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Founded in 2000 by Jon Stryker, the Arcus Foundation is a private grantmaking institution dedicated to the idea that people can live in harmony with one another and the natural world. Arcus’ work is based on the belief that respect for diversity among people and in nature is essential to a positive future for our planet and all its inhabitants. For more than 20 years, the Social Justice Program at Arcus has been a driving force behind groundbreaking work to ensure equality for LGBTQ people, and the Great Apes & Gibbons Program has provided visionary conservation leadership to protect and enhance the lives of great apes and gibbons. The foundation works globally and has offices in New York City and Cambridge, UK.
At the Arcus Foundation, we aim to foster a work culture that is rooted in our values:
To learn more, visit www.arcusfoundation.org.
What It’s Like to Work at Arcus Foundation
Arcus’ passionate and diverse staff is comprised of dedicated individuals of varying gender identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and abilities. We aim to prioritize equity and inclusion throughout the organization and encourage meaningful interactions between colleagues. We promote a flexible working environment that allows for work-life balance, with opportunities for hybrid and flexible work schedules.
Position Description
The Program Officer is an experienced field leader and grantmaker who will form part of the Great Apes & Gibbons Program (GGP) at the Arcus Foundation, with the overall responsibility of managing a portfolio of grants, implementing the GGP strategy and associated monitoring, evaluation and learning framework, and managing key relationships with partners. The Program Officer will report to the Program Director but work in a fully integrated manner with the entire GGP team to implement grantmaking that develops and supports the different strategies toward conserving apes in the wild and ensuring the respect and wellbeing of apes in captivity.
Implementation of the Great Apes & Gibbons Program strategy includes effectively executing the foundation’s three key roles: strategic grantmaking, listening and learning, and leading in a manner consistent with the Arcus values of humility and respect. The Program Officer will also work collaboratively with other departments on projects of mutual concern.
The Great Apes & Gibbons Program has two overarching outcomes that it is working toward:
To achieve these outcomes, the program has three goals:
The Program Officer will manage the program’s grantmaking and leadership initiatives in these areas. This work will be consistent with the program’s geographic focus in Africa and Asia.
The Program Officer will engage in consultation, convening, research, and interaction with a wide range of activists, scholars, funders, academics, policy experts, and institutions to maintain the relationships and networks developed for the program. The Program Officer will work with grant seekers, developing new grant prospects, managing and overseeing past grants made, engaging in site visits, reviewing and summarizing grant applications to evaluate proposals for the Board, and otherwise engaging in the full range of programmatic work in this area. The Program Officer will strengthen the knowledge base and capacity of the Foundation, gather data (from grant reports and diverse other sources), build the database and other resources at the Foundation, and otherwise engage with participants in the field to advance the Foundation’s mission. The Program Officer will also connect the Arcus Foundation with the broader field of conservation and animal welfare funders and leaders to develop new funding partnerships and to leverage funds for the Arcus-initiated strategy. The Program Officer will occasionally meet with and make presentations to the Arcus Board of Directors and other bodies engaged in these fields.
Responsibilities
Strategic grantmaking: Implementation of Program Strategy through Grantmaking
The Program Officer will cultivate and curate a portfolio of grants and other activities that advance the Program’s strategic goals, managing the full grant cycles and grantee relationships within that portfolio. This includes:
conservation and captive care programs in ape range states, as well as on thematic issues impacting apes.
Listening and Learning: Strategy Advancement through Program Development and Assessment
The Arcus Foundation emphasizes listening and applying learning in its strategies for effective grantmaking. The Program Officer will contribute to the evolution of the Great Apes & Gibbons Program strategies through:
Leadership: Field Engagement
Where appropriate and needed, and with humility, the foundation also leads in certain domains. The Program Officer will contribute to shaping and promoting the Arcus Foundation as an impactful, values-driven philanthropic partner. The Program Officer will play a role in:
The Program Officer works as a full member of the team across all program work and all departments at the foundation. The Program Officer is a vital part of the Arcus Foundation staff and is expected to participate in all staff activities. These include, among others:
Qualifications
Location and Travel
The Program Officer position is based out of our Cambridge, UK, office. Arcus staff work on a hybrid schedule of three days in-office (Tuesday–Thursday), with the option of working two days remotely. The general office hours are 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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