AMB Sports and Entertainment is hiring: Senior Program Officer, Westside Atlanta

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About The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

A renowned entrepreneur and co-founder of The Home Depot, Arthur M. Blank is recognized for his values-based Blank Family of Businesses and philanthropy through The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. The foundation operates on six core values: Put People First, Listen and Respond, Include Everyone, Innovate Continuously, Lead by Example and Give Back to Others. After 30 years and over $1 billion in giving, the foundation aims to significantly escalate impact over the next 10+ years. The organization prioritizes Youth Development, Environment, Democracy, Mental Health and Well-Being, and Atlanta’s Westside, with a broader national potential.

About the Foundation’s Westside Atlanta Work and Team

The Westside team includes a Managing Director, the Senior Program Officer (this role), and a shared Administrative Program Associate. Since 2014, the foundation has focused grantmaking and related activities in Atlanta’s Westside to support nonprofit partners working on affordable housing and financial security to advance economic mobility in English Avenue and Vine City. The Westside strategy emphasizes geographic focus and community proximity to Mercedes Benz Stadium, balancing time between the office and community engagement.

Senior Program Officer, Westside Atlanta – Key Responsibilities

The Senior Program Officer, Westside, will be responsible for three primary areas: portfolio management (grantmaking and ongoing grant monitoring, including results tracking) and operations; communications and external relations; and issue-area and research.

Grantmaking, portfolio management and operations

• Manage a portfolio of existing and new Westside grants through the full lifecycle from inception to completion.
• Support the Managing Director to monitor the Westside grantmaking strategy.
• Support the Managing Director to develop departmental workplans, monitoring, and adjusting workplans and timelines as needed.
• Source new grantee partner opportunities consistent with the Westside strategy and desired outcomes.
• Draft memos, grant analyses and recommendations, and summary reports.
• Be a resource and thought partner for grantees and other partners.
• Understand and monitor grant budgets and ensure compliance with foundation practices and protocols, including appropriate programmatic and financial due diligence.
• Collaborate with other foundation program staff to explore ways that other foundation collective giving areas might find expression in the Westside.
• Collaborate with the Managing Director to develop and support initiatives that create and promote opportunities for the BFOB to engage in this work, both the business entities and the associates interested in giving back to community.
• Collaborate with the foundation’s Effective Philanthropy team to review evidence and data, ensure alignment with strategy and develop and refine measurement and evaluation for grants and the portfolio as a whole.

Communications & External Relations

• Collaborate with the Communications team to share portfolio and grantee progress and trends relevant to the Westside strategy.
• Build internal and external relationships with stakeholders including colleagues, nonprofit grantees, other funders, and community leaders.
• Represent the foundation in external meetings and conferences, and liaise with other philanthropies and government agencies.

Research

• Stay current on literature in the field, and remain abreast of philanthropic strategies relevant to the Westside strategy, focusing on affordable housing and financial security.

Candidate profile

• Support and promote a growing culture of joy aligned with the foundation/BFOB’s six core values.
• Demonstrate experience in and a passion for affordable housing and financial security.
• Possess excellent organizational, planning and time-management skills.
• Demonstrate nimbleness to adapt to a dynamic team and workplace.
• Possess a balance of intellectual and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Be adept at multi-tasking, prioritizing, and balancing changing internal and external priorities with minimal direction.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate proficient research and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently balanced with the ability to work on a team.
• Have an inquisitive spirit and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Welcome feedback and be committed to learning and growing.
• Model leadership for colleagues across the foundation’s program staff.
• Model positive energy and a can-do attitude.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree or equivalent experience is a plus.
• Direct experience in philanthropy (place-based preferred), project management, and public sector/systems.
• 7+ years of experience and expertise in affordable housing and/or workforce development is a plus.
• Experience working in underserved communities, community engagement, and understanding community change politics is a plus.
• Project management experience with the ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Understanding of Atlanta, with preference for experience in Atlanta’s Westside.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Keenly discreet and respectful when handling private and confidential matters.

Working Conditions

This is an in-person position, Monday–Friday, based at the Arthur M. Blank Family Office in Atlanta, Georgia.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

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