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Program Manager (Los Angeles)

Employer
Resources Legacy Fund
Location
Los Angeles, California / remote position that is based in Los Angeles
Salary
85,000 - 105,000 + a comprehensive benefit package
Closing date
Sep 28, 2022

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Focus Areas
Environment
Job Function
Advocacy / Lobbying, Conservation, Development / Fundraising, Program / Project Management, Research
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Bachelors
Willingness to Travel
up to 25%
Experience Level
Management

Job Details

Organization Overview

Resources Legacy Fund (RLF) builds alliances that advance bold solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature. As both a funder and a grantee, building alliances is at the heart of what we do. We partner with philanthropy, community groups, government, science, and business to promote smart policies and ensure equitable public funding for the environment, climate change resilience, and healthy communities. Across the American West and internationally, we manage complex, multi-year grantmaking programs and fiscally sponsor projects that accelerate change on environmental and equity issues. We believe strategic philanthropy and thoughtful partnerships can achieve enduring, equitable outcomes at scale for land protection, ocean conservation, resilient communities, healthy watersheds, and parks access.

Since RLF’s founding 20+ years ago, we have partnered with philanthropies to protect more than five million acres and generated more than $30 billion in new public funding for land and ocean conservation, equitable outdoor access, and climate resilience. Our work has taught us that conservation does not advance in a bubble. Its success is integrally tied to social equity, community health, economic opportunity, and a strong democracy. To safeguard our achievements to date, and help prepare a favorable environment to face the daunting threat of climate change, we helped launch two partner organizations: Fund for a Better Future (FBF) and Shared Ascent Fund (SAF) to work in the intersecting areas of democracy, environment, health, and equity.

We are a core team of approximately 55 people in 10 states, with the majority based in the Sacramento, California region. We also have staff across the country working on more than 25 fiscally sponsored projects that span the globe.

To learn more about Resources Legacy Fund, visit https://resourceslegacyfund.org

Position Summary

The Program Manager is responsible for development and management of projects and campaigns for philanthropic programs that build capacity, power, and leadership in communities most impacted by environmental justice and underrepresented in environmental decision making.

This is a remote position that is based in Los Angeles with regular travel to meetings throughout Southern California and Sacramento. This position reports to the Director of Southern California, is exempt, and duties include:

  • Assist in crafting and implementing strategies, tactics, and approaches to advance conservation objectives, which may include fundraising, grantmaking, policy analysis, research, communications, coalition-building, and advocacy.
  • Manage a portfolio of grants and contracts and coordinate with other staff in managing program budgets. Identify and support grantees and consultants and engage in grantmaking that supports program goals. Assist in refining grantmaking strategies, designing grants and contracts, conducting due diligence, and working with potential grantees and contractors to develop proposals. Analyze request for funding materials for appropriate processing. Manage day-to-day contact with grantees and consultants. Help design and oversee monitoring and evaluation of the results of select projects and program elements.
  • Support program fundraising efforts including communicating RLF’s mission to external stakeholders, identifying prospective donors, writing grant applications, delivering presentations, and maintaining positive relationships.
  • Remain current on emerging issues and trends in the fields of infrastructure, parks, public lands, water, climate, resilience, and equity.
  • Perform research and analysis, and prepare documents as requested. Ensure the accuracy and quality of written products.
  • Assist in creating dockets and appropriate materials for presentations to the Board, partners, and funders.
  • Maintain and cultivate partnerships and convene meetings of staff, consultants, and partners to explore and coordinate strategies and address program issues.
  • Ensure program administration, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation is conducted in a manner that meets program criteria.
  • Undertake special projects as assigned.

Every team member who joins RLF is expected to embody RLF values:

  • Collaboration – We believe the key to achieving meaningful environmental results and a productive workplace is rooted in humanity—our ability to build effective relationships, listen deeply, respect different perspectives, and elevate new leaders.
  • Equity – We value the insight, energy, and innovation of inclusive decision making. Our work seeks to elevate voices and build power within underrepresented communities to help advance a just and equitable future in which leadership reflects the diversity of the world we live in.
  • Integrity – We are dedicated to our cause, genuine in our approach, and strive to cultivate a foundation of trust within our organization and with our partners. We believe humility and commitment to ongoing learning keeps us effective in our work.
  • Creativity – We embrace a thoughtful, entrepreneurial spirit, seeking innovative ways to solve problems new and old. We are willing to take risks that the times and issues require to achieve lasting results.
  • Excellence – We aspire to high standards of quality in everything we do—from internal operations to strategic program implementation. We are attentive to detail and persevere to deliver results on goals we share with funders, partners, and colleagues.

