Initiative Associate, Great Communities Collaborative
Company: San Francisco Foundation
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Initiative Associate, Great Communities Collaborative (GCC)--The
Semi-monthly (per pay period) compensation for this position in
FY24 is:--$3,466.66 per pay periodLocation: San Francisco, CA--
Department: Community Impact Type: Full-Time-- Min. Experience:--
Intermediate------Organizational Result:--All people living in the
San Francisco Bay Area are economically secure, rooted in vibrant
communities and engaged in civic life.----We Value:--Anti-racism,
Boldness, Equity, Racial Justice, and being Rooted in
Community--The following sections are designed based on the Results
Based Leadership for Racial Equity Framework that the Foundation
uses to accomplish our work. As a learning organization we expect
staff to incorporate learning into their core work in addition to
the tasks related to the functional position. All staff should
expect to devote time on learning activities related to our values
and skillset development. People managers should expect to spend a
significant amount of time coaching, developing, and managing
people with the balance of the time for all staff spent on
relationship building internally and externally and achievement of
outcome goals of role and foundation.----Position Summary:--The
Initiative Associate is key to supporting the coordination and
convening of many partners, both internally and externally,
especially across multiple convening groups. Additionally, the
Initiative Associate will work with various staff across
departments in the San Francisco Foundation (the Foundation) as it
relates to work led by the Great Communities Collaborative (GCC).
The Initiative Associate position requires excellent research,
analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and writing skills as
well as professional discretion, independent judgment, and
diplomacy.--Boundaries--The Initiative Associate and the GCC team
are part of a high-performing Policy and Innovation Division within
the Community Impact Department at the Foundation. In brief, GCC
aims to further goals in housing, transportation, land use, and
climate resilience toward the outcome of a region that is made up
of healthy, thriving neighborhoods that are affordable to
low-income communities of color and well-connected to regional
opportunities. The Initiative Associate will collaborate across
diverse teams, including cross-departmental working groups, and
work closely with the GCC Associate Initiative Officer and GCC
Senior Initiative Officer & Director to administer various key
elements of the GCC initiative. The Initiative Associate will lead
administrative tasks and programs to help progress GCC's initiative
plan focused on advocacy, regional collaboration, local innovation,
and multi-sector collaborative projects across the Bay
Area.--Authority------The Initiative Associate supports GCC's
grantmaking and communications strategy and works in close
collaboration with the Associate Initiative Officer and Senior
Initiative Officer & Director to develop and execute on GCC's
strategic goals. The Initiative Associate primarily provides
backbone administrative support at the initiative level of GCC,
including budget management, grants administration, meeting
documentation, calendaring, and coordinating logistics for
in-person and virtual convenings, to achieve GCC's strategic
goals.--This is an individual contributor on a start-up team, and
the ideal professional is organized, flexible, efficient, and
detail oriented.--This position is term-limited for three years.
