Senior Program Officer, Restorative Economies Fund

Company: Northern California Grantmakers
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

About Kataly FoundationKataly Foundation, a family foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is committed to supporting restorative economics, environmental justice, mindfulness and healing justice, and racial justice. Founded in 2018 with the intention of spending out a $445 million endowment over a ten-year time horizon, this growing organization intends to support movements around these issues and serve as a progressive leader in philanthropy.Kataly's mission is to support and provide resources to communities and social movements that are exploring new solutions to persistent, systemic problems. Kataly does this while embracing its role and responsibility in changing systems that led to wealth extraction from these communities in the first place. We move resources to support the economic, political, and cultural power of Black and Indigenous communities and all communities of color. By transforming its own relationship to capital, the planet, and each other, the Kataly Foundation will redistribute and redefine wealth in a way that leads to transformation, abundance, and regeneration.One important distinction of the Kataly Foundation is that its approach is meant to be inclusive of the communities it seeks to fund. Pursuing a "practitioner-funder" philosophy, the Foundation actively engages leaders in the fields it supports to help make grantmaking decisions. Kataly aims to center solutions where the problems are. In addition, the Foundation is committed to solidarity philanthropy practices: general operating support, creative use of capital, and a commitment to capacity building and network weaving.Kataly's Program Areas include:Restorative Economies Fund: The Restorative Economies Fund (REF) invests resources into community-owned and governed projects led by people of color that create shared prosperity, self-determination, and build collective power. REF is an integrated capital fund, which means the Fund combines grants with non-extractive investments (loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, etc.) and non-financial support including technical assistance or strategic advice.Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective: The Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective (EJRC) is a group of nine women of color movement leaders who are resourcing work that builds power in communities of color, and grows movements for racial, social, economic, and environmental justice. The Collective funds work led by and for the communities most impacted by environmental racism, climate change, and unjust systems.Mindfulness and Healing Justice: The Mindfulness and Healing Justice (MHJ) program supports community-based mindfulness programs, teacher training, leadership development, and healing justice practices for Black and Indigenous communities, and all people of color. MHJ centers mindfulness and healing in the service of racial justice, power-building, and collective liberation.We're working toward a world in which Black and brown people have the resources, power, and agency to execute their own visions for justice, well-being, and shared prosperity within their communities.We believe our fates are intertwined and ensuring self-determination for communities of color is in service of our collective liberation.Position Overview:The Senior Program Officer (SPO) of the Restorative Economies Fund (REF) is a key programmatic leader and thoughtful and engaged contributor to the Kataly team, focused on the Foundation's mission to promote social justice and racial equity in communities most impacted by injustice. The SPO is responsible for leading the team in the refined design and implementation of REF's integrated capital approach with specific expertise in grantmaking. The SPO is the lead contact for the REF grant program, managing the Program Officer, REF (PO) as well as any consultants and advisors. The SPO will oversee all aspects of the REF grantmaking program in consultation with the REF team, specifically the Program Officer.Key Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the CEO, Managing Director of Programs, REF staff, advisors, and consultants, co-lead/create program development and strategic planning for REF.
• With the support of the PO, research, assess, and recommend grantees for approval for funding three times a year in accordance with grant periods established by Grants Management.
• Manage the development of the agenda and clarify processes for REF team meetings alongside the REF Integrated Capital Officer and Program Officer.
• Develop strategies for sharing knowledge, both internally and externally.
• Plan grantmaking, budgeting, and strategy in collaboration with the Program Officer, REF.
• Manage REF consulting contracts and relationships.
• Create, manage, and facilitate procedures, methods, and workflow processes within the REF team.
• Make recommendations to the REF team on how to respond to materially changing conditions at the grassroots level in response to urgent needs from our grantee partners.Qualifications:A bachelor's degree is required, along with 10+ years of experience at leadership levels in grant-making or grantmaking program management for a foundation or non-profit, or equivalent. Proven leadership and track record in working with multiple stakeholders to create a common vision and building and nurturing alliances with community partners.The Kataly Foundation is deeply committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek to have a diverse and inclusive workforce to promote effective work in partnership with all communities and population groups. The Foundation seeks a professional with a commitment to the power of philanthropy, social justice, and the common good; a passion for Kataly's program areas and organizational values; a collegial work style; a sense of humor; and the dedication to work hard toward fulfilling the Foundation's mission of truly empowering communities and moving the needle on critical issues facing our nation.Even though this is currently a remote position, the successful candidate must live in the San Francisco Bay Area. The remote nature of the job may be changed at any time, in Kataly's sole discretion, requiring the employee in the role to attend a Kataly-sponsored work location one or more days per workweek. Kataly may also increase the number of in-person meetings and events even if the job remains remote. A candidate's location, therefore, is a meaningful consideration for Kataly. (Kataly does not provide paid relocation.)This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.Salary for the role is anticipated to range from $165,000 to $175,000, commensurate with experience. Kataly offers a comprehensive benefits package.Contact:Koya Partners l Diversified Search Group has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Submit a compelling cover letter and resume by filling out our . All inquiries are strictly confidential.Koya Partners l Diversified Search Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals living with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual living with a disability and need assistance expressing interest online, please email NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com.Kataly Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or marital status, as well as applicants who have been previously incarcerated. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the organization and believe strongly in the increased effectiveness that comes from a diverse workforce, and strongly encourage those from historically under-served, underrepresented or marginalized communities to apply.
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