Budget management/tracking experience
• Respect for international grantee community

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This position will spend up to 20% of time spent travelling visiting grantees and attending conferences both nationally and internationally.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; write; type; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and smell
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

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