Qualifications

Note: These qualifications are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so if you have 75% of the qualifications listed, we encourage you to apply.  Experience can include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work and lived experiences that helped you to build the competencies, knowledge, and skills needed for this position. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience (3+ years) in natural resources and environmental justice, or related fields. The ideal candidate will have the ability to engage in crafting and implementing successful strategies to address complex environmental challenges. An advanced degree in a related field is desired.

The ideal candidate is an articulate communicator with exceptional composition skills and the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources into lucid, cohesive, and succinct written work products. They have excellent interpersonal skills, collaborate well with others, and can represent and speak on behalf of RLF with audiences including policymakers, donors, grantees, and consultants. The candidate is a creative and flexible self-starter who can anticipate and respond rapidly to changing priorities, objectives, and situations. This position requires the ability to perform responsibilities with a high degree of judgment, accuracy, and attention to detail.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

RLF is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment free from discrimination, where all team members feel valued, respected, and included. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, whatever their race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, religious or political affiliation, marital status, or any other dimension of diversity. We know that our work is enriched by the varied voices and perspectives of every staff and board member, so we are committed to making an earnest effort to recruit, welcome, train, develop, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. We believe that a diverse and inclusive culture expands our creative capacity to do our work and achieve greater outcomes for people and the natural world. We invite you to learn more about RLF’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion on our website.

Compensation and Benefits

Program Manager starting salary range of $85,000 - $105,000. We have an alternate Fridays off work schedule (employees work 40 hours one week, 32 hours the next week) and offer a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan with a 5% match, and generous paid time off. RLF also offers a technology allowance, student loan repayment assistance, the Calm app, mental health benefits and approximately 17 paid holidays per year.

To Apply

Please provide a resume and cover letter explaining how your skills fit this position.

Recruitment Schedule:

August 26 – Recruitment launches

September 16 – Application deadline (application received after this date may still be considered)

Late September – Screening interviews

RLF requires that employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to visiting or working in an RLF office or conducting any travel or in-person meetings on behalf of our organization. If you are hired for this position, RLF will require proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.

 

 

Company

Our Cause

RLF builds alliances that advance bold solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature.

  • We mobilize influence, knowledge, and expertise through dynamic partnerships with innovators in communities, philanthropy, government, science, business, and advocacy to protect the environment for the benefit of people and the planet.
  • We help redefine power by elevating the voices and experiences of marginalized communities, supporting them to drive solutions that address their priorities.
  • We maximize results, to leverage philanthropic and public investments to achieve enduring outcomes at scale for environmental protection, climate resilience, and healthy communities.
  • We deploy a thoughtful mix of strategies—including policy and campaign development, advocacy, research, and coalition-building—to secure equitable policies and public funding, and we stay with issues to ensure lasting outcomes.
  • Donors and partners trust us to manage large, multi-year grantmaking programs and financial transactions; land, water, ocean, and climate agreements; fiscally sponsored projects; and efforts to advance social and environmental equity.

Our Values

RLF strives to embody the following values and characteristics in our daily work as we advance a more just and resilient future for people and nature:

  • Collaboration – We believe the key to achieving meaningful environmental results and a productive workplace is rooted in humanity—our ability to build effective relationships, listen deeply, respect different perspectives, and elevate new leaders.
  • Equity – We value the insight, energy, and innovation of inclusive decision making. Our work seeks to elevate voices and build power within underrepresented communities to help advance a just and equitable future in which leadership reflects the diversity of the world we live in.
  • Integrity – We are dedicated to our cause, genuine in our approach, and strive to cultivate a foundation of trust within our organization and with our partners. We believe humility and commitment to ongoing learning keeps us effective in our work.
  • Creativity – We embrace a thoughtful, entrepreneurial spirit, seeking innovative ways to solve problems new and old. We are willing to take risks that the times and issues require to achieve lasting results.
  • Excellence – We aspire to high standards of quality in everything we do—from internal operations to strategic program implementation. We are attentive to detail and persevere to deliver results on goals we share with funders, partners, and colleagues.
Company info
Website
Telephone
916.442.5057
Location
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1095
Sacramento
CA
95814
US

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