Program Officer

The Program Officer provides day-to-day management of relationships with approximately 80 current grantee partners and any prospective grantee partners, performs due diligence on organizations, and participates in grantmaking planning, budgeting, and strategy. The Program Officer works with nonprofits, community members, staff, board members, and external partners to learn from and better understand local, regional, and national trends related to children and families living in poverty and safety net services.

All Wildcard team members are responsible for contributing to collective learning and to organization-wide projects such as DEI, building frameworks and systems, and ensuring our work incorporates best practices and reflects our beliefs and values.

A successful candidate is an independent self-starter, collaborative team player, and confident liaison. They are curious, open-minded, and perceptive and demonstrate strong emotional intelligence. Given this role’s proximity to the donor, the individual must have the ability to execute a high level of confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment.