Aviv seeks to hire an enthusiastic Program Associate to join our professional team. The successful candidate will have strong relational, research, and operational skills and prior experience with nonprofit organizations and/or socially-oriented endeavors. The Program Associate will support the team in building, managing, and monitoring a portfolio of grants and contribute to the development and implementation of our strategies and planning. This role will work in close partnership with our professional team while also operating with autonomy. This is an opportunity to learn about a range of issues, gain exposure to the breadth of philanthropic approaches, and potentially grow into more senior philanthropic and social change leadership positions.

Responsibilities:

The Program Associate will have diverse responsibilities, including:

• Researching trends, innovations, challenges, and organizations across Aviv’s areas of investment, and applying learnings to strategic and grantmaking decisions;
• Reviewing and analyzing grant applications and reports, and providing feedback to guide recommendations for Aviv’s Board;
• Developing and maintaining trusting relationships with grantees, related organizations, other foundations, and Aviv’s professional staff and Board;
• Creating clear, concise, and insightful written materials, presentations, and other materials for the Board and senior staff;
• Continuously learning about Aviv’s areas of investment through attending meetings, events, conferences, and conducting research;
• Assisting with event planning and other foundation-wide functions; and
• Identifying potential opportunities to partner with practitioner and external funding organizations, and representing the Foundation publicly

Qualifications and Experiences

The Program Associate should be entrepreneurial, flexible, curious, and passionate about Aviv’s goals. Specific qualifications include:

• A bachelor’s degree and two to five years of relevant experience, ideally within foundations, nonprofit organizations, or corporate social responsibility;
• A commitment to advance Aviv’s mission and values;
• Strong written, oral, and listening skills;
• Analytical and research abilities necessary to evaluate grants and to collect and evaluate data;
• Cultural competence to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds;
• Exceptional relationship management skills;
• Commitment to quality, accuracy, and thoroughness, and willingness to be hands-on whenever necessary;
• Honed research and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally upon occasion, and
• A sense of humor, patience, flexibility, and warmth.

Compensation, Benefits, and Culture

The Aviv Foundation seeks to build a team of exceptional professionals and approaches compensation with a strong commitment to equity and generous investment in its staff. This is a salaried position ($75,000 - $115,000, commensurate with experience) based in Washington, DC (80% time minimum in our office in Dupont Circle) with excellent benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plan with employer match, generous paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

The Aviv Foundation has an empowering, collaborative, trusting environment, and our team is driven to do meaningful work every day. All interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to info@avivfoundation.org.

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