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I just got this from my Princeton environmental networking listserv.  Feel free to apply directly or if you want me to forward your resume, let me know.  I don’t know the post-er personally, but I can at least try to swing the alum connection.

hope your summer’s going swell : )

jude (jude dot wu at yale.edu) 

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Below is an opening at a family foundation (NYC) for the role of
program officer (focusing on environmental health & environment).
Please direct all inquiries to the email included in the description.

Thanks,

Jesse Johnson ‘93

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Program Officer — Environment
Johnson Family Foundation

Position: Program Officer — Environment

Organization: Johnson Family Foundation
www.johnsonfamilyfoundation.org

Location: New York, NY

Posting date: July 1, 2008

Start date: Fourth Quarter of 2008

Background:

Established in 1990, The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson
Foundation (“Johnson Family Foundation” or “JFF”) is a
progressive family foundation. JFF operates national grantmaking
programs in the areas of Environmental Health (“EH”) and Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues and place-based grantmaking
programs in Vermont; New York City and Suffolk County, NY; Pittsburgh,
PA; and Telluride, CO. With assets of $92 million, JFF made 142
grants totaling $4.1 million in 2007.

JFF has distinguished itself as a leading EH funder since entering the
field in 2005 and will have awarded $4 million to EH causes by the end
of 2008. JFF’s EH program, which is overseen by a committee of
Trustees and the Executive Director, was designed in partnership with
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, which will continue to manage the
program through the end of 2008.

The Program Officer will be JFF’s third full-time employee and will
report to the Executive Director. The position is based in New York
City and will be available as of the Fourth Quarter of 2008.

Position Description:

• Manage JFF’s EH program (approx. $1 million annually) and other
national and New York-area environmental grants (approx. $200,000
annually)
• Prepare and present two to three grantmaking dockets annually,
including written proposal reviews and grant recommendations
• Determine appropriate measures of impact for EH grantmaking
• Act as staff to the EH program committee and facilitate Trustee
involvement in the grantmaking process
• Lead periodic reviews of JFF’s EH strategy to define and revise
the approach to grantmaking
• Provide advice/assistance to support environmental grantmaking in
Vermont (as requested)
• Staff other grants as assigned by the Executive Director
• Actively participate in, and support Trustee participation in,
relevant affinity groups (e.g., Health & Environmental Funders
Network, Environmental Grantmakers Association, Sustainability Funders
Network, NYRAG, etc.)
• Organize Trustee education sessions on EH subjects

Ideal Qualifications:

• Graduate-level training in environmental health or policy
• At least five years work experience in the fields of environmental
health or policy
• Experience designing and implementing creative, responsive and
results-oriented programs
• Demonstrated ability to focus on strategic outcomes in program
execution
• Familiarity or experience with the grantmaking process
• Interest in supporting place-based Trustee grantmaking unrelated
to the environment
• Outstanding communication skills; ability to write concisely and
persuasively and to present ideas confidently
• Sensitivity to interpersonal dynamics and ability to work with a
variety of personalities
• Interest in working with a family and comfort working at a
small-staffed organization

Compensation:

JFF is committed to offering a competitive salary commensurate with
the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience. The
expected salary range for the position is $60,000 to $90,000.

How to Apply:

Applications (consisting of a cover letter, resume, compensation
history and list of three professional references) should be sent to
the attention of Andrew Lane, Executive Director at
jffsearch@gmail.com by no later than August 15, 2008. Please do not
submit additional materials at this time.

JOHNSON FAMILY FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER