Senior Program Officer

General Description

• Responsible of leading or administering activities related to social commitment, such as: community affairs, non-profit organizations by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops social commitment strategies.
• Develop, lead and coordinate community and foundation efforts to meet needs, objectives, and policies of individual, special interest group, business concern, nonprofit organization, or governmental agency, serving as in-house staff member or as outside consultant.
• Organizes conferences and events.
• Manage budget, which includes budget recommendation and reallocation, overseeing grants or collaborations expense account or money usage.
• Analyzes and recommends sponsors and donations proposals approval.
• Recommend organization's social commitment strategies and procedures changes. Interprets policies.
• Represents employer during community affair projects and at public, social, and business gatherings.
• Design, arranges for and conducts multi-faceted, complex community contact programs.
• Lead outreach efforts for special programs.
• Oversee grant-related process/program and the grants administration.
• Follow up and assess funded initiatives.
• Might coach and or oversee the work of others internally or externally, like vendors, consultants, or collaborators.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Supervisory Responsibilities:
May lead the work of others.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Liberal Arts, or Education from a four-year accredited college or university and five years related experience; or a combination of education and experience. At least one year of experience with Social, Economic & Community Development.

Knowledge and Skills

• Analytical Skills- Exhibits one or more of the following:
  • Focus: Stays focused on main issues, prevents irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with timely completion of assignments
  • Analytical: Collects, researches and complements data; Synthesizes complex or diverse information
  • Design: Demonstrates attention to detail; Applies design principles; Generate creative solutions
  • Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Develops alternative solutions
• Communication Skills- Exhibits the following:
  • Oral Communication: (Spanish and/or English) Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Demonstrates group presentation skills
  • Written Communication: (Spanish and/or English) Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively
• Computer Skills:
  • Knowledge of one or more of the following software: Word Processing, Presentations, Spreadsheet, Internet, Internal Business software, other related software.
• Project Management:
  • Knowledge of project coordination, identification of business needs, work plan, budget control, time management, resource allocation, team management and status reports. Must demonstrate leadership, logic, and reasoning skills.
• Foundation:
  • Knowledge of community affairs, grants proposals, non-profit organizations techniques and methods.
• Work Environment:
  • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions due to traveling requirements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Stress levels are usually high due to job demands.
• Physical Demands: 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. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear.