Program Officer

Mosaic is a national funder and field catalyst that amplifies the power of the environmental field by strengthening movement infrastructure. Our mission is to make transformative investments that build the power of the environmental field to meet the pace and scale of today's challenges.

As a Program Officer at Mosaic, you will lead the core program through grantmaking and relationship building with a broad network of grantees. You will collaborate with the Executive Director and Leadership Council to set the grantmaking strategy and direct all components of the annual grant solicitation, review, and selection process.

• Grantmaking & Grants Management (60%):
  • Collaborate with the Executive Director and Leadership Council to set the grantmaking strategy.
  • Direct all components of the annual grant solicitation, review, and selection process.
  • Lead the design and oversight of the proposal review process, due diligence, and support the Leadership Council's decision-making.
  • Communicate decisions externally with all applicants and grantees.
  • Manage internal grantmaking procedures, including annual grantee reporting, documentation, compliance, and processing of renewals.
• Program & Partnerships (20%):
  • Represent Mosaic in public settings.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with existing and prospective grantee partners.
  • Provide regular grantee outreach and engagement opportunities, including acting as a thought partner and connector to grantee partners.
  • Support Mosaic's fundraising by providing data and impact stories from engagement with grantee partners.
  • Participate in partnership development with aligned funder partners.
• Learning & Impact (15%):
  • Direct Mosaic's learning and evaluation programming.
  • Contribute to the ongoing design of Mosaic's initiatives.
• Project Management & Operations (5%):
  • Organize the team around weekly and monthly grantmaking workflow for high-level project goals.
  • Support and supervise Mosaic's grantmaking communications efforts.

• Alignment with Mosaic's Theory of Change to move the field with policy, advocacy, grassroots, and grasstops organizations.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in the development and execution of grantmaking strategies.
• Strategic and creative thinker.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to represent Mosaic and build relationships with stakeholders, including the staff, board members, partners, and grantees.
• Strong oral and written communications skills, capable of crafting clear, compelling materials and engaging in public speaking.
• Self-starter, highly motivated, resourceful, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Flexibility, emotional intelligence, and a collaborative spirit.
• Ability to accommodate travel (approximately 10% of time).
• Strong understanding of environmental issues, social justice, systems change, social movements, and movement building.
• Ability to iteratively improve program implementation by critically evaluating theories of change.
• Experience working with Boards of Directors.
• Experience managing teams and individual staff, including direct supervisory roles.
• Experience working across different fields with a systems perspective.

The salary range for this position is $130,000-$150,000. Mosaic offers an excellent benefits package, which includes group health insurance, dental, vision benefits, disability insurance, FSA/Transit spending accounts, Employee Assistance Program, vacation time, paid holidays, and a 403(b) plan.

This position has the option to work remotely. Most of our team is currently based in San Francisco, CA, and is working a hybrid schedule. However, we are considering a transition to a fully remote workforce.