This position reports to the GCC Senior Initiative Officer &
Director.--Role----Tasks----1. Administrative Support
(35%)--Meeting management (including scheduling virtual and
in-person meetings and convenings), communications, logistics, team
calendar management, budget support, expenses and reimbursements
processing, note-taking, and processing, contracts logistics, and
drafting agendas.--Respond to internal and external inquiries,
manage internal system to track team deadlines and critical action
items, attend staff meetings, professional development activities,
internal committees, and cross-departmental projects as
appropriate.----2. Financial and Budgeting Coordination
(30%)--Support the ongoing fundraising, grantmaking, and project
budgeting processes for GCC.--Support annual budget forecasting and
monthly budget reconciliation, help develop and manage consultant
contracts, draft financial reports and budgets, and process
invoices and payments.--3. Fundraising, Marketing, and
Communications Support (10%)----Grant writing support tasks include
responding to and tracking grant proposals and reports, generating
and logging supporting documents, maintaining reporting schedule to
ensure that proposals and reports are submitted on time with the
proper supporting information.--Event planning & attendance,
including planning convenings of project partners in the Bay Area;
helping organize and potentially attend multi-day and out-of-town
convenings, and provide---convening---logistical support.--Use
Salesforce to manage and keep track of fundraising goals, key
communications, and external relationships, often on behalf of the
GCC team.--4. Grantmaking Administration & Project Management
(20%)--Coordinate the internal processes for opening, approving,
and expediting grants to support grantees in applying to and
reporting on GCC grants, including interfacing with the grants
administration team and coordinating grantee check-in
logistics.--Support the development and processing of funding
applications.--5. Working Groups---and
National---Partners---Coordination---(5%)--Support in
developing---agendas, scheduling, and facilitating---meetings of
GCC working groups,---including tracking follow-up between
meetings.--Coordinate convenings on content-based issues and act as
the team lead on special assignments which may include outreach,
meeting planning, communicating with constituents, managing small
projects or grant programs, and leading collaborative teams as
assigned.--Competencies & Qualifications----Undergraduate degree in
sociology, urban studies, environmental studies, public health,
public policy, or related field preferred.--Minimum of one-year
administrative support experience or equivalent
preferred.-----Demonstrated success with managing complex projects
to support team goals; ability to manage multiple competing
priorities on tight deadlines.--Experience with Bay Area nonprofit
organizations, private or community foundations, or philanthropic
organizations; knowledge of local and regional politics,
policy-making process, and policymakers; and familiarity with GCC
priority areas (housing, transit, land use, climate resilience)
and/or research, city planning, community development, policy
advocacy, and/or organizing desired.--Ability to travel in the Bay
Area regularly, and occasionally out of state, required.--Work well
in a collaborative, team environment as well as work effectively
under minimal supervision by taking initiative, making decisions,
and ensuring successful completion of tasks.----Highest level of
oral and written communication skills, including exhibiting
diplomacy and discretion both in-person and online, public
speaking, group facilitation and presentations, and
interpersonal---skills with diverse stakeholders including funders,
community members, non-profit partners, and public sector
staff.--Self-starter with the ability to effectively manage,
prioritize, organize, and track multiple tasks and deadlines, with
great attention to detail.--Interest and commitment to racial
equity and economic inclusion, as well as motivation and enthusiasm
about---SFF's vision and mission.--Experience with budgets and
financial tracking is preferred.--Demonstrated ability to problem
solve using analytical and reasoning skills to maintain, identify,
and make recommendations to improve operational systems.--Capacity
to work in a multicultural workforce and work context, including
sensitivity and competency in working with individuals and groups
of diverse socio-economic and lifestyle backgrounds, as well as
personal integrity and the ability to engender trust, credibility,
and confidence with a variety of constituencies.--Technical
abilities and skills--Intermediate to advanced computer/software
skills preferred, including Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams), Zoom,
Salesforce, PowerPlan (or similar budget planning and tracking
platforms), FLUXX (or similar grants management platforms), Fathom
(or similar AI notetaking platforms) and Concur (or similar expense
reimbursement platforms)----We are dedicated to building a diverse,
inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this
role but your past experience doesn't align exactly with every
qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply
anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other
roles.----Compensation: The San Francisco Foundation offers a
competitive total compensation package including base compensation
in alignment with our organizational budget size and rich medical
and fringe benefits offerings. This position pays $3,466.66 per pay
period. You may read more about our compensation philosophy and
benefits on the career page.----Remote Work Policy: The Foundation
has adopted a long-term hybrid in-person and remote work policy.
Dedicated to its employee health and safety, The Foundation will
continue to make decisions in accordance with San Francisco County
and California mandates. Employees must reside or plan to relocate
to California if hired.------Requesting Accommodations: The
Foundation is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified
individuals. As part of this commitment, The Foundation will ensure
that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable
accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to
participate in the job application or interview process, to perform
essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and
privileges of employment, please contact hr@sff.org.--------The San
Francisco Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and
encourages people of diverse backgrounds to apply.------PM21Powered
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