The David & Lucile Packard Foundation is looking for a Program Analyst to support their Ocean and Global Climate Initiatives by assisting with monitoring, evaluation, research, strategic planning, and grantmaking. The position will report to the Ocean Director while also receiving support from UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business. The role offers opportunities for professional development including attending conferences, workshops, and seminars, as well as receiving career coaching, all aimed at developing leadership skills specific to the fellow's future career goals.
About The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is where the Program Analyst will work. The Packard Foundation was established in 1964. David and Lucile Packard believed that along with universities, national institutions, community groups, youth agencies, family planning centers, and hospitals, foundations constitute a great American tradition that complements government efforts to focus on society’s needs. The foundation’s mission is to work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world. Through a recent strategic planning process, the foundation identified three overarching, interdependent goals to guide the Foundation’s work: Protect and Restore Our Natural World, Invest in Families and Communities, and Build Just Societies.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in policy, business, environment and related sciences.
Demonstrated strong research, analysis and evaluation skills.
Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including the ability to structure analyze, synthesize, and deliver reports that clearly explain complex topics in accessible ways
Outstanding interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively in a team setting
Demonstrated persuasive and respectful presentation skills to be used with internal leadership, external partners, and people from the communities we are working to reach
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a portfolio of multiple projects
Strong commitment to increase diversity in the environmental movement and in our own work, integrating justice and equity into the work we do, and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture
Willingness to travel
Responsibilities
Work with the Foundation’s Ocean and Climate teams on a range of activities, including conducting research and analysis on topics that can inform grant making and strategy development, and contribute to the Foundation’s understanding of its strategies and impact.
Manage the monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, in collaboration with Foundation program and evaluation staff as well as external consultants, including compiling grantee and field-level data aligned with the initiatives’ monitoring plans.
Provide support to the Ocean and Climate teams, including preparation of materials and agendas for program meetings, grantee meetings, and field convenings; participation in grantee meetings and site visits, preparation of meeting summaries, and management of follow-up actions stemming from those meetings
Contribute to grant portfolio reviews on an annual basis, compiling information across grantees to create consumable documents for Foundation leadership, Board, and staff.
Monitor and track progress on the Ocean initiative’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plan.
Interact with the grantees, funding partners, and content experts as needed to complete assigned projects; represent the Foundation on Evaluation Advisory committees (FisheryProgress.org HRSRP, IUU Import Control Rules, Shorebirds Assessment, Agriculture Livelihoods & Conservation Evaluation), in funders collaboratives, at conference & events
Engage in both university and Foundation communities and professional development opportunities related to the PA’s work
Compensation and Benefits
This is a 3 year, 100% full-time (40 hrs a week) exempt position, which is paid monthly and eligible for full UC Benefits. Annual salary is commensurate with experience up to $90,000.00. For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
To Apply
please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment in the Resume section of your application. The job title is Philanthropy Fellow – Oceans and Climate, Haas School of Business. External candidates, click here to apply. Internal candidates, click here to apply. Please be sure to submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying. Position will remain open until filled.
